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Florence Clark Obituary

Florence Morrison Clark passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 in El Cerrito, at 85 years of age. A native of Brooklyn, New York, and 41-year resident of El Cerrito. Survived by her son, Neil Clark of El Cerrito; step-son, Michael Clark of San Francisco; brother, Julius Goldfarb of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and granddaughter, Sheryl Clark of San Francisco. Preceded in death by her husbands, Donovan Morrison in 1964, and William H. Clark in 2010. Florence graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor degree in 1951, and received a doctorate from Cal Berkeley in 1980. Florence worked as an epidemiologist for the State of California Health Department, retiring in 1988. She then went on to do consulting work for the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, where she helped edit books on communicable diseases, cancer, and HIV research. Member, Phi Beta Cappa Society, Oakland; and American Rhododendron Society, Berkeley.
Friends and acquaintances are cordially invited to attend memorial services Saturday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. Private graveside services have already been held, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to your local ASPCA (aspca.org or tel. 1 800 628-0028).

Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Feb. 21 to Feb. 24, 2013.
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She was a remarkable woman and will be sorely missed.

Margot Smith

March 3, 2013

Florence was an amazing woman and we miss her very much! She was a wonderful friend and mentor to my mother for many years. She had an eternal grace and elegance about her that drew people towards her. I am grateful to have known her, her husband Bill, and also to have known Neil. My sincere condolences on her passing.

Leyla Zabih

February 25, 2013

Very sad at the passing of a wonderful friend and mentor. Glad that we had a chance to touch bases and catch up last summer at a lunch at Chez Panisse. I will never forget her many kindnesses and life lessons at the health department.

Priscilla (Prill) Devin

February 24, 2013

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