CHARLES ATHERTON CLOUGH

I'm sure my thoughts/comments will be repetitious, but there wasn't another staff person in my time as a student at KUMC (and subsequently in private practice at St. Mary's and Trinity) that I admired more, loved to be around, and laughed with than your dad/ grandfather/husband. A great physician, a great teacher...a great guy.

Mignon, I just saw this in the paper. Many fond memories of the years that you all lived up the street from us in Mission Hills. I also remember the excitement when Charles gave you a microwave oven-the first one I had ever seen. May you be comforted and supported in your grieving.

Dr Clough is often a topic of conversation in our clinic. John just brought in his black "doctor" bag the other day and we were reminiscing about him. Inside there was a stethoscope, safety pin, bandage and a penny. Maybe the penny was for good luck. We are so fortunate to enjoy continued memories thru John as we meander thru neurosurgery life. We sure miss Charlie. He was one of a kind, however his compassion and commitment to human life lives on thru John and for that we are grateful.

Always brings a smile to my face when I remember Charlie Clough. A great role model, not only to his children, but to the large number of med students and fellow physicians whom he influenced, and who have th e privilege of learning from and working with him.

Probably said this all before, but Charlie was my favorite staff person during my medical training at KU Med School, and I was delighted and privileged to be associated with him at Trinity and St. Joseph's hospital when I was on the staff at both locations after finishing my residency and fellowship training at KUMC. He was brilliant, but also very funny with a great sense of humor, wonderful, caring bedside manner, and infectious personality.

I very much enjoyed being around him,...

Dear Mignon......It's been many years since I did your hair at Fairway Salon but I just heard of your husband's death and I wanted to send you my sympathy. My prayers are with you and your family.

Dr. John Clough, Mrs. Charles Clough & family:

Dr. Charles Clough operated on my mother in the 1980s when she was in her mid eighties. Dr. Clough was an exceptional surgeon who relieved my mother's pain and helped her quality of life for many years thereafter. She (and I) came to consider him a friend - always picturing him with his little black bag in hand. Quite a few years back, we sent him a carved sculpture of a doctor with a black bag that so reminded us of him - he could...

John, Mignon, Charlotte, Carter, Jennifer, Thomas and family-
I've been thinking of "Doc" and all of you these past 10 days since I learned of his passing. I'm so sorry I wasn't able to make the service.
I'll miss his birthday emails to me and my boys. We printed them out to keep. He was a very thoughtful man and I think so highly of him and you all. We'll miss having him at the farm!
Love,
Mignon and the rest of the Lambley family

I held him in highest esteem throughout 25+ years as an SJH staff colleague. My wife, an SJH nurse on 5S neurosurg. floor in 80's and 90's, recalls that he was universally beloved by the nursing and support staff as well. We always talked birding; wish I'd gotten him out for some field trips. He will be long remembered.
Respectfully,
Mike Cooper, MD