Suzanne Clarke McDonough

Suzanne Clarke McDonough (born Suzanne B. Clarke in 1933) is an American xocialite and anti-drug activist.

Early life and education

Suzanne B. Clarke was born in Highland Park, Illinois.[1] She is the daughter of Eugene Vincent Clarke and his wife.[2]

Clarke studied at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.[2][1]

Career and philanthropy

During the 1970s, Clarke served as director of the Project Straight Dope anti-drug abuse pressure group.[3]

In 1985, she was a board member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[2]

Personal life

On January 5, 1959, Clarke eloped to Las Vegas and married Ralph Falk II.[4] Their second child, Melanie Borden Falk, was born in April 1961.[5] The relationship later ended in divorce.[2] On September 28, 1985, she married William Joseph McDonough at their home in Chicago.[2] He served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for 10 years and died in 2018.[6]

Clarke was a prominent fixture of Chicagoan high society in the North Shore suburbs, known for her parties. She developed a similar reputation in Mexico where she founded the Cuernavaca Racquet Club.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Highland Park Girl Military Ball Empress". Chicago Tribune. December 4, 1954. Part 3, p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "W.J. McDonough Weds Suzanne Falk". The New York Times. September 29, 1985. p. 67. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "TV Antidrug Commercials Set". Chicago Tribune. August 17, 1971. Section 3, p. 8. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wedding News". Chicago Tribune. January 7, 1959. Part 2, p. 2. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "From the Society Notebook". Chicago Tribune. April 26, 1961. Part 3, p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Jr, Landon Thomas (January 26, 2018). "William McDonough, Who Guided New York Fed Through Crises, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Page, Eleanor (October 2, 1977). "Gold-digging, travel agencies, junk stores - all party ideas". Chicago Tribune. Section 5, p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2024.