The Honorable John Thomas Clark III

The honorable John Thomas Clark III passed away peacefully on February 2nd, 2014 at Corsica Hills Nursing Home in Centreville, Maryland at the age of seventy. For the past few years he had battled Parkinson's Disease. Born in Baltimore, MD on September 15, 1943, Judge Clark attended Centreville High School in Centreville, MD. In 1965 he graduated Cum Laude from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Judge Clark received his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1969, and was admitted to the Maryland State Bar that same year. He returned to Centreville, Maryland to join his father in his private law practice. From 1971-1975 Judge Clark served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Queen Anne's County and as the State's Attorney from 1975-1979. In 1979, he was appointed District Court Judge for Queen Anne's County and retired from that position on February 1, 2011. At the time of his retirement, Judge Clark was the longest sitting District Court Judge in the state of Maryland. During his tenure, Judge Clark served on the District Court Committee on Criminal and Motor Vehicle Matters and on the Board of Directors for the Judicial Institute of Maryland. He was a member of the American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association (litigation law section) Queen Anne's County Bar Association: on the Board of Directors for Mid-Shore Pro Bono, Inc.; as a member of the Lion's Club and American Legion; and as a member of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council in Queen Anne's County. He also served in the Army National Guard. He was an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Centreville, MD where he served as Acolyte Director for twenty five years. He is survived by his wife of 48 years Sally; his son David of Church Hill, MD, David's wife Valerie and their two sons Jordan and Ethan; his son Jonathan of Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan's wife Yasue and son Winston. He is also survived by his brother Bill of Centreville, MD, and his sister, Carol of Rock Hall, Md. He leaves behind his niece, Stacey Baker, and her family of Rock Hall, MD, and Marion Wolfe Dixon of Portland, OR. A private family burial will be held on Friday, February 7th. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Parish Church, Centreville on Saturday, February 8th to begin at 11:00 AM. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be sent to St. Paul's Parish Church, Box 278, 301 S. Liberty St., Centreville, MD 21617. Memorial gifts can also be sent to Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018 www.pdf.org or Info @ pdf.org.

The Honorable John Thomas Clark III

September 15, 1943 - February 2, 2014