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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HAROLD LEE CLARK SR.
WHEREAS, Harold Lee Clark Sr., affectionately known to all as "Clark," pioneering community leader, devoted patriarch to a talented, industrious and always deeply pious family passed away on Friday May 13, 2016. He has left behind a devoted family, countless friends and a community enriched for having known him; and
WHEREAS, Clark was the first born son of Henry Lee Clark and Lucille Williams Clark in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised amongst a large extended family and was the doting older brother to his sister Alice Clark Curtis, Geraldine Clark Jackson, Louis Clark and Delores Clark Earl; and
WHEREAS, Clark was blessed with an analytical mind and a capacity for research and development methodology. He was educated at Xavier Preparatory School, Gilbert Academy and Xavier University; and
WHEREAS, Clark married Thyra Emily Francois Blouin on June 10, 1948 and the two were proud parents of five children; Karen, Harold Jr., Kevin Paul, Mark Anthony and David Clark.
WHEREAS, Clark and Thyra nourished their five children in a deep Catholic faith and commitment to living out the values they held so deeply. Those values were modeled at Saint Felicitas and Holy Cross in Chicago and Holy Ghost Catholic Parish in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Catholic faith was not just an aspect of their lives, but played a role in nearly every part of their lives; and
WHEREAS, Clark proudly served his country as a Seaman with the United States Navy; and
WHEREAS, after serving, Clark landed a career as a loss prevention specialist in the transportation industry, which led his family from New Orleans, Louisiana to St. Louis, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, later, Clark joined his Uncle Sidney Francois' business, Francois Painting Company in Chicago, eventually expanding and rebranding the business as Clark Decorating; and
WHEREAS, Clark's home was a refuge ...
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