CHARLIE CLARK (left), days before he was stricken by a rare neurological disorder that quickly took his life Nov. 15, is shown here presenting a copy of his .
Charlie Clark, a dogged chronicler of local life in Arlington, has died at the age of 70. He was known locally as the author of "Our Man in Arlington," a weekly column in the Falls Church News-Press, and as the author of several books on local history. His quickly declining health came as a surprise.