BREWSTER, Mass. John H. ("Pete") Clark Jr., 70, passed away at his home in Brewster, Mass., on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 10-year battle with cancer. Born March 23, 1935, in Utica, the son of John H. Clark Sr. and Regina Clark (Dibble), Mr. Clark was a graduate of Richfield Springs High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track. After his graduation in 1953, Mr. Clark attended Colgate University on an athletic scholarship. There, he played a year of football and basketball, was president of his fraternity (Lambda Chi Alpha) and graduated in 1958, majoring in history and physical education. After graduation, Mr. Clark served in the United States Army from 1958 until 1960. In 1960, Mr. Clark began a career in education. Mr. Clark taught high school social studies and coached varsity basketball at Cooperstown High School from 1960 to 1968, and was a school principal for the Gilboa-Conesville Central School District from 1968 to 1970. Thereafter, Mr. Clark was the superintendent of schools for the Springfield Central School District from 1971 to 1975 and the Gilboa-Conesville Central School District from 1976 to 1978. During that period, he received his masters degree in education/school administration at the State University of New York at Oneonta. In 1979, Mr. Clark became the superintendent of schools for the Stillwater Central School District and remained at Stillwater until his retirement in 1994. Mr. Clark was a communicant at Our Lady of the Cape Roman Catholic Church. An accomplished American Civil War historian, Mr. Clark will always be loved and remembered for his courage and integrity, and his marked devotion to his family, his faith and his community. Mr. Clark was a loving and wonderful husband, father, brother and grandfather. He is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Carol (Brady); his son, John III (Maria) of Valatie; son, Stephen (Denise) of Queensbury; his daughter, Kathryn of Boston, Mass.; and his grandchildren, Karen, Kevin, Jack, Thomas, Margaret and Regina. Mr. Clark is also survived by his sisters, JoAnn Buell, Marcia Wendth (Arthur), Mary Chi (Yong-Min); and his aunts, Eileen Dibble and Jeanette Smith. Mr. Clarks beloved sister, Ann Tsoupelis (Symeon), predeceased him in 2001. Calling hours will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, at J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James St., in Richfield Springs. A memorial Mass will be at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Richfield Springs at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2005. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to The Jimmy Fund at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. or the American Cancer Society