Conservation Officer James Clark II
1937 - 1971

34 years old
Tour of Duty: eight years
Died on October 4, 1971

Cause of Death: Stroke

Date of Incident: Monday, October 4, 1971

Weapon Used : N/A

Suspect Info:N/A

Born October 21, 1937, Conservation Officer Clark was a State Conservation Officer for eight years. He was a native of Worcester, Massachusetts but had lived in Bristol for twenty-two years.

On October 4, 1971, on an extremely hot day, Conservation Officer Clark was stocking pheasant in Bristol. After completing his task, he got back into his cruiser and suffered a heart attack. He died at the Sceva Speare Hospital in Plymouth. He was 33 years old.

He was survived by his wife, two sons and his two daughters.