Friday, November 15 (11am) at Gallup State Veterans Cemetery, 333 National Cemetery Dr.

GALLUP—The cremated remains of a U.S. Army veteran who was unclaimed by family members after his death will be interred at the Gallup State Veterans Cemetery on Friday, November 15 at 11am.

Former Staff Sgt. Timothy John Clark will be laid to rest with military honors—a privilege accorded to all honorably discharged veterans. Mr. Clark, who served from 1965 to 1973, passed away in the Four Corners area of New Mexico in September of 2016.

The urn will be provided by woodshop class students of Mr. Geno Perez at Valley High School in Albuquerque—the same class which provided urns used in a Forgotten Heroes Funeral for 22 unclaimed deceased veterans on September 26 at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.

Members of the public are invited to attend. The Gallup State Veterans Cemetery is located on the north side of westbound Interstate 40 at 333 National Cemetery Drive. It became the state’s second state veterans cemetery when it opened on Memorial Day, and is managed by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services.