Clarence J. Urban was born to Albert and Anna Urban in Robstown, Texas, on July 22, 1930, and left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior on July 8, 2021, at the age of 90.
Clarence graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1948 and then attended Del Mar College. He worked for two years with civil service at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and then became employed with Southwestern Bell/AT&T. He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in telecommunications until 1953 when he was honorably discharged at which time, he returned to Corpus Christi to continue his lifelong career with Southwestern Bell/AT&T. On April 11, 1953, he married his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth Ann Wendt. They were married for 58-1/2 years until her death. They had two daughters, Deborah and Lucinda.