Clint Thomas Olearnick was born on September 23, 1979 and died on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 after fighting his final battle with cancer.
Clint leaves behind his beloved wife and daughter, Diane and Zosha, with whom he shared many adventures. Other bereaved are his parents Clem and Jan Olearnick and brother, Casey Olearnick and his family (wife, Sara, and sons, Zander, Simon, and Declan).
He is also survived (and preceded) by countless friends, coworkers, acquaintances, and relatives who felt his familial love; it was extended to all. His exuberant and generous nature made all around him feel the joy of life. He lives on as a teacher, a friend, a philosopher, an extremely talented dungeon master, a hero, and a scholar.
Clint graduated from West Point Military Academy in 2002 and served 3 year-long deployments in Iraq. He left the military in 2013 as a Major in the Army. Clint also played rugby for the Army, both at West Point and afterwards for the all army team and the all military team. He also played with the Kansas City Blues and others. The brothers he found on the pitch remained his friends to the end, and the experiences he shared with them took him around the world. It was his favorite thing to do.
Clint wished all of us who remain would strive to make the world better than it was when we found it, as he strove to do, and to live life to its absolute fullest. When asked about services, Clint said he didn’t want any of that sad bullsh**, but would prefer those of us who remember him to do so with the exuberance and generosity he so capably embodied.
