1) I created a web site with security
2) Login using safari and 'add to home screen'
3) close safari and launch page from webclip Icon on home screen
4) scroll to a "mailto:" link in middle of page and click
5) device launches email client
6) I double click home button to see multitasking bar
7) click webclip icon from multitasking
8) return to website but page is reset rather than returning to where I was.

I want to go to the email client but I also want to return to the page and location where I was prior to clicking 'mailto:' link. Is it possible freeze browser and return to it if it was launched from home screen? If so, how?

Thanks in advance for any help...

Without jailbreaking, no. But if you do jailbreak, use backgrounder from Cydia and set safari to run as if in the foreground.