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Chicago, Mr. Clarke began his teaching
career as a professor of European history
at the Albert Schweitzer College in Swit-
zerland; he later served as a professor of
French at Cooperstown Central School
in New York. He also taught American
history in New Rochelle, N.Y.
Mr. Clarke and his wife were involved
in the management of Otsego Golf Club
in Springfield Center, N.Y., where he served
as treasurer until his death. In addition,
he served on the boards of Head of the
Lake Corporation, the Cook Foundation,
and the Friends of Hyde Hall.
Mr. Clarke is survived by his son and
daughter-in-law, A.R. Hyde Clarke ’74
and Margaret McKinley Clarke; his
daughter and son-in-law, Sophie Clarke
and Jeffrey Barton Isaac; and three
grandchildren.
1944
Allan Johnson Jr.
of Akron, Ohio,
died March 22,
2013, at the age
of 87.
Born in Akron
on July 14, 1925,
he was the son
of Allan Chalfant
Johnson and
Katharine Baird
Johnson. Mr. Johnson joined the Second
Form at SPS in the fall of 1939 and took
to his studies with great gusto. During his
time in Millville, he earned either first or
first testimonials with honors each year
and was named a Ferguson Scholar during
his Fourth Form year. He was a talented
debater, served as an “inspector” of
Middle House, and was a member of the
Missionary Society. He also stroked the
first Shattuck crew and enjoyed football
and ice hockey with Isthmian.
Mr. Johnson graduated summa cum
laude after his Fifth Form year. From
Millville, Mr. Johnson moved on to Harvard,
graduating magna cum laude and Phi
Beta Kappa with the Class of 1947. He
continued his education at Harvard Law
School, graduating in 1949. Upon his
graduation, Mr. Johnson moved back to
his hometown of Akron and achieved the
highest score on the 1949 Ohio bar exam.
He spent more than 50 years as senior
partner at the Akron law firm of Buck-
ingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, where he
practiced trusts and estates law and was
an honorary lifetime member of the Ohio
Bar Association.
Outside of his practice, he served as
treasurer for the Akron Community
Foundation Trusts and was a member of
the Mayflower Club, Portage Country
Club, and South Conway Club in South
Conway, N.H. Mr. Johnson enjoyed leading
an active life through biking, skiing, and
canoeing. He enjoyed traveling through
France and spending his summers in
South Conway.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife,
Mary Dure Johnson; his four children,
Katharine Johnson Mears, Anne Johnson
Hurt, Alicia Johnson Spearman, and Allan
Johnson III; his four step-children, Page
Bullock, Sarah Nix, Henry Bullock, and
Madelene Wilson; and 11 grandchildren.
1945
Dawson C. Heron
of Concord, Mass.,
formerly of Cam-
bridge, Mass., died
on December 2,
2012, at age 85.
Born March 23,
1927, to Walter S.
Heron of the
Form of 1911 and
Marcella Callery
Heron, he attended Shady Side Academy
in Pittsburgh, Pa., before entering the
Third Form at St. Paul’s in 1941.
Mr. Heron was a “quiet, well-mannered
person,” who performed particularly well
in math and science. At SPS he was a
member of the Rifle Club, qualifying as a
junior marksman, the Scientific Associa-
tion, the Missionary Society, and the Radio
Club. He competed in tennis and football
for Isthmian and rowed with Shattuck.
He attended Yale University, graduating
in 1950, and went on to Harvard Law
School, graduating in 1954. In 1980, Mr.
Heron received his master’s in education
from Antioch University of New England.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine;
his four children, Leila, Katrina, Sean,
and Martha; and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Ford leaves behind his wife of 33
years, Peggy Ford; his son, John B. Ford IV;
his stepsons, Lawrence Gotfredson and
Christian Gotfredson; eight grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren. He was
predeceased in 1979 by his first wife,
Mary Louise McDonald.
1944
Arthur Ryerson Hyde Clarke
a dedicated edu-
cator, died peace-
fully on October 12,
2011, at his son’s
home in Old
Greenwich, Conn.
He was 85.
Born in Coop-
erstown, N.Y., on
July 5, 1926, Mr.
Clarke was the son of George Hyde Clarke
of the Form of 1907 and Emily Borie
Ryerson Clarke of the historic Hyde Hall.
His mother and her family, including Mr.
Clarke’s uncle, John Borie Ryerson of the
Form of 1917, were survivors of the RMS
Titanic, which sank off the coast of New-
foundland on April 15, 1912.
Mr. Clarke attended the Hoosac School
in Hoosick, N.Y., before enrolling at SPS
as a Third Former in the fall of 1940. During
his four years in Millville, he excelled in
the classroom, earning testimonials con-
sistently for his academic achievements.
Outside the classroom, he enjoyed Isthmian
football and ice hockey and was a member
of Der Deutsche Verein.
Following his graduation from St. Paul’s,
Mr. Clarke joined the U.S. Army and served
in Germany during WWII. He was imme-
diately put to work in intelligence in the
OSS under “Wild Bill” Donovan. His fluency
in French and German, said his son, Hyde
’74, was invaluable as an interrogator, and
the U.S. gained some valuable German
scientific assets ahead of the Soviets as a
result. Mr. Clarke was discharged in 1947.
He returned to his studies after the
war, enrolling at Yale University, where
he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1951. He
worked for several years in Washington,
D.C., and Chicago, where he eventually
met his wife, Roseanna Schimenz, with
whom he raised two children, A.R. Hyde
’74 and Sophie. After earning a master’s
in history from Loyola University in
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