Obituary: Randy W. CLARK, d. 6 Sept. 1983, Washburn Co., Wisconsin ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nance Sampson 24 February 1999 ==================================================================== The gymnasium was packed at Minong's Northwoods High School Wednesday morning during services for Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Randy W. Clark, killed by mortar fire Sept. 6 (1983) in Beirut, Lebanon. Representatives from several area American Legion posts were on hand with students, former students who knew Clark in school, family members, relatives and others. A Marine Corps firing squad was at Greenwood Cemetery. Col. William Rakow, Kansas City, was the official Marine Corps representative. Also attending was Cpl. Kevin Hadler, Clark's squad leader who had accompanied the body of the 19-year-old Marine from Beirut to Minong. He was aboard the military jet when it landed in Duluth carrying Clark's body. Even while funeral services for Clark were pending this week, three more U. S. Marines were wounded by rebel shells in Lebanon bringing the total to four U. S. Marines killed and 28 injured. They were among the 1200 Marines there cast in the role of "peacekeepers" in the embattled nation. Hadler described Clark as a "model Marine." "He was terrific," Hadler said. "He never caused any problems. You asked him to do a job and he would do it and not ask any questions." Hadler was injured by mortar fire Aug. 29. He said he was in a bunker about 150 feet from Clark when the Minong Marine was killed. Another Marine was killed at thesame time. Hadler, from Thiensville, will return to Beirut next week. Northwoods High School has established a scholarship fund in Clark's name and has retired football jersey No. 74, the jersey Clark wore while earning Lakeland all-conference honors before his graduation in 1982. Visitation was held Tuesday afternoon at the Pettit-Brown Funeral Home in Minong. Clark is survived by his mother and father, James and Norma Clark; a brother and sister still in school, Mariann in the eighth grade and Kelly, a junior; a sister, Hallie, and two older brothers, Scott and Russell, all living in Minong. --Taken from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI, 15 September 1983.