We will forever remember the meals we shared with him and Bonnie, especially that golf cart ride to the club in St. Pete. Clark Allen had taken the virus seriously. We would keep in touch each class reunion, and we would see them throughout the years, that have seemed to fly by. Grief researchers say holding that missing funeral service, even a year or more later, can still help us heal. Tom was born in Austin, TX, to Robert and Evelyn Strickland on April 28, 1959. News in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area, including breaking news, public safety, crime, health, hurricanes and weather, politics, the environment and more from the staff of the. May Gods hand be upon you at this difficult time. Clark died of Covid. Tom was a man of great integrity and kindness. Obituaries submitted by families directly to the Times are accepted on a prepaid basis.