Thomas E. Clifford Jr. ’68

Thomas E. Clifford Jr. ’68, of Framingham, Mass.; Aug. 25, from frontotemporal dementia. After Brown, he volunteered with VISTA at Rikers Island Prison in New York City. He taught at St. Rita School and St. Jerome School before becoming English department head at Cardinal Hayes High School (N.Y.), where he also coached their hockey team to six consecutive league championships. His next move was to Montclair, N.J., where he taught English at Montclair High School (MHS), retiring after 30 years. At MHS he was the assistant men’s varsity hockey coach and led the team to four state titles. He was a former member of Brown’s hockey team and a member of Delta Phi Omega. He is survived by a sister, a brother, a sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews.