Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Clark, Lloyd D.
Contributed by Phyllis A. Harman
Born in Row in 1915, he was the son of a Cherokee and an Irishman. The families owned farms in the Ozark foothills. The Dust Bowl robbed them of most of their farmland. The dust killed Daddy's sister when she was only 12. He said his mama would stuff rags under the doors and around the windows to keep out the grit. In CA, he worked in restaurants until the Army called him and taught him bookkeeping. He could add columns of figures in his head. After the war Phillips hired him as an acct. in the Computing Division. Typical of most Oklahomans, Daddy was a hard worker and knew how to repair most anything. He took apart a whole car and rebuilt it. He had compassion for others and would chastise me if I criticized someone just doing his job.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
