Clement W. Perkins ’27

Clement W. Perkins died Nov. 24, 1995, at the General Hospital at Wilkes-Barre, Penn.

Clem came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy and was a member of the freshman football team, Whig Hall, and Elm Club. After graduation, he became an insurance agent and was associated with the firm of Lord, Abbott & Co. In the 1930s, he headed the WPA for the Wyoming Valley in northeast Pennsylvania. During WWII, he was deputy director of civilian defense schools of Luzerne County, Penn.

From 1950-86, he was president of the People's Natl. Bank of Edwardsville, Penn. He was also chairman of the Wilkes-Barre City Planning Commission. In 1994 he cofounded the ClanMar Halfway House in Edwardsville.

Clem married Catherine Baldwin in 1929. She died many years later, leaving twin daughters, Margaret and Gertrude. He is also survived by six grandchildren. The class joins them in mourning the loss of a colorful classmate.

The Class of 1927