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Arthur Clark


ARTHUR E. CLARK IS A GALLIA COUNTY NATIVE WHO SPENT THE FIRST 18 YEARS OF HIS LIFE IN TINY BIDWELL WHERE HE EXCELLED ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY (BASKETBALL AND TRACK). UPON GRADUATING FROM NORTH GALLIA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1972, HE ENTERED MARIETTA COLLEGE IN MARIETTA, OHIO, WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS IN 1976. HE ALSO WAS A FOUR YEAR ALL LEAGUE PERFORMER WITH CAREER DOUBLE FIGURE AVERAGES IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE MARIETTA COLLEGE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. PRIOR TO GRADUATION, HE WAS HIRED BY UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION TO WORK IN THE METALS BUSINESS. HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH UNION CARBIDE LED TO ASSIGNMENTS IN MARIETTA, NEW YORK CITY, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AND CHICAGO. SUBSEQUENT PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LED HIM TO INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI AND FINALLY DETROIT, WHERE HE SPENT THE LAST 30 YEARS RAISING A FAMILY AND WORKING FIRST WITH THE DAVID J. JOSEPH COMPANY AND LATER WITH MARS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED. IN 2007, HE STARTED EVERGREEN GREENFIELD RESOURCES WHICH IS AN INTERNATIONAL METALS TRADING AND CONSULTING COMPANY. HE IS MARRIED TO HIS LOVELY WIFE PAULA AND HAS TWO ADULT DAUGHTERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. HIS CURRENT PASSIONS BESIDES FAMILY ARE TRAVELING AND WORKING ON HIS GOLF HANDICAP.