Roderick 'Pooh' Clark dead at 49: Hi-Five member passes away as cause of death revealed

HI-FIVE member Roderick Pooh Clark has died at 49 following health complications from an infection and pneumonia.

Fellow band member Marcus Sanders told TMZ that Clark died on Easter Sunday at a hospital in Waco, Texas.

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Sanders told the outlet that Clark was involved in a car accident in 1993 in Florida, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.

He developed an infection that spread through his body, which persisted for some time, TMZ reported.

Clark reportedly developed pneumonia over the last two weeks, being in and out of the hospital up until his death.

Sanders shared a picture and a video of Clark on Facebook with the caption: "Roderick 'Pooh' Clark Feb 27, 1973- April 17, 2022, Rest In Peace My Brother."

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"I am saddened to find out that Roderick 'Pooh' Clark another member of the famed singing group 'Hi5' passed away on Easter Sunday,” Hi-Five member Martinez Little wrote on Facebook Monday.

He also fondly recalled their time touring together with Hi-Five.

"Pooh was the most athletic of them all. In basketball, he could stand right under the basket and jump straight up and dunk the ball," Little wrote.

"Our play fights and Super Soaker battles were epic. We also used to battle each other hard on the Bball court in most cities. I still miss the fun times touring with my little brothers as Musical Director.

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"My condolences to Hi5 and his family. R.I.P. Pooh."

"OUR BROTHER OG RODERICK POOH CLARK 💐💐💐💐💐💔💔💔💔💔🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😭😭😭😭😭 #officialhifive RIH," the group shared on Monday.

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Clark was one of the founding members of Hi-Five alongside Sanders, Tony Thompson, Russell Neal and Toriano Easly.

The American R&B quintet group was widely recognized for their 1991 #1 hit on Billboard's Hot 100, I Like the Way (The Kissing Game).

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