SAMUEL DELBERT CLARK

SAMUEL DELBERT (DEL) CLARK Peacefully on September 18, 2003 at the age of 93. Loving husband of Rosemary Landry Clark and loving father of the late Ellen Tabisz and her husband George, Samuel Clark and his wife Claudia, and Edmund Clark and his wife Fran. Beloved grandfa- ther of Marie-Isabelle, Ted, Rob, Joey, Laura, Bert, Jeannie, Hugh, and Carrie, as well as five great grand-children. A warm and kind person with a remarkable sense of humour, he was a man who took immense pleasure in the simple things in life. Born in Lloydminster, Alberta, Del traveled to England to study at the London School of Economics, before returning to Canada to complete his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. He began teaching in the Department of Political Economy at the University in 1938. Through his academic pur- suits and contributions to the field, Sociology steadily gained respect from other scholars, culminating in the formation of the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto in 1963, where he served as the first Chair until 1969. A career dedicated to teaching and research resulted in many recognitions that made him Canada's most decorated sociologist including past-President of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. Friends may call at the Trull Funeral Home, 2704 Yonge Street, Monday September 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle at the University of Toronto on Tuesday, September 23rd at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the University of Toronto Scholarship Fund (University of Toronto Alumni and Development Office, 21 Kings College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3J3) would be appreciated.