In Memory of Clint Woods
Name: Clint Woods
Spouse: Astrid Woods
Children: Curran, Brandi, Akalia, Aunnika
Birth Date: January 14, 1955
Blessing Date: August 1992
Ascension Date: May 26, 2020
Clinton John Woods was born January 14, 1955 to Rex and Jean Woods in Great Falls, Montana. He grew up with his two sisters, Becky and Sandra, and his two brothers, Rex and Kyle. His parents were homesteaders in the nearby town of Simms, Montana, where Clint spent most of his years as a child and young adult helping run the family ranch. He was a noted athlete and played in nearly every sport the Simms High School had a team for, including Football, Basketball, Wrestling, and Track and Field.
He graduated high school in 1972 and began his adult life working on a king crab boat with his best friend Doug. He attended college at different times in his life, always searching for truth, and spent time studying philosophy and religion. In 1976, God guided him to meet and join the Unification Movement, and he had many experiences working as both a missionary and later a businessman in our church. He spent many years working with Shining Ocean, a seafood company located in Seattle.
Clint was Blessed in marriage with his wife Astrid in August of 1992 in Seoul, Korea. He had four children, a son Curran, and three daughters, Brandi, Akalia, and Aunnika. Brandi’s son Zander made Clint a grandpa in 2012. Unfortunately, in 2015 Brandi passed away unexpectedly. We know that she is reunited with him now. After living in many places, from West to East, the family eventually moved back to Clint’s home state of Montana, where they could be close to his parents and the beautiful ranch he grew up on. After moving to Billings, Montana, he spent six years as the local pastor and worked to support the local church family. In February of 2020, he and Astrid had the opportunity to Bless their daughter Akalia and her husband Martin in a Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony.
Besides God, True Parents, and his family, Clint had a life-long love and appreciation for fishing and the ocean. He often spoke about how his love for fishing began with his Grandma Woods, who would take him and his siblings to catch fish in the slough behind the house. He owned boats wherever he lived and always researched how to best catch fish. His wife remembers him watching video after video, trying to find the very best fishing techniques. The salmon held a special place in his heart, and even after moving to Montana, Clint and Astrid would make a yearly trek to the West Coast to go salmon fishing. Clint would often take a young member of his local church community as well, to share his love and knowledge with. This was another passion of his: mentoring and raising up young people, especially in the area of leadership. For many years he invested his heart and time into the Ocean Challenge program in Kodiak, Alaska, and helped make it a success. He spent countless hours fundraising for the program and reaching out to youth from all over the world to come to Kodiak and have a one of a kind experience.
His other great love was music. He was gifted with a beautiful voice, but never wanted to be in the limelight. Throughout his life he wrote and recorded several country music albums, even making a trip to Missoula just two weeks before he passed to record a couple of songs, which he wrote for his wife, as he knew his end was near.
The quote talks about a legacy of love, and that is what Clint is leaving behind. We hope that he is feeling God’s Love and our love right now to facilitate his journey to a new life.
James & Yasuko Oberg
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Clint,
Thank you for all the joy and love you brought into this world as into our lives. The world is a better place because of your generosity and loving heart.
Og mansei on your ascension and settlement with True Parents!
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Chris Jones (UK)
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Hi Clint, I will always remember our times together on IOWC teams and running into you a few times elsewhere during the years. Your stable and optimistic personality always gave me confidence when things often seemed a bit manic and confusing in those early days. Proud of you my precious brother.
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Jeff Tallakson
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Clint is one of great ones. You knew he was God’s soon after you met him. Loved his songs. Love him. He is still with us. Every good prayer and love follows along. Brother Jeff
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Jack
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I knew Clint as a man of great courage, compassion, and sincerity. I last spoke with him back in early April. A couple of weeks before his passing, I left a voicemail on his phone. His wife got back to me around a week later, letting me know Clint couldn’t call me back due to his physical condition at the time, but she had let him listen to my voicemail. Because I kept in touch with him from time to time over the years since first meeting him back in the early 2000’s, I knew about his on-going battles with various physical issues for many years. Unfortunately, I didn’t hear the news of his passing until after it happened, and didn’t get the chance attend the Zoom Seung Hwa on May 29, having not heard about it until after it took place. I will miss Clint’s physical presence on the earth, but do remain connected with him through the heartstrings Clint learned to pluck so well while dwelling in this dimension of human life. My condolences to the Wood’s family. Many blessings wished for the future.
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Pamela Stein
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Dear Clint, you are gone already! We never got to have that ‘next time conversation’ we agreed to in November! But I must thank you for sharing with me your brilliant thinking and also your writing on the Elder Son Nation. I know you will help America from the spirit world, you are a strong man of God. It’s amazing that Heavenly Parent raised a man from the glorious sky country of Montana to become a lover of the ocean. We send you and your family love and blessing. Your sister, Pamela Stein
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Tyler Hendricks
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Clint, It was an honor to know you. Thank you for caring for our families in Montana, for your clear and steady faith, as broad and strong as the big skies of Montana. On to bigger skies in Heavenly Parent’s everlasting love.
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Lloyd P Howell
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I didn’t know Clint but had heard of his love for the ocean. Wished the writer had mentioned the cause of his passing.
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Frank Button
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Clint Woods was both a brother and a mentor. There is only a handful of people who understand what fishing means to me, and what it means to my life of faith and love of True Parents. Thank you Clint for your good advice and genuine heart.
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