Obituaries

Clinton Thomas Stein, 74, of Fremont, CA, passed away on February 8th, 2023 of natural causes.

Clint was born on May 17th, 1948 to Albert and Vivian in Sacramento, Ca. After Clint graduated from Mission San Jose High School in 1966, he went into the Navy where he served his country bravely for four years.

After completing his time in the service, Clint worked in refrigeration and air conditioning and then joined Bay Area Rapid Transit (B.A.R.T.) as a mechanic, until his retirement in 2011.. He was an employee for 35 years.

In 1970, Clint met Cilia Trujillo in Puerto Rico. He was serving his country on base and she was vacationing.

Clint is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Cilia Stein. Clint was predeceased by Albert Stein, his father and Vivian Stein, his mother. He is survived by his sister, Nancy Thompson, brother, Bob Stein and sister, Teresa Stein. Clint also had several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law as well as nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews who loved and respected him.

Clint enjoyed hunting, talking with people near and far on his ham radio, camping, rving, western movies and music, camping, photography/videography and most of all bbqing with family and celebrating life’s simple pleasures. Clint had several dogs that he loved during his lifetime, raised parakeets as well as chickens, and grew bountiful gardens in the summer. Clint was fluent in Spanish and would often speak to others around the world on his ham radio. Clint was an exceptional worker and even patented a new invention while working as a mechanic at B.A.R.T.

Services will be held at Fremont Chapel of the Roses, 1940 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, on Saturday, February 25th. The viewing will be from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. with Chapel Service at 6 p.m.