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Clark ever the teacher, even in his twilight.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-JUN-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Clark ever the teacher, even in his twilight.(Columns)(Column)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard

I've long admired the quiet saints of the world, people who make a place richer - and yet don't demand attention for doing so. Thus, when I heard Wednesday that former University of Oregon President Robert Clark had died at 95, I felt a loss for our community.

But I also felt a personal loss, because the man had taught me, in our few times together, about dignity. About responsibility. About living beyond self.

I first met him two years ago. I'd called to ask if I might interview him. He politely declined. He had assumed I was...

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