John Holley Clark III ’39

John died April 17, 2007, at his home in Manhattan. He had Alzheimer's disease for the past 12 years but managed to remain in contact with those around him until he fell and fractured his hip, resulting in a week's hospital stay that led to pneumonia.

After John received his law degree from Columbia in 1943, he was called to duty by the Air Force Signal Corps. Three years and four campaign stars later (from New Guinea to Japan) he was discharged as a captain. As an attorney he served 42 years with the antitrust division of the Department of Justice. He was a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association, and the School Committee of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine.

This last affiliation reflected John's longtime interest in music. He sang in the Princeton choir, played cello with the Princeton Orchestra, and was a member of several well-known choral groups in New York.

Above all, John treasured his life with Eleanor, a singer, cooperating with her to raise their two sons, Benjamin and Christopher, both outstanding musicians.

We offer them our sincere sympathy.