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William H. Clements Jr.
William H. Clements Jr., 68, a cameraman and a theatrical technician who worked for 28 years in Washington's professional theaters, died of lung cancer Jan. 25 at his home in Cheverly.
Mr. Clements worked at the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Ford's Theatre and the National Theatre in many capacities as a stagehand from 1970 until he retired in 1998. He toured the country with the national company of Annie and was the sound designer for the Broadway production of Charlie and Algernon.
He was a cameraman and director of photography from 1952 to 1970 for Metromedia television, for Norwood Studios and as a freelancer who worked on news, films and special events.
He was a native Washingtonian and graduated from Eastern High School in 1954 and the Bullis School in 1955. He attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the University of Maryland and served in the Navy from 1958 to 1960.
He acquired his first sailboat, a Penguin, in 1949 and sailed the Potomac River as a Sea Scout. He also owned a retired skipjack, the Dorothy, and Talisman, a 72-foot ferro-cement schooner. He sailed aboard the Coast Guard's Eagle and the Pride of Baltimore II and was a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was a member of the Cobb Island Yacht Club.
Mr. Clements was also a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, Local 22.
His marriage to Barbara J. Lewis ended in divorce.
A son, Christopher Alan Clements, died in 1999. Son Stephen Everett Clements died in 2004.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Martha Knight Clements of Cheverly; and two sisters.