Title	Mr.
Last Name	Clukey
First Name	Omar
Middle Name	J.
Maiden Name
Nick Name	Shorty
Place of Birth	Dexter, ME
Date of Birth	1922-10-13
Place of Death	Meriden, CT
Date of Death	1996-09-18
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 9-30/10-6-1996, p.7
Obituary	OMAR J."SHORTY" CLUKEY FLORIDA and DEXTER - Omar J. "Shorty" Clukey, 73, of So. Hollybrook Lake Dr., Pembroke Pines, FL, formerly of Waterbury, CT, died September 18, 1996, in the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, Meriden, CT. He was the husband of Eleanor DiBlasi Clukey. Born in Dexter, October 13, 1922, son of the late Albert and Claire Decker Clukey, he had lived in Maine before moving to Waterbury, CT, where he had lived from 1949 until 1984, when he moved to Florida. Clukey was a graduate of Castine Academy and the University of Farmington, and he received his Masters in Education and his Sixth Year Certificate in Education Administration, from the University of Hartford, CT. A retired elementary school administrator for the Board of Education, he had served as principal of the Slocum School and the Maloney School before his retirement, and had previously taught at the Tinker School for many years. Besides his wife, Clukey is survived by three sons; Dr. Thomas F. Clukey of Cheshire, CT, Dr. Ronald M. Clukey of Milford, CT, and Dr. David A. Clukey of Wallingford, CT, seven grandchildren; Monica Clukey, Leigh Clukey, Alison Clukey, Paul Clukey, Janna Clukey, Katharine Clukey, and Caroline Clukey, a sister; Anita Mitchell of Etna, a brother, Edward Clukey of Sangerville and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held September 21 from the Yalesville Funeral Home and in Most Holy Trinity Church for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment was September 22 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Connecticut Eye Bank, 100 Grand St., New Britain, CT 06050, or to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.