Lee “Clark” Broadbent

Lee “Clark” Broadbent, 75, of New Haven passed away May 29, 2021 at the Connecticut Hospice. He was born June 15, 1945, in Jacksonville, Florida. Clark was the son of the late Thomas Lowell and Wilma Valentine Broadbent. He was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Valentine Broadbent (Ellen Wynn.) He is survived by his sister, Beverly Broadbent Creer (Leland.) He was the adoring husband of Denise Gamble Broadbent, PhD.

Clark grew up in Utah. He attended Riverside Poly Technic High School in Riverside, California. He graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara, California. He was a top swimmer and water polo player. He served two years in the U. S. Army in Vietnam. He launched a photography career with camera equipment he bought at the P.X. He settled in New Haven where he had many wonderful friends and exceptional neighbors. He became an avid sailor. He, along with his perfect partner in life and on the water, Denise, sailed on many adventures.

He was also loved by his nephews and nieces and their children for his wit, wisdom, energy, and enthusiasm.

At Clark’s request there will be no formal memorial service, but in respectful defiance, his family and friends will be holding a Celebration of his Life at the Pequonnock Yacht Club later this year. He donated his body for research to the Frank H. Netter, M.D., School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. His ashes will be interred with military honors at the Connecticut Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut, in the future. Donations can be made in his name to the Disabled American Veterans of which he was a lifetime member.