Clark Middleton died from West Nile virus. The TV series The Blacklist (2013) had a special chapter to respect his death and in it, the character which Middleton played died from the same cause.
Diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis when he was four years old. He founded The Young Mels, a support network named after his father dedicated to children living with juvenile arthritis.
Survived by his mother Sue Perior and brother Kirby.