HJR 342 Summary

• House Joint Resolution mourning the death and celebrating the life of former Alabama State Representative William "Bill" Clark of Prichard, Alabama, who passed away on May 22, 2015

• Clark served 26 years in the Alabama House of Representatives for District 98 from 1980 through 2006, serving two terms as Vice Chair of the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus and eight years as Chair of the Board of Commissioners in the Alabama Legislature

• Clark was a 1957 graduate of Mobile County Training School with degrees from Dillard University, Tuskegee University, and Alabama State University; he worked as a high school teacher in chemistry, physics, and mathematics, as well as a middle school principal, athletic coach, and realtor

• Resolution celebrates Clark's service as a public servant, mentor, and advocate for improving state government and the quality of life for all Alabamians, and extends sympathy to his survivors including wife Hattie G. Clark and two sons

• Resolution adopted by the House on June 3, 2015 and by the Senate on June 4, 2015