Tavara Robinson Obituary (1999 - 2020) - Washington, District of Columbia

DeAndre Jerome Clark aka, Dre/Arc, was born on Monday June 21, 1999 at the Washington Hospital Center to Tavara Clark and Steven Watson. He died in the early morning of Friday September 11, 2020. DeAndre was raised in the DC/Maryland areas. He attended public schools but received his High School Diploma from the Woodstock Job Corps in the Baltimore area. DeAndre was baptized at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church in 2009 by Rev. Cornelius Wheeler and sang on the Young Peoples Choir. DeAndre was a very special person to his friends and family and he had a big heart and would help anyone out. He would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He had a gifted mind and was in a music video and spent some time in California with the rapper "MoneyMarr". In 2017 when DeAndre lost his stepfather Drew, he stepped up to the plate and became the man of the house. He took on the responsibility of becoming a authority figure for his 2 little sisters whom he loved to no end. He took on the manly duties in the household and began working so that he could help his mom and grandmother out with the bills. He loved cooking so he began his career cooking at the Simple Greek Restaurant in Arlington VA then went onto work at Panda Express on Andrews AFB. He recently started working for Capitol Paving of DC under the supervision of his uncle JD, he loved his new job. DeAndre enjoyed cooking on the grill for family functions and will be missed --- DEANDRE WAS OUR ROCK!!!! DeAndre was preceded in death by his grandfather Ronald John Watson, step-father Andrew Robinson, cousin Zamonte Clark and uncle/godfather Dana Young. DeAndre leaves to mourn his passing, his mother: Tavara Clark-Robinson; Father: Steven Watson; Great Grandmother: Mary Benjamin (Herman); Grandmothers: Frances Ford and Marjorie Morton (Taft); Grandfathers: James Young Sr., Tyrone Clark (Dawn), Arthur Stevens (Sandra); Siblings: Briana Cary, Deionte Stinson, Andrew Robinson, Legend Watson, Ariel Robinson, Aaliyah Watson, Alisa Watson, Ja'Nhi Watson and Amaya Vincent: Aunts, Mary Buel, Andrea Tilton (Stephen), Takiesha Hickson (James), Tawana Smallwood, Renee Williams and Jamese Young; Uncles: Kord Williams, Zirron Ford (Carlisa), James Young Jr. (Jazzmine); Great-Great Uncles: John Felder and Francis Young, Great Great Aunt: Ella Brannan; Great Uncles: Ronald Bailey, Willie Newby (Jodi), A Very Special Great Uncle: Joseph Young; Great Aunts: Janet Bailey, Alicia Brown, Peggy Ferguson (Arthur), Joyce Grainger (Greg) and Aunt/Godmother: Cynthia Ball (Shedrik); Nephews: Timothy, Andrew and Armani ; Niece: Sahrai; Cousins: Eric, Zykiesha, Tanaja, Zavara, A'layza, Kitara, Davon, Zevan, Sierra, Kenny, Journey, Leah, Kayla, James III, Zirron Jr., Zhuri and Lillian; Soul Mate: Madeleine Pochatko, and a host of other relatives and friends.