Clifford J. Gillespie Jr.

I was a young woman when I began my SPS employment as the science laboratory technician in 1979. Cliff Gillespie was my supervisor and Denny Doucette was the Head of the Science Department then. Both Cliff and Denny treated me as an equal member of the Science Department and like family. This is something I will always treasure! In my 20 years of employment there, I only witnessed this same treatment to the staff members who worked in the Rectory when Alina and Cliff lived there during...

Alina & The Gillespie family - so sorry to read about Cliff ("The Rock" as we used to call him with great respect). He was such a nice guy, hard worker, well respected, personable, and competitive while playing and coaching, as well as, just playing sports "for fun" with us when we worked together so early in our careers. In addition to my personal experiences with Cliff, I know from my friends who attended SPS during those years, what a mentor he was to so many. Just as Alina was in her...

I’m not sure where to startthe “Rock’s” beautiful obituary, as detailed and accurate as it is, still does not come close to capturing what he gave to the thousands of students he taught in the classroom and coached on the field. I was but one of those thousands and am deeply saddened by his loss. Many of us remained in touch with Cliff well after our time with him in the field and the classroom. He clearly created unbelievable talent that produced all-American lacrosse players, scientists,...

I knew Cliff as a coaching icon, and I "borrowed" his zone defense at St. Paul's for my own lacrosse teams at Providence Country Day and later at Pomfret School. The most respected voice at New England lacrosse coaches meetings. His son-in-law Pete Moubayed played for me and later coached with me at PCD.