[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO BARBARA CLARK

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2010

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of Barbara Clark, a pillar of the community in East Palo Alto, 
California who passed away at the age of 79 on April 10, 2010, 
surrounded by those who loved her.
  Barbara was born in East Palo Alto, California on March 16, 1931 to 
Bert and Clara Richards. She attended Ravenswood Grammar School and 
graduated from Sequoia High School in 1949. She met her husband, Clyde 
Clark, EN 1 USN in November 1949 and they married on June 17, 1950. 
They have 3 sons; David, Glenn and Bert.
  Barbara Clark was a friend and mentor to many in East Palo Alto. She 
was involved in school PTA work, joined the Community Association for 
the Retarded (now Abilities United), and joined P.A.R.C.A./Special 
Olympics as a volunteer lunch coordinator overseeing the food 
distribution for 2000 people for their annual Field and Track event 
over a span of 25 years.
  She joined the California Federated Women's Club of East Palo Alto 
and later joined the Redwood City Club. Her late husband, Clyde joined 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and she became a member of Auxiliary Post 
2310. Barbara was a member of the East Palo Alto Grange for 43 years. 
In 1993, Clyde founded the Veterans Employment Committee of San Mateo 
County and Barbara became a charter member. Other positions she held 
were President for VFW Post 2310/Auxiliary, Chaplain for VFW District 
12 Auxiliary, First Vice President for California Federated Women's 
Club Past Presidents and Board Alumnae, Treasurer for California 
Federated Women's Club of Redwood City, Correspondence Secretary for 
the Veterans Employment Committee of San Mateo County and a member of 
the East Palo Alto Grange #409.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me 
in honoring the life and accomplishments of Barbara Clark. How 
privileged I am to have known this magnificent woman and to have called 
her friend. Her decades of contributions to her community in East Palo 
Alto stand as lasting legacies of a life lived to the fullest. She will 
always be missed, but never forgotten.

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