Captain Alan Fulgham Clark, USNR, of Birmingham, AL passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the age of 80 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. Mr. Clark was a graduate of Ramsey High School and attended Marion Military Institute until he was old enough to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Following his graduation from The Naval Academy, Class of 1952, he served 5 years active duty in the Navy, including service in the Korean Conflict. He continued to serve our country in the U.S. Navy reserve for the next 32 years. As a reservist he was most honored to have served 2 years as Team Captain and Chief of Delegation for the United States joint service team that participated in NATO's Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers' (CIOR) annual competition, a type of military pentathlon. Later he completed both Army and Navy Airborne training. He served a number of years as a blue and gold officer, recruiting young people to the Naval Academy, and was very active in the Naval Academy Alumni Association.