Dolores Clark

Former Alpine County clerk, Dolores Clark, died June 28, 2017. She was 82.

Dolores Genevieve Luiz was born in Napa Valley on Oct. 12., 1934. She was of Portuguese decent; something she was always very proud of.

She married Norman Gentry in 1956; soon to follow were their two children.

Dolores was a banker for many years.

She reconnected with Jim Clark, who she knew from high school. They married on Christmas Eve 1971. Together they moved from Napa to Markleeville, where they ran a husband and wife team for a small branch of Bank of America.

Dolores became the treasurer and tax collector of the county of Alpine; a job she thoroughly enjoyed.

Dolores and Jim were able to retire and travel extensively and enjoyed every minute of it. She lost Jim on Jan. 28, 2015.

She is survived by her children Elaine Marriott (Larry) and Walter Gentry; grandchildren Dawn Marriott, Joshua Marriott (Teresa), Sara Vaccaro (Anthony), Kaitlyn Gentry and Haley Marriott; great-grandchildren Makala Schroder, Izzabelle Marriott, Madison and Khloe Vaccaro, Skyler Londo and Olive Kluever; two sisters, many nieces, nephews, and countless friends.