MS SC535

Extends legislative sympathy on the death of former Mississippi House Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark, Jr., who passed away on March 4, 2025, at age 96.

Honors Clark as the first African American elected to the Mississippi Legislature since Reconstruction, serving from 1967 to 2003 and rising to Speaker Pro Tempore in 1992.

Recognizes Clark's legislative accomplishments including chairing the Education Committee during passage of the 1982 Education Reform Act and supporting the Mississippi Department of Archives and History's Two Mississippi Museums initiative.

Acknowledges Clark's education, earning a degree from Jackson State College in 1952 and a Master's Degree in Education from Michigan, and his work as a teacher, coach, businessman, and rancher.

Directs that the resolution be presented to Clark's surviving family, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the Capitol Press Corps.