Dr. Clinton W. Jeske Obituary
Clinton William Jeske was born in Boulder, Colorado, on Dec. 6, 1960, and died in Duson, Louisiana, on September 14, 2014. He is greatly mourned, though his family also knows he is at last at peace. Clint's abiding passions and loves in his life were his children (Emily, Dayton, and Danielle), birds of all kinds, especially ducks and geese; other animals of all kinds, hunting, fishing, coaching soccer and other sports, and carving. He was most joyous when outdoors with family and friends. Clint grew up in Colorado, mostly on ranches, and even as a child he was fascinated by birds. He received a full scholarship to Cornell for his undergraduate work in wildlife. From there he moved to Florida where he received his Master's degree in wildlife ecology at the University of Florida, studying ducks. His first child, Emily Jeske Moran, was born in Gainesville, Fla. From Florida, Clint and his family (and many animals) moved to Colorado where he received his Ph.D. in wildlife ecology at Colorado State University in 1991. His son, Dayton Jeske, was born in Alamosa, Colorado. That same year, Clint and his family moved to Louisiana where Clint spent the next 23 years as a research scientist studying birds at the USGS National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, La. His daughter, Danielle Mauldin, was born in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Clint will always be missed and mourned in the lives of his children, family, friends, and the scientific community. He also positively influenced the lives of hundreds of children that he coached throughout the years and their families. He is survived by his children, Emily Moran and Dayton Jeske of Gainesville, Florida; his daughter, Danielle Mauldin of Lafayette, La.; his mother and stepfather, Connie and Philip Swan; his siblings Monty Jeske and Cindy Baker, and many others who loved him and whose lives were touched by him. May this beloved man be at peace.
A Memorial Service will be held in the Sanctuary of the First Baptist Church, 1100 Lee Ave., Lafayette, LA, Sunday, September 21, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive visitors at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary until the Memorial service begins. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts and donations in Clint’s honor be made to Alcoholics Anonymous or a suicide-prevention organization.
Clinton William Jeske was born in Boulder, Colorado, on Dec. 6, 1960, and died in Duson, Louisiana, on September 14, 2014. He is greatly mourned, though his family also knows he is at last at peace. Clint's abiding passions and loves in his life were his children (Emily, Dayton, and Danielle), birds of all kinds, especially ducks and geese; other animals of all kinds, hunting, fishing, coaching soccer and other sports, and carving. He was most joyous when outdoors with family and friends. Clint grew up in Colorado, mostly on ranches, and even as a child he was fascinated by birds. He received a full scholarship to Cornell for his undergraduate work in wildlife. From there he moved to Florida where he received his Master's degree in wildlife ecology at the University of Florida, studying ducks. His first child, Emily Jeske Moran, was born in Gainesville, Fla. From Florida, Clint and his family (and many animals) moved to Colorado where he received his Ph.D. in wildlife ecology at Colorado State University in 1991. His son, Dayton Jeske, was born in Alamosa, Colorado. That same year, Clint and his family moved to Louisiana where Clint spent the next 23 years as a research scientist studying birds at the USGS National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, La. His daughter, Danielle Mauldin, was born in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Clint will always be missed and mourned in the lives of his children, family, friends, and the scientific community. He also positively influenced the lives of hundreds of children that he coached throughout the years and their families. He is survived by his children, Emily Moran and Dayton Jeske of Gainesville, Florida; his daughter, Danielle Mauldin of Lafayette, La.; his mother and stepfather, Connie and Philip Swan; his siblings Monty Jeske and Cindy Baker, and many others who loved him and whose lives were touched by him. May this beloved man be at peace.
A Memorial Service will be held in the Sanctuary of the First Baptist Church, 1100 Lee Ave., Lafayette, LA, Sunday, September 21, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive visitors at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary until the Memorial service begins. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts and donations in Clint’s honor be made to Alcoholics Anonymous or a suicide-prevention organization.
