HARVEY T. CLEW ’56

HARVEY T. CLEW, a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, died Nov. 19, 2014. He was 80. The nephew of Lester P. Gallivan of the class of 1928, he was a member of Sigma Chi and served in counter-intelligence in the U.S. Army after his graduation. Prior to his 30-year career as a diplomat, he was a reporter for The Washington Star, covering events such as the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy Jr. As a diplomat he served in numerous posts around the world. He was involved in community organizations and politics, and he was an environmentalist who worked to protect open spaces in Connecticut. Survivors include his wife, Joy Lee Clew; two children, including Timothy W. Clew ’93; five grandchildren; his twin sister; his brother; and another sister. He was also the uncle of Sarah K. Britton ’96 and of Lindsey Fitzgibbons ’98, and the cousin of Dorothea D. Nelson ’00 and of Emily P. Gallivan ’08.