Clement E. Gardiner III ’42

Clement Gardiner died May 19, 2012, in Frederick, Md.

Clem prepared for college at the Millbrook School. At Princeton he rowed on the freshman crew and served as manager of Elm Club. He majored in English and graduated with honors.

After graduation, Clem attended several naval schools and ultimately found a position as chief engineer of an LST operating in the Pacific theater. His ship participated in the Okinawa invasion and was stationed there when the Japanese surrendered.

For the remainder of his working career, Clem was concerned in one form or another with communication. He taught English for several years at Clemson University. He served as editor of a livestock magazine, as a staffer on a radio station, and as director of public affairs at Potomac Edison Co. After retirement from Potomac he founded his own public-relations firm, Carnahan, Felton, Gardiner Inc.

His skill in administration brought him assignments in a variety of public institutions, including work for his Episcopal church as vestryman and treasurer and as a member of the executive council of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.

Clem is survived by his wife, Harriet; four sons, Clement IV, Christopher, Alexander, and David; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. To them all, the class sends condolences.