Charles F. Clarke Jr. ’51

Charles F. Clarke Jr. ’51, of Lake Forest, Ill.; Jan. 1. He served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After he left the military, he began a career in Chicago real estate at Arthur Rubloff & Co., where he became vice president in 1963. He was recruited by Sudler & Co. in 1965, a firm known for its residential property management in Chicago. This led to managing and leasing the new John Hancock Center building and later work on Water Tower Place. He continued to work in commercial brokerage at Sudler for 39 years. He served on the boards of the Mid City Bank, Verado Energy Inc., the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Catholic Charities, Barat College, Onwentsia Club, and Lake Forest Hospital. He was mayor of Lake Forest from 1990 to 1993. He enjoyed the outdoors, horseback riding, fishing, skiing, camping, hunting, and especially traveling to Telluride, Colorado, where he purchased a ranch. He also enjoyed trips to Eastern Europe, Ireland, Asia, Africa, South American, Australia, and New Zealand. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; three sons; a daughter-in-law; seven grandchildren; a sister; and several nieces
and nephews.