Clark E. Goebel ’60

Clark E. Goebel ’60, of Easton, Mass.; July 8, of cancer. An outstanding athlete, he was invited to try out for the Phillies but declined and joined the Navy. He attended Brown’s ROTC program and met his wife while a student. After graduating, he served as an officer during the Bay of Pigs. He was later promoted to lieutenant and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in 1978 and settled in Ossining, N.Y., where he worked as a programmer for Reader’s Digest. He and his family moved to Wilbraham, Mass., where he worked for Mass Mutual and eventually went on to work for Monarch Life Insurance Company, helping the company’s real estate portfolio grow during his tenure. Some of the developments he was involved in included Monarch Place of Springfield, the World Trade Center in Boston, and Marina Bay in Quincy. He was a fan of all sports but particularly enjoyed tennis, and golf, and the Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots, and Celtics. He is survived by his wife, Gail Cox Goebel ’61; two daughters; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.