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Portrait of Clifford Hurley
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In loving memory of Clifford Hurley

Clifford Hurley

July 15, 1947 – December 10, 2020
Lived 73 years
Jim Thorpe, PA
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Clifford P. Hurley, 73, passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Dec. 10, 2020.

Born in Coaldale on July 15, 1947, Clifford was a Vietnam War veteran. He was avid train enthusiast, creating yearly Christmas train platforms and railroad gardens. Clifford loved spending time with his "coffee club at Bobs." He was a dedicated Pappy and faithfully attended all of their extracurricular activities.

He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Hurley; his son, Ryan Hurley and wife, Nicole Hurley; daughters, Kelly Hurley, and Loren Gillespie and husband, Patrick Gillespie. He was an adoring Pappy to six grandchildren, Caiden Hurley, Leila Hurley, Riley Gillespie, Taylor Boileau and her husband, Ryan, Logan Gillespie and Camryn Gillespie.

Services: Funeral service will take place at graveside at Evergreen Cemetery in Jim Thorpe on Monday at 11 a.m. with military honors.

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1947
Born July 15
1949
Clifford was 2 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1955
Clifford was 8 when Disneyland opened
1963
Clifford was 16 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1971
Clifford was 24 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Clifford was 35 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Clifford was 51 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Clifford was 58 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
Clifford was 69 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2020
Passed away December 10, age 73
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