This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Corbin, Evans, Lawson, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5520/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Guard, Lincoln City, OR 97367 Posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010 CLINTON DALE CORBIN Clinton Dale Corbin of Lincoln City died Monday, July 5, 2010. He was 59. Clinton was born May 16, 1951, in Pampa, Texas to Troy and Jerry Evans Corbin. He grew up in McLean and graduated from McLean High School. After graduating high school he attended West Texas State University for a short time and worked at Bell Helicopter. Wanting to see the world, Clinton moved to Austin, Texas in 1972 where he enjoyed the days of the Armadillo Headquarters and Waylon, Willie, and the Boys. This was only the beginning of his journey. He later lived in Steamboat Springs and Breckenridge, Colorado where he worked in construction and cross-country skied to work every day. He was soon called back to Central Texas to the warm weather and rivers in Wimberley. He lived there for many years working as an electrician and carpenter while he built his own log cabin on the Blanco River. Once again the need for adventure took hold and Clinton moved to Lincoln City on the Northwest Pacific Coast where he started Corbin Construction and Property Management. He contracted with the State of Oregon to provide the environmental cleanup of drug labs across the state and later did property management for the vacation rental business. Clinton was a funny, kind, generous, irreverent, active, robust and caring man. He loved his family and friends and was always willing to lend a helping hand. He took in needy children and stray dogs and took good care of all of them. Clint loved fishing and horses and his beautiful place along the Siletz River. He will be remembered for his sense of humor and his wonderful laugh that made everyone around him happy. He was a joy to all who knew him and we will miss him very much. Remembering him will bring an ache to our hearts, but a smile to our face. Clinton was preceded in death by his father, January 3, 2010, one day before Clint had surgery for brain cancer. He is survived by his mother, Jerry Corbin, of McLean, Texas; brothers Troy Don and wife Debra of Clackamas, Oregon; and Craig and dearest friend John Meadows of Wimberley, Texas; niece Nicole Corbin Lawson and husband Spencer; and nephew Drew Corbin and wife Carmen and their son, Clint's namesake, Jones Clinton Corbin, all of Portland; and his lovely daughter Lacey Schaff, of Lincoln City, and a large extended family. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Thacker Haynes of McLean and Rev. Jeff Messer of Amarillo officiating. Inurnment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in McLean. A memorial and pot luck cookout for his Oregon family and friends will be held at his house at 5861 Siletz River Highway on at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 28. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Greater San Marcos Youth Council, P.O. Box 1455, San Marcos, Texas 78667 or the Providence Foundations, Providence Cancer Center, P.O. Box 3338, Portland, Oregon 97208. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.