Linda Ann Harton Clark, age 65, died suddenly on March 23, 2009, in a highway accident en route to her home in San Antonio shortly after she left the library. Linda was Assistant Professor and Technical Services Librarian who supervised cataloging and acquisitions, a position she held for nearly 18 years. She served as the subject liaison for visual arts, languages, literature, and communication. She also served as academic advisor and taught courses in the Freshman Experience, Honors and Global Studies programs.

A longtime member of the American Library Association, Linda was born in Spokane, Washington. She began her higher education at Whitworth College and the University of Washington.  In the 1960s she served with her husband in the Peace Corps in South Korea, after which she worked on the staff of Harvard Law School, holding editorial positions with the Harvard Journal on Legislation and the Harvard Environmental Law Review.  She also taught English in Korea during visiting faculty sojourns at Yonsei University in Seoul.

During her 32 years in San Antonio, Linda worked at First Presbyterian Church and Trinity University and taught in the Alamo Heights School District. She returned to school at the University of Texas at Austin, earning her Master of Library and Information Science degree in 1991, the year she joined the TLU faculty.

She had a fine analytical mind which she sharpened by reading mystery novels, and her ease with words enabled her to make short work of the daily New York Times crossword puzzle. Linda had a strong interest in genealogical research and was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Among her personal qualities was a love of nature, manifested through gardening and a delight in growing things. Throughout her life she had a series of beloved pets. She was a seasoned traveler, visiting many parts of the world by ship and air. She particularly enjoyed Christmas holiday surfing trips with the family in Costa Rica.

Linda is survived by her husband, Professor Donald Clark of Trinity University; daughter Jennifer Clark and her husband Benjamin Flowers of Atlanta, Georgia; daughter Joanna Clark and her husband Sean Gamble of Tacoma, Washington; her mother Agnes Harton, brother David Harton and wife Shannon, all of Spokane, as well as a wide circle of relatives, including nieces and nephews in all parts of the country; colleagues at TLU; fellow members of University Presbyterian Church; and friends all over the world.

Memorial services were held at TLU in the chapel on Thursday, March 26, and in San Antonio at Trinity University's Parker Chapel on Saturday, March 28. The TLU Choir performed at both services.

A memorial gift to the Linda Clark Memorial Book Fund may be sent to Texas Lutheran University, Development Office, 1000 W. Court St., Seguin, Texas 78155. Or, gifts may be made at TLU's web-based online giving site.

Non-TLU memorial gifts may be sent in her name to the Planned Parenthood or to the Humane Society of the United States. Other memorial tributes may be made online at http://www.mem.com.