about lawrence j. clark: back from the edge

About About Lawrence J. Clark Lawrence J. Clark By the time Lawrence By the time Lawrence turned 16 years old turned 16 years old he was a high-school he was a high-school drop out drop out heavily involved in heavily involved in the 70’s drug the 70’s drug culture culture had attended 13 had attended 13 different different schools schools was a was a victim of victim of mental mental and and physical physical abuse abuse was rebellious and had was rebellious and had problems with authority problems with authority was a runaway teen was a runaway teen convicted of car convicted of car theft theft and had a and had a negative negative outlook outlook about his about his future. future. Lawrence was Lawrence was depressed depressed and unable and unable to cope with to cope with life. life. But… But… by his late 30’s by his late 30’s he had earned several he had earned several college degrees college degrees Bachelor’s Bachelor’s Degree Degree Master’s Master’s Degree Degree and PhD and PhD was a well was a well respected respected college college professor professor a respected a respected songwriter, songwriter, poet and author poet and author and involved in church and and involved in church and community service community service volunteering in various volunteering in various social activities social activities and a volunteer and a volunteer youth group youth group leader. leader. Today Today Lawrence Lawrence is the is the father of father of three three beautiful beautiful children and married to a children and married to a wonderful and loving wife. wonderful and loving wife. His is a story of His is a story of trial and error, trial and error, determination and grit, determination and grit, accomplishment, and accomplishment, and success. success. His is a story His is a story that will that will inspire and inspire and motivate those motivate those teens who are teens who are challenged and challenged and at risk. at risk. His desire is to come His desire is to come to your school, to your school, library, church, or library, church, or community center and community center and speak to your speak to your at-risk teens at-risk teens in an effort to show in an effort to show them… them… that they that they too can come too can come Lawrence J. Clark can be contacted at Lawrence J. Clark can be contacted at [email protected] [email protected] Or visit Or visit www.singingpoetguy.com www.singingpoetguy.com

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Page 1: About Lawrence J. Clark: Back From The Edge

AboutAboutLawrence J. ClarkLawrence J. Clark

By the time Lawrence By the time Lawrence turned 16 years oldturned 16 years oldhe was a high-school he was a high-school

drop outdrop out

heavily involved in heavily involved in the 70’s drug the 70’s drug

cultureculture

had attended 13 had attended 13 different different schoolsschools

was a was a victim of victim of mental mental and and

physical physical abuseabuse

was rebellious and had was rebellious and had problems with authorityproblems with authority

was a runaway teen was a runaway teen convicted of car convicted of car

thefttheftand had a and had a negative negative outlook outlook about his about his future.future.

Lawrence Lawrence was was

depressed depressed and unable and unable to cope to cope

with life.with life.

But…But…by his late 30’sby his late 30’s

he had earned several he had earned several college degreescollege degrees

Bachelor’s Bachelor’s DegreeDegree

Master’s Master’s DegreeDegree

and PhDand PhD

was a well was a well respected respected college college

professorprofessor

a respected a respected songwriter, songwriter, poet and authorpoet and author

and involved in church and and involved in church and community servicecommunity service

volunteering in various volunteering in various social activitiessocial activities

and a volunteer and a volunteer youth group youth group

leader. leader.

Today Today Lawrence Lawrence is the is the father of father of three three beautiful beautiful children and married to a children and married to a wonderful and loving wife.wonderful and loving wife.

His is a story of His is a story of trial and error,trial and error,

determination and grit,determination and grit,accomplishment, and accomplishment, and

success.success.

His is a story His is a story that will that will inspire and inspire and

motivate those motivate those teens who are teens who are challenged and challenged and at risk.at risk.

His desire is to come His desire is to come to your school, to your school,

library, church, or library, church, or community center and community center and speak to your speak to your

at-risk teensat-risk teens

in an effort to show in an effort to show them…them… that they that they

too can cometoo can comeLawrence J. Clark can be contacted atLawrence J. Clark can be contacted at [email protected]@yahoo.com

Or visitOr visitwww.singingpoetguy.comwww.singingpoetguy.com

Simon Clark Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA94720 Report on West Coast Activities COMPRES AGU: Mohonk Mountain