A. Clark,

A. D. Clark, Jr., 86, former Tyler attorney and Tyler Junior College trustee, passed away Friday, February 18, 2005 at Hospice HomePlace. Memorial Service is scheduled for 11:00., Monday, February 21, 2005, at Marvin United Methodist Church with Dr. Michael Dent officiating. Private family burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Sunday at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy., Tyler, 75701. He served on the TJC Trustee Board from 1951 until 2002. These 52 years are the longest tenure of any TJC trustee and believed to be the longest tenure of any public official in Texas. TJC President, Dr. William R. Crowe, said when he learned Clark would not seek another tern in 2002: "A.D. Clark has served this college with tremendous integrity and generosity; we appreciate his service and interest in our institution." Mr. Clark once told the Tyler paper, "I'm proud of the accomplishments of this college and the status that it has obtained in our state and our nation. I think I have been a major participant in expansion and growth of this college, through the many years I have been on this board and ...I am most pleased with what has been accomplished." In 2000, Clark received the Black and Gold Award, which recognizes outstanding devotion to TJC by an individual who is not a former student. He was born to Amrie Denson and Mabel Thomas Clark on June 20, 1918 in Van, Texas. The Clark family moved to Tyler in 1932. He attended Hogg Jr. High and Tyler High School where he played football. He received his law degree and a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Texas in Austin. He was an honorary member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and a member of the Kappa Sigma Phi social fraternity. After serving as a military intelligence agent during World War II, Clark returned to Tyler and practiced law for 55 years. He was involved in ranching, real estate, and the oil and gas industry. He was a Life Tenure Member of the Marvin United Methodist Church Administrative Board. He served as a member on TJC Foundation, a member of Masonic Lodge, on the Board of Lindale State Bank and Rose Capital Bank. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Bernice McDaniel Clark, of Tyler; sons, A.D., III and Judge Carole Clark and Bill and Andi Clark; daughters, Nancy Miller Clark and Jenny Clark; sister, Edith Clark Chilcote; grandchildren, Matthew Thomas Clark, Meredith Virginia Clark, Jeffrey Thomas Riebe, Elizabeth Leigh Riebe; nephews, Judge Jack Skeen, Jr. and Ted Clark Chilcote; nieces, Ginger Skeen Vance and Edith Lynn Smith; other Clark and McDaniel relatives from Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas. He was preceded in death by his son, Stephen Day Clark, sister, Gleith Clark Cobb, niece, Bettye Gleith Cobb, nephews, Dr. Louis Denson Cobb and Dr. Timothy Chilcote, and first wife, Virginia Skeen Clark. Honorary Pallbearers are members of the Friendly Class of Marvin United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to TJC Foundation, P. O. Box 9020, Tyler, 75711-9020, Marvin U.M.C., 300 W. Erwin St., Tyler 75702 or the charity of your choice.

A. Clark,

June 20, 1918 - February 18, 2005