John W. Clingerman ’31

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JOHNW. CLINGERMAN DIED Aug. 4,1990. He was a lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh area and a graduate of Shadyside Academy. As a freshman, Johnny was the stroke of die Princeton Olympic trials crew which came very close to winning first place and representing the U.S.A. in 1928. Johnny worked first for the U. S. Steel Co. and then as manager at Levinson Steel. He roomed all four years with John K. Foster, who, with George Lockhart, attended his memorial service. Johnny was an elder in the Beverly Heights United Presbyterian Church and active in the Cerebral Palsy Association. He was a member of the Cap and Gown Club. An alwayscheerful friend, Johnny will be missed by his classmates. To his widow, Sally, and his children and grandchildren, we convey our condolences.

The Class of 1931

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