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Submitted: 11/9/19 • Approved: 11/9/19 • Last Updated: 11/12/19 • R226217-G0-S3
September 24, 1937 - March 12, 2009
*Obituary
Published in Austin American-Statesman from Mar. 13 to Mar. 14, 2009
Clarke Adams Burnham, Ph.D. Clarke Adams Burnham, age 71, died peacefully at home on the morning of March 12th after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Clarke grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University, and received his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University.
He came to Austin with is young family in 1965, and was a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Texas at Austin until his retirement three years ago. He remained involved with the university, teaching a statistics correspondence course up to the time of his death. During his years at UT, he served for 20 years as Graduate Adviser. He was dedicated to guiding doctoral students in their quest for their degrees and to working with the staff, faculty and students to make the program to work smoothly and equitably for all involved.
During his last several years with the department, he felt privileged to Chair the University-wide Institutional Review Board (IRB), directed to protecting human subjects in research projects while ensuring that quality research was conducted and supported at UT.
In 1975 Clarke's first wife Lucy Eayrs Burnham (Eayrs) died tragically of brain cancer, leaving three elementary school boys behind. Fortunately Clarke met Joan Gibson Mandel, who had two preschoolers, and together they created a family of five boys in 1976. The greatest joy of Clarke's life was his blended family, his wonderful daughters-in-law and his beloved ten grandchildren.
Clarke's wonderful nature, kindness and gentleness, as well as his keen intellect and interest in so many issues and pursuits, will be remembered and cherished by all who knew him. He loved his family, his friends and colleagues.
He was an avid gardener and fantastic cook, and he made his house a warm, inviting place for all who came. A memorable event for both Clarke and the family was the wonderful Christmas celebration last December when the family clan gathered in Austin to celebrate the holidays and be together. He also shared a wonderful week last August with his family in Birch Island, Maine, his summer vacation place since his boyhood.
He is survived by Ralph Eayrs and Laurie Lehrter Burnham, and their children Will and Sam, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Thomas Adams and Lori Eriko Burnham, and their two children Lucy and Daniel, of Reno, Nevada; Scott Hendley Burnham and Annette Quill, and their three children Cecelia, Charlotte and Josephine of Golden, Colorado; Adam Stuyvesant and Johanna Stahl Mandel of Dallas, Texas, and Jeremy Allan and Jackie Renee Mandel, and their children Matthew, Rebecca and Matthew of Austin, Texas. He also leaves behind a sister, Abigail Burnham Bloom, and her husband Roger and their family, of New York City; brothers Bruce Edwin Burnham, of Atkinson, New Hampshire; and Scott J. Burnham and his wife Terry, and their family of Missoula, Montana.
He was preceded in death by his mother Constance Mary Burnham, his father Ralph Adams Burnham, his sister Sue Burnham, and his brother Ralph Donald Burnham.
The family would especially like to thank his internist Dr. Michael Romain and oncologist Dr. Mamta Kalidas, both of the Austin Diagnostic Clinic, and Dr. Shannon Cox of the Austin Cancer Center for their loving and quality care for him during his illness. He appreciated so much the kind and capable nurses in the infusion room at ADC who dedicate themselves to the dignified care of their many patients. His doctors and the staff at MD Anderson were committed to providing the very best medical treatment available. Clarke and the family are so grateful to their wonderful friends who have supported all of us through his illness.
A memorial service celebrating Clarke's life will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church, 209 West 27th Street, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16th, with a reception immediately following in the parish hall. Contributions may be made to the Rooster Andrew Memorial fund at All Saints or to a favorite charity of your choice. Obituary and guest book online at wcfish.com
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Oliver Shirley
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