Devoted Father and Grandfather Wayne Wesley Clark Peacefully Passed Away February 27 at Age of 74

In 2024, he received the Pilgrim Degree within the Moose Fraternity, one of its highest honors

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Wayne Wesley Clark, a devoted father, grandfather, brother, partner, businessman, and friend, met his eternal rest peacefully on Friday, February 27, 2026, at the age of 74, with his family by his side.

Wayne was born on February 28, 1951, in Lexington, Virginia, to Warren and Stella Clark. He grew up on an 800-acre farm, where he learned that hard work meant putting food on the table. Not having much to his family name, he knew he wanted more for his family.

With vision and determination, Wayne saw a future for himself when he moved to Cocoa, FL, in 1972. While working as a certified pipe welder for NASA, he started his small business, Clark’s Welding, in 1981.

Through hard work, he earned his general contractor’s license and then founded Space Coast General Contractors in 1985. As a contractor, he focused on serving his local community and commercial/industrial projects throughout the State of Florida.

His work included projects with Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and Patrick Air Force Base, as well as numerous other private and government-related projects. In 1999, returning to his welding roots, he added Space Coast Steel, Corp.

Pressing forward, Wayne founded Space Coast Industries (The Trailer Shop) in 2006, which services residential and commercial customers with trailer fabrication, sales, and repairs. In 2020, when many might have considered slowing down, he founded Wayne’s Truck and Auto Parts to continue servicing his customers as a one-stop shop.

Wayne’s life was not defined by business alone. He believed in brotherhood, service, and giving back. He was a proud and passionate member who dedicated much of his time and resources to organizations, including, but not limited to: the Monacan Indian Nation, Moose Fraternity, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, the Elk Lodge, and Shriners International.

In 2024, he received the Pilgrim Degree within the Moose Fraternity, one of its highest honors. A testament to his lifelong commitment to service and fraternity.

Wayne’s family was his proudest accomplishment. Everything he built, every long day, every risk taken was rooted in the desire to create a better future for them.

He is survived by his sisters, Janice Brown (John), Donna Jones (Johnnie), and Debbie Harris (Steve); his children, Heather Swaby (Paul), Timothy Clark (Kimber), and Karie Russell (Ryan); as well as nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild who will carry on his legacy of strength and determination. He also leaves behind his beloved girlfriend, Denise Corcoran, with whom he shared his life and love.

Wayne will be deeply missed. His life stands as a testament to what faith, grit, and hard work can build. He never stopped believing that tomorrow could be built better than today.

He left a lasting mark on the community he was proud to call home, in steel and concrete, but more importantly in the lives he touched through honesty, generosity, and steadfast character. He was a man who never backed down from a challenge, or as he would say, “an opportunity.”

Wayne’s final resting place will be at the Clark Mountain Family Cemetery in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, returning in a way to the land that first taught him who he was.

We welcome all who wish to celebrate with his family and friends on April 12, 2026, at the Merritt Island Moose Lodge beginning at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, he requested that donations be made in his name to The Mooseheart Child City and School, a home for children in need. Make A Gift for Mooseheart – Moose Charities at Moosecharities.org/donate.

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