Sacramento County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Clark,  Jr., Asa Mountjoy March 30, 2005
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The Record  April 10, 2005
Sacramento
Asa Mountjoy Clark Jr. 

March 5, 1921 - March 30, 2005

Asa Mountjoy Clark Jr. was born on March 5, 1921, in Stockton, Ca and passed 
away in Sacramento, CA on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, after a brief illness. He 
was a 4th generation Californian, and his great-grandfather, Asa Clark, was the 
first M.D. to practice medicine in Placerville, CA during the Gold Rush era. 
After graduation from Stockton High School, Asa entered the U.S. Army Air Corps 
during World War II, becoming an instructor of B-17 and B-29 pilots. After the 
war he remained in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He was recalled to active duty 
during the Korean War for two years and while stationed at Mather Air Force 
Base, he was a flight instructor of B-50 pilots. After the Korean War, he 
continued to fly with the U.S. Air Force Reserve and flew missions during the 
Vietnam conflict. He remained active in the U.S. Air Force Reserve until his 
retirement, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, in 1973. He found great 
pleasure in flying and was a member of the McClellan Chapter of the Daedalin 
Club. He was a prominent real estate broker in Sacramento and Placer Counties 
for over 30 years and was a past president of the Sacramento Board of Realtors. 
Asa also served as an Inheritance Tax Referee for the State of California 
during Governor Reagan's administration. He was a member of The Elks Club and 
the Sutter Club. After retirement, he and his wife, Jeanne, enjoyed many years 
together of adventurous travels around the world. 
He is survived and is greatly missed by his bride of 59 years, Jeanne Simons 
Clark; his children and their spouses, Stephen Clark (Sherry), Holly Clark-
Switzer (Stanley), Barre Clark (Susan), Kelly Clark (Sue); 6 grandchildren and 
one great-grandchild; sisters-in-law, Virginia Boynton and Betty Clark and five 
nieces and nephews and their children.
Asa was a good man and is fondly remembered for his love of family, friends and 
flying.
Private family services are pending following his inurnment at the Clark Family 
Plot in Stockton Rural Cemetery. Arranged by George L. Klumpp Chapel of 
Flowers, Sacramento, 916-443-7917.
Remembrances may be made to Sacramento Children's Home. 

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