SPARLING, ALAN MARK, of Clarkston, passed away June 21, 2020 with his son Ben by his side at 66 years of age. Born October 2, 1953 in Highland Park, Michigan to the late Verl Willis and Aimee Leotta Sparling (nee Herford); beloved husband of Elizabeth aka Beth for 18 years; loving father of Benjamin (Abigail) Sparling and Adam (Rebecca) Sparling and step-father of Carly (Brett) Dibble and Jessica Block; proud grandfather of Harris, Griffin and William Sparling and step-grandfather of Luca, Shay, Cassidy, Owen, Ellie and Evan; dearest brother of Jackie (Bob) Howard, Cindy Lee and sister-in-law Judy and preceded in death by older brother Robert Sparling. Al deeply valued his family and friends and most enjoyed sharing time with them. Al loved the water and his lake house brought him great joy. He loved taking boat cruises and exchanging stories and laughs with friends. Al's kindness, empathy, warm charm and hearty laughter will be deeply missed by all that knew and loved him. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to be made to helping protect the Great Lakes through Alliance for the Great Lakes at www.greatlakes.org