Social Studies teacher and member of the Vermont House of Representatives Gregory S. Clark

Often classroom teachers make the most tenacious advocates for students and teachers once they get elected to political office. This is certainly the case with Gregory S. Clark, a high school social studies teacher who was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives.

Greg Clark was born on July 19, 1947, in the small town of Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont. He lived in Vergennes his entire life. Gregory attended Johnson State College, a small public liberal arts college located in Johnson, Vermont. The institution was founded in 1828. Greg earned his Bachelor’s degree there in 1970.

After his college graduation, Greg taught social studies at Mount Abraham Union High School in Bristol, Vermont. He taught there since 1994, nearly 20 years. “I know that he was very highly esteemed by his students,” fellow Vermont Representative Duncan Kilmarten once said.

At the beginning of his political career, Greg served as a deputy mayor and a city councilman in his home town. He was also a member of the Dorchester Masonic Lodge and the Addison County Eagles Club. In 2002, Greg was elected on the Republican ticket to the Vermont State House of Representatives. During his five terms in office, he was a member of the Committee on Education. “He was deeply invested in Vermont’s children and their education, and he worked hard to enhance Vermont’s education system,” remembered House Minority Leader Don Turner.

On November 30, 2012, Greg was clearing ice and snow from his windshield while pulled over on the shoulder of Route 7 while he was on his way to school. Sadly, he was hit by a car and killed. He was 65 years old.

You can read the obituary published about this amazing chalkboard champion at Obituary Gregory S. Clark or the article at Colleagues Remember Representative Greg Clark.