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Show Page Six GDao'C- - The Daily Utah Chronicle, Monday, March 23, 1983 s wife cecoymits Ihiuisbairiidl's ejjpwiisinice by Jill Johnson Chronicle staff , . . - Una Loy Clark, speaking at a news conference Saturday, said the most difficult part of her husband's ordeal was the persistent nose bleeds he experienced for several days during his recovery, after receiving the world's first artificial heart. "He was in so much pain, but he never gave up . . . never, ever in my presence did I hear a negative word from him. I am very, very proud of him, I think he accomplished what he wanted to accomplish," she said. However, she said the doctors who performed the implant had received some letters critical of using her husband for the experiment.--- - . ; - .' " I believe my husband . would have died the night of surgery if he had not had the implant. We had months I . know we would not have had," she said. , three-and-a-h- alf Clark became very homesick after one month and missed their, house in Pes Moines, Wash., his grandchildren and close friends, she said. "It was very difficult for him to be away from here." Barney Clark died Wednesday night from collapse of his Also at the news conference were Clark's two sons, Gary, 37, circulatory system and failure of several organs, 112 days after Stephen, 35, and daughter, Karen Shaffer. the mechanical heart was implanted. Clark and Shaffer returned to the Seattle area from Salt Lake Clark said she is still "numb from losing a man she has known City Friday night. It was the first time Clark had been hack to her since seventh grade. She said she never gave up hope until 4 p.m. home since her husband entered the University Medical Center the day he died that her husband would enjoy life with the . ' - 2. Dec. , '. mechanical heart. i V In a wavering voice she said it was the messages from around Before Clark underwent his historic surgery he had to sign an ; the world that sustained them through the past three months. "Never once in the thousands of letters did I read a discouraging word," she said. page, highly detailed consent form twice. "The consent form promised him nothing. It explained all he could go through, and I think he went through everything on the list," Mrs. Clark said.' 1 1 -- Clark said she is willing to work closely with the families of future heart recipients. ll will tell anyone considering the . operation the heart works and to go for it,", she said. Services for Clark will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Saints stake center in Federal Way, 25 Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y miles south of Seattle.' He will be buried at Washington Memorial Park in Seattle. ? - J -- 1 . '..,. " .. '.. ...'.:-- : Dr. Willem Kolff, head of the University's Artificial Organs Division, and Ralph Willie, a family friend, will speak at the service. . 1 Several other Medical Center staffers plan jto attend, according to hospital spokesman John Dwan. Surgeons William DeVries and Lyle Joyce, and their wives; social worker Margaret Miller; Dr. Robert Jarvik; Dr. Chase Peterson and several nurses ' will be among those attending. . : Sp eakerto interpret history J.C. McNeil presents ' Dr. Kenneth M. Stampp will discuss "Interpreting History" at the annual O. EARL . Meredith Wilson history lecture Wednesday. The. lectureship brings a distinguished historian to campus each year to speak on KLUGH APRIL 17,1983 7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall IMP However, she was quick to admit her husband was not in the physical shape needed to be a mechanical heart recipient. "I don't think there will be another artificial heart recipient as physically ill as my husband ..was," she said, adding that "you can't expect the heart to rejuvenate' the organs."; .; v subjects related toJhistorical scholarship or the philosophy of history.: Stampp will speak at 8 " .. p.m. in the fine Arts Auditorium. Stampp, Morrison professor of American . " History at the University of California at Berkeley, says historians have two concerns: to tell what happened in the past and to explain things happened. why ' He will illustrate the process by explaining what led him to change his mind about the profitability of southern, slavery as a labor system and about the reasons Northerners used force to preserve the Union. All seats reserved Tickets $10 $9 Travel Study Program Tickets available at The Capitol Theatre, Datatix (including the Special Events Box office), Sound Track and Toad Tape in Ogden - A United Concerts production o Juno , FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE "The Archeological Discoveries of EBLA in Historical Perspective" . . ... Spain o Earn up to 14 hours of credit. The College of Science - 2 o study at tho UnlvorsWy of Salamanca. SDain o Travol in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, franco -fit FREE Public Lecture presented by 14-Aug- ust For Further Information Contact: Prof. Edward Mayor 205 Carlson Hall 5815206 Prof. D.K. Barton : 154E.OSH 581-6S0- 7 Study Abroad Offlce Olpln Union 159 581-584- 9 by Paolo Matthias Professor Ordanarius in the Institute for Near Eastern Studies, University RomeDirectpr of the Italian Archaeological Expedition at Ebla, and Chairman of the International Committee for the Study of Ebla Texts. of The ancient city of Ebla discovered by Professor Paolo Matthiae has been called one of the most important discoveries of modern .' archaeology, ' ,The archives found in theroyal palace provide unexpected insights into" the life and culture of a hereto unknown civilization. The artifacts are stunning for the beauty of their craftsmanship and the preciousness of the materials employed. The "historical pictures which can be reconstructed from the archaeological record is one of unsuspected sugnificance: strong ties to Mesopotamia on the one hand and to Egypt on the other make, Ebla and" Northern syria a pivotal point for the ; understanding of the growth of early civilization, Ever since the first . interpretations, of the texts found at Ebla. controversy has raged among scholars and has reached far beyond academia into the mass media. A proper understanding of the" "phenomenoh of E bla cVn'dnTyomelrom a thoug h'tfii a n'd approach to the data themselves.Note: Change of Lecture Hall ABPUGAlIIOnS HOT7 DEmO ACCEPTED POE. - .'.'j:0,;' ". , 4 I - well-inform- ed Through March 29 Interview held March 30 & 31 Applications available in Union main office, across ftoni information desk . |
