He came to Princeton from the Lawrenceville School, where he played soccer and was active in the dramatics club and wrote for the school newspaper. At Princeton he was in the economics department and was a member of Dial Lodge, where he played IAA hockey and several other sports. He roomed with Gib Kirwin, Bill Cox, Ken Lenert, Carroll James, and Mike Curan.
Jim and his wife, Louise, decided to get married the night they met. They raised their children in Toronto, where he was a certified financial analyst and also served as president of the Toronto Board of Financial Analysts for several years. Later they moved to Ithaca, N.Y., where, as chief investment officer, he managed Cornell University’s $3 billion endowment fund. He retired in 2002. Eight years ago they moved to Providence, R.I., to be closer to their children.
Jim was predeceased by daughter Elizabeth and brother Thomas B. Clarke ’57. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Louise; his children, Sarah, Diana, and Jennifer; two sons-in-law, Robert Campagna and Arthur McGovern; and grandchildren Ruby and Lola. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.