Cliff was born in Geneva, NY on November 23rd, 1933 to the late Helen Edgar Orr and Clifford E Orr Sr. Cliff, fondly called Tim by his family, was the eldest of 2 children, older brother to Linda (Orr) Dicus.  

Cliff spent his school years, all the way up through Undergraduate College, entirely in Geneva. He attended parochial school at Saint Stephen’s, graduating in 1947, then went to Francis de Sales High School and graduated in 1951. He joined the US Army in November 1954, where he was a Clerk Typist and was trained as an Ammunition Supply specialist, which he put to use until he was discharged on October 30th, 1956. The Army wasn’t Cliff’s favorite occupation, as was clear when he spoke of having spent 1 year, 11 months, and 16 days as a soldier. He did, however, enjoy the time he spent as an Ammo Specialist in Bordeaux, France and claims to have drunk the region dry of red wine. He never touched another drop after his discharge. After his time in the Army, Cliff followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfathers, three generations before him, by attending Hobart College and becoming a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was also a Letterman in Golf. Cliff received his Bachelor of Arts from Hobart. After graduation, Cliff went on to get his Master’s Degree in Early Secondary Social Studies at SUNY Geneseo. Cliff and his (former) spouse, Mary Catherine (Kate) FitzGerald Orr, moved to the Rochester area after their marriage on March 18th, 1967. He then went on to receive his permanent School Administrator/Supervisor and Advanced Study in Educational Administration Certificates in 1975, and a School District Administrator Certificate in 1976, all from the University of the State of New York State Education Department. 

Cliff was a great golfer; in fact, it was his most loved activity throughout his life. He was taught to play from the time he could hold a club. The love of golf was an Orr family affair. They were all intensely competitive when it came to the sport.  While Cliff Sr. was a runner-up many times at Geneva Country Club, winning a club championship eluded the family until Cliff won for the first time in 1967. Cliff was a scratch golfer on and off again for many years, something he worked hard at and was very proud of. One of his claims to fame was when he and fellow GCC member Lon Flanagan Jr. broke Lou’s father’s record of 100 holes of golf at the course by 2 holes. They played 102 holes between the hours of 5:10 a.m. and 8:45 p.m. on the longest day of the year, with a total of 1,000 strokes between the two of them. Cliff also taught his children, Elaine and Kevin, to play golf like his parents did, from the time they could hold a club. Golf was truly an important family pastime for the Orr family, immediate and extended, and Cliff continued to play golf into his 80s. Cliff also loved the outdoors, which was likely a result of his time spent on the golf course. All of his homes, especially the family home in Morton, NY, his home in the Lockwood Folly golf course community near the beach in Supply, NC, and his dream home, a log cabin, he finally built on a mountaintop in Hendersonville, NC in 2012, had in common beautiful locations, gardens, and scenery. Cliff even took a volunteer position as a guide at the Pisgah Fish Hatchery in Mt. Pisgah, NC, where he would help visitors feed the trout, and share details about the hatchery, national park, and wildlife in the area. Cliff’s grandchildren Will and Noah, loved visiting Hendersonville. They had their first ice cream cones there, at his favorite ice cream place, Kilwin’s. They also loved it when Grampa would bring freshly picked apples and Apple Cider from the apple farms there to Atlanta. It was a tradition that started way back in Morton, NY, where the Orr family lived until 1980. 

Cliff was a lover of all kinds of music who played the trumpet as a young man. He even played with International Jazz Musician Chuck Mangione on occasion, before he topped the music charts. Cliff loved jazz and classical music above all, but was also a fan of modern and pop music, including what is known today as Yacht Rock. He inherited his love of hi-fi stereo and other electronics from his father, who was a collector and authority in that area. Somewhat of a Renaissance man, over his lifetime, Cliff got his pilot and real estate licenses, was an entrepreneur who started several small businesses, and was a founding member and VP of Lockwood Country Club in Supply, NC.  

Cliff’s main occupation was teaching. He had a long, successful teaching career in the Hilton Central school district outside of Rochester. Cliff was a much-loved History teacher and department head, Ski Club advisor, and Coach of the Ski and Golf Teams. He stayed at Hilton for 27 years until he retired on July 26, 1991, to move to North Carolina.  

Cliff and Mary had two children, Elaine Renee Orr (Goldberg) and Kevin Thomas Orr.  Cliff was always there for the many sporting events that the children were involved in. Cliff drove many hours each week back and forth from the suburbs into the city to Elaine’s gymnastics club training, as well as across the country for competitions. He seldom missed a meet. Cliff also loved to travel and fostered his children’s love of travel as well, by taking them on regular road trips.  Some of those trips included National Parks, including the Grand Canyon, and Disney World. They also spent many family holidays in California, where many members of both sides of the family live, including his sister Linda and her family, and his son, Kevin and Kevin’s family. Cliff even took his family to live in Frankston, Victoria, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne, for a year, where they did a family exchange program. They traveled the country, and Cliff worked as a professor at the University of Melbourne, while the kids attended school. 

Cliff loved great food, the perfect Manhattan, and a good celebration, but most of all, he loved his family and friends and the time they spent together. His sense of humor was truly one-of-a-kind. He loved sharing his Dad-isms, telling people his many Dad jokes, and always had a kind word or compliment to share, whether you knew him or not.  Elaine, Bob, Noah, and Will were thrilled when Cliff moved to Atlanta, where he spent 7 years. They are grateful beyond words to have had him close by, just a few miles away, to spend time and celebrate the special days and the regular days together. He was able to attend many of the boys' basketball and baseball games, school plays, concerts, graduations, holidays, and birthdays, which were always more fun when Grampa (Gump) Cliff was there. Cliff also kept up the traditions of reading the boys The Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve, just as Grampa and Grandma Orr did for Lainey and Kevin, and teaching Noah and Will how to play golf, as was done by many Orr generations before. Cliff also loved chatting, seeing, and laughing on the phone and FaceTime with his granddaughters, Sydnie, Sienna, and Kenzie, son Kevin, and daughter-in-law Sandy. He was always amazed that technology allowed them to video chat, even though they were in California.  

The Goldberg family is so grateful to Belmont Village and the wonderful caregivers and staff who helped take such wonderful care of Cliff for the last 2 years of his life.  

Cliff was preceded in death by his parents Helen E. Orr (Edgar) and Clifford E. Orr Sr. Cliff is survived by his children Elaine Orr Goldberg (Bob Goldberg) and Kevin Orr (Sandy Neuhauser Orr), his sister, Linda Dicus (Orr), his grandchildren Noah, and Will Goldberg, and Sydnie, Sienna, and Kenzie Orr, and his nieces and nephews D’Arcy Dicus (Fran Dicus), Michael Dicus (Laura Dicus), Laura Dicus, and Mary Dicus.  

Cliff (Tim, Daddi-O, Gump), his sweet blue eyes and warm, friendly, silly nature will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Forever loved, your memory always a blessing.