Dr. Clay V. Sink

Dr. Clay V. Sink, 88, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at Trinity Elms in Clemmons, NC. 

Dr. Sink graduated from Griffith High School in Winston-Salem, NC; and he holds a B.S. Degree from Pfieffer University; a M.S. Degree from the University of Tennessee; and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He served on the faculties of Shorter College, Morehead State University, and the Laboratory School of Ohio State University. In 1969, he joined the faculty of The University of Rhode Island and later became Chair of Business Education and later Chair of Management, and Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration. Dr. Sink served as a visiting professor at Programme Nouvelle Angleterre, Domaine Universitaire, Grenoble, France; and the International Management Institute, New Delhi, India; and Novgorod University, Russia; as well as guest lecturer at four different universities in China. He also served as a Finance Specialist in the United States Army in Verdun, France. 

Dr. Sink was active in professional associations, having served as President of the Rhode Island Business Educations Association and President of the New England Business Educators. He was a certified administrative manager (C.A.M.). He was also a brother of the social fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha. 

Dr. Sink’s national publications and presentations included the subject areas of business communications and business teaching methods. His latest presentations included “Teaching Diversity”, “Virtual Organizations” and “Dealing with Bullies in the Workplace”. 

Dr. Sink was a lifelong member of Friedberg Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, and he was also a member of the Kingston Congregational United Church of Christ in Kingston, RI. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney L. Sink, Sr. and Winnie Burke Sink; six sisters, Hazel Dorsett, Ethel Myers, Josephine Bowen, Helen Bowen, Ruth Cooper and Mary Spradlin; three brothers, George, Lee and Ransom Sink; and special friend, Carolyn Langford. 

Dr. Sink is survived by many family members, including numerous nieces and nephews. Also surviving are special friends, Henry Kaiser, Gino Iasiello, Richard Vangermeersch, Jane Stich, David Buckanavage and special friend and caretaker, Jeffery Locklear. 

A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 1pm at Friedberg Moravian Church, with Rev. Jim Newsome officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 11:30am – 1:00pm. A graveside service will be held the following day, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12pm at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. 

The family would like to extend a thank you to the nurses and staff at Trinity Elms and Mallard Ridge for all their loving care. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Clay V. Sink Internship Endowment for Business Students at Univ. of Rhode Island or to any other professional, charitable, or religious organization of one’s choosing. Better still, share a memory or enjoy a good laugh with a friend or colleague over dinner. Just don’t drink and drive. 

Dr. Sink’s motto was “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Also, many problems in the world would be solved if people lived by the motto “Let the person who is without sin, cast the first stone.”

Carpe Diem!

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