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Show Pare 52 THE HERALD. Provo. Utah! Sunday. March 27. 1&83 Hometown Folk Mystery- Professor Really Teacher Remember Barney DES MOINES, Wash. (UPI) -N- eighbors, doctors and the children of Barney Clark said his love of life and sense of humor prepared him for what no other man has experia "second life" with an enced artificial heart. Dr. Dev Mannas, a cardiovascu- lar surgeon at Providence Medicai Center in nearby Seattle, said Clark's "positive attitude and his will to live made him last as long as he did. "Some other patients with a rather negative attitude probably would have folded up and given in a long time ago. " "No one ever had a bad word to say about him," said Dr. Terrance Block, the retired dentist's local cardiologist, who described Clark as a strong but kind individual. "He knew he was dying and went into the operation with his eyes open. He wanted to contribute as much as he could to medical knowledge," Block said. Friends recalled how Clark went into his last operation Jan. 18 with a wink to his wife, a squeeze of her hand and telling her she had been "a darned good wife." He survived the surgery and was rejoined with his family but recently there were A HARRISBURG, Pa. (UPI) master impersonator was traced to the faculty of a third university where he taught since 1956, apparreports the family suspected the ently under his real name and with end was near. legitimate credentials, officials "Dad was very realistic," said said. his son, Dr. Stephen Clark, an eye, George Washington University ofear, nose and throat specialist. "He ficials said last week the man held knew it was the first time and he in Cumberland County Prison under felt it probably would not succeed." $150,000 bond for impersonating The younger Clark and the rest of professors at Millersville and the family were preparing for his state colleges in Pennsyfather's funeral, set for 2 p.m. MST lvania is e GW faculty Tuesday at the Federal Way, member Paul Crafton. Wash., LDS Stake House. The Baltimore Sun reported that Gary DeFreese, a Mormon Crafton, a resident of Potomoc, Church spokesman in the Seattle Md., has been sued at least 11 times area, said Mrs. Gark "had ex- in recent years for failing to pay pected it (Clark's death) for the bills, to Montgomery according last week." County records. DeFreese said when he talked to GW officials put Crafton on adher a few days ago, it was clear ministrative leave and made their that "she knew things were not as good as they could be." Other health care professionals agreed that an upbeat attitude played a major role in the Barney Clark case. "It affects not only the survival but it also affects the period of CI recovery that it takes someone to get over an illness or an opera10 ID. tion," said Dr. Harold Dodge of the of Medical BLOCK University Washington Center. "We do see people who give up when they're sick, and they're much more difficult to take care of." Ship-pensbu- rg long-tim- ma said. "The university was not aware of his other teaching schedules," Jagoda said. Students in Crafton's Thursday night engineering class at GW were surprised to learn he was jailed in Pennsylvania. Hank Springer, of Riverdale, Md., said, "I found out about 20 minutes before class." Springer described Crafton as "basically a strict instructor" who taught just two classes this year, reportedly took the other jobs shrub-shroud- demanded silence in the classroom. He said Crafton "never missed a single class." 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Crafton's suburban Washington A woman at the Potomac resitold reporters he, his neighbors dence who identified herself as wife and teenage daughter, who Mrs. Crafton said her attorney had cerebral palsy, kept to suffers from advised her not to discuss the case. themselves in their modest, A spokesman for the Pennsylwhere they have home vania attorney general's office said lived for 15 years. agents sorting through the suspect's Crafton's department chairman personal effects have counted 31 aliases rather than just the 13 they at GW, Sam Rothman, told a stuhad earlier tallied. dent newspaper, "There's no quesAuthorities are uncertain when tion in my mind of his competence the imprsnnatinn began. Crafton ... His credentials are fine." apparently 0CEEB Jarvik Wept As Clark Died SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) disclosure of his identity after meeting with special agents from the attorney general's office, university spokesman Barry Jagoda PER LB. 777 North SOOWest Other Stores Retail 2.59 lb. 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"The fact that the valve broke early on was tough on Barney and it was kind of tough on us. But it was helpful," Jarvik said. "The next patient is going to have a valve that is substantially stronger. We're pretty sure it's not going to break next time. charm step Navy Sale $ Platinum 20 Reg. $25, Mattie "The things that have been learned are really going to be useful. For example, running more gradually with the output at the beginning so that you hope not to have a seizure problem," he said. Jarvik noted that guidelines laid down by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricted the type of patient eligible for the heart implant to the seriously ill. He noted the effects of Clark's deteriorated heart already had damaged several other organs in his body. "The fact is, the (artificial) heart had no problems with it at this Black " m I J , t point. It was in extremely good condition and it worked very well. There was no infection around the heart or the air lines," Jarvik said. "It means that what Dr. Clark did was of some real value, that there is something to come out of what he contributed and I feel very good about it." Jarvik said researchers were White en- Camel couraged by the experiment and that his new heart would be an improved Jarvik-7- . He said the primary improvement would be a stronger valve, with better material. Clark underwent surgery 12 days after the heart implant to replace a valve in the heart after a ring securing the valve cracked. Jarvik also said the new heart will be a "more standardized heart" involving less handwork. He said he also is working on a smaller heart for use in the chest of a smaller patient. Man Charged With Death Tooele County man has been SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) A murder charged with second-degre- e in connection with a March 18 automobile accident that claimed the life of a Salt Lake County man. 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