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Neale was a teacher and mentor to me. In explaining his presence in my life to my daughter, I just discovered his Obit. A giant, a real person. Generous and kind.
Ron Flannery, Denver
October 17, 2015


Essex, Connecticut
1933 - 2015
Clapp, Neale Wilke Of Essex, Connecticut, an organization development consultant and social scientist, died on March 7, 2015 in Middletown, CT. Mr. Clapp's work as an organizational consultant spanned the second half of the 20th century, and he was known for his ability to examine the complex...
Read MoreNeale was a teacher and mentor to me. In explaining his presence in my life to my daughter, I just discovered his Obit. A giant, a real person. Generous and kind.
Ron Flannery, Denver
October 17, 2015
To Liz: if you did not get my response by email - as I suspect you didn't (I got an undeliverable message back), I would be SO appreciative if you could email me the copy of "Collected Wisdom" at [email protected], or mail it to 10866 Grovehampton Ct, Reston, VA 20194. MANY THANKS FOR CONTACTING ME!
Tom Finn
Tom Finn
August 05, 2015 | Reston, VA
I did not know Neale, but as a son of New Jersey, I am forever grateful to him for compiling, from many training sessions over the years, something he called "The Collected Wit and Wisdom of New Jersey." It is truly one of the funniest things I have ever read, including malapropism after malapropism that he maintained were actually things people said in the sessions. I only had a hard copy, and currently can't find it. If it is available anywhere, and anyone knows where, I would love to...
March 16, 2015
Our condolences to Neale's family. The NTL Institute will always hold a place for Neale and his many contributions to our organization to the field of OD. He lived NTL's mission, vision and values and we are deeply saddened by his passing.
Scott McVicker
March 16, 2015 | NTL Institute, MD
Dear Jocelyn, Robin, and Elizabeth, Many thanks for sharing your dad with us for so long. I join the many others who are so glad that Neale 'ventured' so that many may 'gain'. With condolences, Darlyne Bailey
March 16, 2015
He was a dear friend with great talents as a consultant and I relied upon him many times for personal and organizational growth.
March 15, 2015
Jocelyn, saddened to read of your dads passing. He was a most interesting man and like an older brother to me in the 1980's.
I fondly remember conversations with him at Little Silver, and in Mystic. He was a brilliant philosopher of the human
life and choices. Many good memories of his perspectives on life and behavior, many stories, golf, dinners, gardening, biking, car talk and taking his baby out for a ride (sometimes without him). As he would say there are many turns on the...
Frank Barravecchia
March 15, 2015 | Mystic, CT
May God provide an abundance of peace and
comfort to strengthen and sustain you at
this sad and difficult time.
March 15, 2015
Very sorry to hear of Mr. Clapp's passing. A kind and generous spirit. RIP.
Bill Simons
March 15, 2015 | East Lyme, CT