Owner of Solomons’ Tiki Bar dies

Solomons, MD – TheBayNet.com has learned that Terry A. Clarke, the owner of a Solomons’ landmark, the Tiki Bar, has died. According to Mattingly Gardiner Funeral Home, Clarke passed away in Lothian Sept. 19.

A cause of death was not divulged. Clarke was 54.

Clarke was involved in ownership and management of the Tiki Bar since the middle of the previous decade. He was also the founder of Marine Technologies Inc. in Baltimore.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Fenwick Street in Leonardtown Friday, Sept. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. 

Among his pursuits, Clarke was a licensed plane pilot, motorcyclist, fisherman and dog lover. Contributions in Terry Clarke’s memory may be made to the Doberman Assistance Rescue and Education (DAR&E) fund, P.O. Box 5531, Arlington, VA 22205 or visit the fund’s web site at www.dobe.net.