Mark A. St. Clair, a talented radio producer blessed with a golden voice, used that expertise to benefit early program development in the 1980s for both WLGI Radio Bahá’í in South Carolina and Radio Bahá’í Liberia.

He passed away October 13, 2017, from injuries suffered when he was hit by a car while walking to work. He was 61 and lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. He had just organized the program for Charlotte’s centerpiece event celebrating the bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh.

A message of tribute from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States notes, “His tireless efforts to promote the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh — including his service as an international pioneer and teacher in Liberia and the Philippines — his talented voice, which often found expression in his work in radio; his profound love of music; and his joyous and caring disposition will remain unforgettable in the hearts of so many who were touched by his love and kindness.”

A Pennsylvania native, Mark became active in the Bahá’í Faith as a student at Indiana State University in the early 1980s. Over the years he taught the Faith energetically, often elected to Local Spiritual Assemblies, in localities in Indiana, South Carolina, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina.

With a degree in broadcast communication, he was program director for Radio Bahá’í WLGI in Hemingway, South Carolina, in its earliest years, 1984–1986. While there he participated extensively in Bahá’í teaching projects.

When a similar need opened for Radio Bahá’í Liberia, under development in Paynesville, he moved there as a Bahá’í pioneer in late 1986 and was there for its launching a few months later. With his assistance the station soon developed programming and announcements in seven languages. His service as a pioneer also included supporting the development of local Bahá’í communities and service on Liberia’s National Teaching Committee.

Other travels for the Bahá’í Faith included several months spent in the Philippines in 1995.

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