Edward Wemple Clark ’39

Ed died of vascular dementia Sept. 27, 2009, at Ingleside Rock Creek Retirement Home in Washington, D.C.  

After graduation from Princeton, Ed’s law studies at Cornell were interrupted by World War II, when he was lured by the government to begin diplomatic service to Latin America. After the war he joined the Foreign Service and spent much of his career working on issues involving the United States and Panama. He was director of the Office of Panama from 1964 to 1968 and also served in Argentina, Peru, and Asmara, Eritrea.  

Wherever Ed went he took his devotion to the game of golf with him — from his stint as captain of our senior golf team to his participation in numerous tournaments in Panama and Egypt. He twice qualified for match play in the U.S. Golf Association’s national championship. He came in third at an international seniors’ tournament at the Gleneagles course in Scotland, and twice was club champion at the Chevy Chase (Md.) Club, where he was a member.

Nancy, his wife of 56 years, survives him, as do his sons, Edward and Christopher; his daughter, Jennifer Power; and four grandchildren. We offer them our sincere sympathy.