Clyde Parker, 79, passed away July 10, 2020. Clyde was a 44-year ASU Gammage employee who worked on the auditorium’s original crew. When he arrived at ASU in 1961 to pursue a teaching degree, he never expected to spend a major  part of the next five decades working at a theater. ASU Gammage, which was just a construction project in its early stages, was across the street from his home and steps away from the then-College of Education. When the auditorium opened its doors in 1964, Parker found a job as a stage hand. He stayed at ASU Gammage for more than four decades, retiring in 2008 as the theater’s technical director.

"Clyde was an amazing force at ASU Gammage,” said Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU vice president for cultural affairs and executive director of ASU Gammage. “He was a treasured member of the Gammage family since the theater’s opening and will be remembered for his energy and passion for the arts.” Clyde was a member of ASURA. A Video History interview with Clyde was conducted in 2009.  (Source: ASU Now)