CLARK MAXWELL Jr.

Clark Maxwell, Jr., born August 21, 1934 in St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away peacefully January 18, 2011, at his home in Palm Coast, Florida. He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Margo; his sister, Marie Morrison of Winder, GA; his son, Clark Maxwell III of Melbourne; two daughters, Judy Henderson (and John) and Marcia Maxwell, both of Tallahassee; two granddaughters, Christine Jeffreys of Tampa and Tiffany Maxwell of Melbourne; two grandsons, Chip and Maxwell Henderson of Tallahassee; twin great-granddaughters, Kayleigh and Taylor Jeffreys of Tampa; and many nieces and nephews. Clark's Bunnell family includes Robert and Michelle Zammit: daughter, Kayla and two sons Bobby and Blake. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clark Maxwell, Sr. and Bernice.
Clark grew up in Winter Park and graduated from Florida Southern College in 1956 with a degree in Speech and English and was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. After graduation, he served in the United States Army at Fort Benning and in Hawaii. He moved to Melbourne in 1959 and worked at Cape Canaveral for Pan Am . His political career began with his election to the Brevard County School Board in 1965, where he served as chairman for seven years. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1974 and the Florida Senate in 1978. He also served as the Republican Leader for the Florida Senate from 1982-1984. During his legislative tenure, he focused on his areas of expertise including education and finance leaving a lasting legacy in Brevard County and throughout the state. He was appointed Executive Director of the State Community College System in 1984 and served until his retirement in 1997. In 1992 he received the prestigious Leroy Collins Award for recognition of his substantial contributions and enrichment within the college system. In addition to the Clark Maxwell Jr. Lifelong Learning Center at Brevard Community College, numerous other facilities were named in his honor. Upon his retirement, he relocated to Palm Coast and enjoyed spending time with his family, and pursing his love of golf, fishing, hunting and traveling.In honor of Clark's service to the state/community college system and the State of Florida, colleges will fly their flags at half mast from Jan. 24 through Jan. 28th. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, Jan. 27 at St. Catherine United Methodist Church in Bushnell, FL, with a graveside ceremony after the memorial. Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home of Flagler Beach is in charge of arrangements.
Residents and Friends,
The Florida College System Foundation has created a Clark Maxwell Memorial Scholarship Fund within the Foundation to collect donations in memory of Clark that will used to help students attending one of our 28 colleges. The collected funds will be matched, if possible, and distributed to students in our system. The scholarships will be for tuition, fees and books.Donors may contribute by making checks payable to: Clark Maxwell Memorial Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 10503 Tallahassee, FL 32302