A. James Clark, 87, of Vero Beach, passed away on March 20, 2015, of congestive heart failure.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Alice Bratton Clark; two sons Paul Clark (Carol) Parrish, of Mill River, Mass., and A. James (Brad) Clark, Jr. of Bethesda, Md.; daughter Courtney Clark Pastrick (R. Scott Pastrick), also of Bethesda, Md.; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Woodruff and Sally Wray Clark and his sister, Jeanne Curren.
He attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school, and graduated from Devitt Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., and received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Born in Richmond, Va., Clark and his family moved to Bethesda when he was 6-years-old. He was hired after college by the George Hyman Construction Company and was named its President in 1969.
In 1996, he merged George Hyman and Omni Construction into the Clark Construction Group. His companies built more than 1200 projects in the Washington metro area during his tenure and many more nationwide. Clark was well known for his philanthropy and gave generously to universities, medical facilities and other organizations that helped veterans, the homeless and the disadvantaged.
Clark served on a number of corporate boards and was a strong supporter of the Republican Party. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed golfing, fishing, and hunting with family, friends and colleagues.
A Memorial Service is planned for Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 10 a.m. at The Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Mr. Clark’s honor to A. James Clark Scholarship at the University of Maryland, 3207 Kim Engineering Building, College Park, MD 20742.