Subseries C: Dick Clark, 1953/2006

Biographical / historical:

Richard Lee "Dick" Clark served in numerous positions in the RATC from the 1980s to 2010s, including hikemaster (1984-1994), vice president (1998-2000), president (2000-2003), and counselor (2003-2015). Clark was appointed by the Roanoke City Council to serve on the Mill Mountain Advisory Committee from 1999 to 2014, and he served as vice chair during his tenure. He also served as a former president of the Windsor Lake Corporation, who take care of the area around Windsor Lake in Roanoke.

Clark graduated from the University of Virginia and taught mathematics at Franklin County High School and Ferrum College.

Clark died at the age of 87 on May 9, 2026.

Sources:

Box 13, Folder 44, "RATC Board Members and Ancillaries, 1932-99 compiled by Diana Christopulos and Pam Wolsey, 2023-24," of this collection

Box 3, Trail Blazer newsletters, of this collection

Trail Blazer newsletters, Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, https://www.ratc.org/newsletter/, accessed Oct. 2, 2025.

Matt Chittum, "Mountain advisers up for an upgrade," The Roanoke Times, p. B1, April 6, 2014, accessed online from NewsBank on October 2, 2025.

Matt Chittum, "Fancier Franklin bridge suggested," The Roanoke Times, p. B1, June 3, 2014, accessed online from NewsBank on October 2, 2025.

"Richard Lee 'Dick' Clark" obituary, The Roanoke Times, p. A12, May 10, 2026. Copy in the Biographical Vertical Files in SCUA.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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