Charles Edward Clark

Total strangers, first meeting as bewildered freshmen at Harvard, immediately bonding and becoming roommates for 4 years, the bonds of affection and respect only deepened over the years. College reunions, attrndance at his wedding to Ginny, an arduous canoe trip on the Missouri River in Wyoming to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (which greatly appealed to Charles' passionate historical sensibility) and the last few years of constant email contact among what...

Dear Ginny, I´m so sorry for your loss. You and Gretchen and your family are in my prayers. Sally Miller

So very sorry Ginny and Gretchen and Amelia. I remember him as such a gracious and interesting person when we met at Wellesley gatherings in the past. Clearly he was a remarkable person who ended with a life well lived.

I knew (know) Charles and Virginia through their outstanding leadership in the performing arts in Kansas City, including the Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Harriman Jewell Series and other organizations. Both of them were (are) exceptional in their loving support of the performing arts. My wife Pat and I were on several operas tours where Charles and Virginia also were travelers, and we thoroughly enjoyed many good times with them. He was an exemplary citizen of our...