Obituraries #22100 Jean Gordon Vicks, Clinton, NY, 49, passed away on April 5, 2013, after her fourteen year battle with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). She was the mother of #19100 Dwight Vicks IV. Jean was born on June 18, 1963, graduating from Miss Porters School and Jean Gordon Vicks, 49, passed away on April 5, 2013 after her fourteen year battleUniversity with medullary thyroid (MTC). JeanB.A. was born on June 18, the ofcancer Virginia, Distinction in ’85. She 1963, the eldest child of Sara Jane and Jeremy Gordon of Short Hills, NJ. After graduation from The Miss Porter’s School, Jean attended the University of Virginia, joined Bank of New York where she met Dwight where she played varsity field hockey, majored in French and International Relations, and earned a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in 1985. She joined Vicks III; the two were wed on June 13, 1987. Jean was The Bank of New York in New York City and soon became a corporate lending officer. It was here that Jean met her husband, Dwight Vicks; the two were wed officer inwasthe private lending division of Chemical on an June 13, 1987. Jean an officer in the private lending division of Chemical Bank before the couple moved to Ithaca, NY, where she worked in Alumni Affairs Bank before the couple moved to Ithaca, and Development at Cornell University. With the birth of her twins, Sara Jane NY. There and Dwight Hatfield in 1991, Jean devoted her energies to raising her children. worked in was Alumni Affairs/Development at CorHershe youngest, Emily Kathryn, born in 1994. Volunteerism centered around theof children’s Jean was theJane and Dwight nell. With the birth heractivities; twins, Sara founder of the Camp Sadaquada day camp. The desire to give back and her passion for field hockey Jean to Jean a seconddevoted career as coach and mentor to Hatfield in led 1991, her energies to raising dozens of young women. She coached at New Hartford High School, Whitesboro High School, and the USFA Futures program. The Section 3 coaches her children. Her youngest, Emily Kathryn, was born and referees honored Jean by dedicating the 2010 Section 3 Field Hockey tournament program to her. The peak of her coaching career was at Clinton in Schools, 1994.where Jean was founder ofdaughters the Camp Sadaquada Central she had the the privilege of coaching her Sara and Emily. Exercise was one of Jean’s passions, including the Masters Swim dayatcamp, coached field hockey attriathlons NewandHartford High Program Hamilton College, Swim Across America, numerous School, Whitesboro High School, and the USFA Futures program. She was a Masters Swimmer at Hamilton College, and completed Swim Across America, numerous triathlons and the Boilermaker Road Race. She loved biking, cross-country skiing and walking her dogs. A member of St. James Episcopal Church in Clinton, NY, she sang in the choir. Her diagnosis of MTC in 1999 led to her founding the International Thyroid Oncology Group (ITOG), a non-profit group consisting of 50 leading physicians and scientists from around the world whose mission is to find better treatments for patients with thyroid cancer. In December 2010, Jean testified to the FDA endorsing Caprelsa, the first clinical trial drug ever approved for the treatment of MTC. Beyond her immediate family, Jean is survived by her mother, Sara Jane Gordon; brother, John and his wife, Jennifer and their three children Stuart, Lanier and Reese; her brother, Jeremy and his new bride, Edith; Jeans mother-in-law, Mary Vicks; sister-in-law, Judy Sweet and her children, Bryant and Heather; her sister-in-law, Cathy Jerrard and husband, Dana and their children, Erik, Molly and Kevin. She is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. The family wishes to thank the many dedicated medical specialists that cared for Jean during her
illness. Jean’s grace, selflessness and enthusiasm in the face of overwhelming challenges are an inspiration to all who knew her.
Marian Foster Clifford, 72, of St. Louis, MO, died on September 20, 2013 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Her three sons, #12379 Nick, #12607 Steve and #13149 Charlie all attended Dudley, and the Cliffords hosted numerous Dudley Reunions in their home. Marian was born in St. Louis on August 23, 1941. She attended Mary Institute and graduated from Chatham Hall in Virginia and from Vassar College. Marian majored in mathematics and worked as a computer programmer for the Naval Station in Newport, RI while her husband Nick was in the Navy. Returning to St. Louis to start a family, Marian worked for 17 years as the Director of Children’s Education at the Church of St. Michael & St. George in Clayton, MO. Marian volunteered for numerous organizations including the Episcopal Church and Vassar College. She was also active in the Bethesda Health Group, the Charless Home and Foundation, Care and Counselling, and the St. Louis Service Bureau. Marian instinctively reached out to include others in her life, opening her home as a refuge to unwed mothers-to-be in the 1970s, serving as a foreign exchange student host mom, participating in Washington U’s Memory and Aging Project, and welcoming strays to holiday dinners. She was the quintessential hostess, an avid golfer, passionate about music, and a beautiful seamstress. Marian is survived by her husband, Nicholas B. Clifford, Sr. and their three sons, Nicholas B. Clifford, Jr. (Maria), Stephen W. Clifford, and Charles H. Clifford (Tara), her brothers #7114 Torrey N. Foster (Anne) of Naples, FL, and A. O. #7500 Bert Foster (Carmella) of Wayzata, MN, and her sister, Claire Evans (Marshall) of Atlanta, GA, and her five grandchildren, to whom she was known as Nana. Fall 2013
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