Alfred "Ace" Clark Boughton, III

Alfred Clark Boughton III, (Ace) 92, of Bradenton, Fl passed away peacefully with his beloved wife of 69 years, Mickey, by his side on May 31, 2019. Ace was the son of Clark and Kathryn Boughton born May 1, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio, & grew up in the Chicago area. He will be dearly missed by his wife Mickey (Freeman) and their six children; Ann (Thomas Davis); Gus (Genie Brake); Ellen (Tom Fix); Joan (Henry Kleeman); Katie (Barry Burdiak); Mary (Patrick Kinmartin) and his sister Kathryn Donovan. He was grandfather to 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He graduated from Loyola Academy in 1944, & The United States Naval Academy in 1949. During his Naval career, he participated in the Korean Invasion of Inchon before getting his wings as a Naval Aviator. He flew the P2V Neptune on anti-submarine patrol with Squadron VP-26 in the North Atlantic. He then was assigned to the staff of FAW-3 Atlantic Squadron at Quonset Point, RI. After leaving the Naval service, he had a successful career at McGraw Hill Publishing Company. He worked as the sales manager for Aviation Week magazine (Boston, MA); then publisher for Missiles and Rockets (Washington, DC). He was a sales manager at Business Week Magazine in Chicago; Washington & NYC for 28 years until his retirement. Ace was always active with the USNA class of ’49, acting as President for 5 years when he oversaw the refurbishment of the historical ‘49 house in Annapolis and served on the advisory staff at USNA. He was President of the Masqueraders at USNA and continued to act in community theatres in Chicago, Annapolis, and Sarasota. He also loved to Golf, paint and was an active member of Tara G&CC, in Bradenton where he has lived for the last 20 years. A funeral mass will be held, Wednesday, June 19th, at 10:30am, at Church of St. Patrick Catholic Church, 7900 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34241. A graveside service with full military honors will be held, Wednesday, June 19th, at 12:20pm, at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9840 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL 34241. Memorials may be made to St. Patricks’ Church, 7900 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34241, Resurrection House, 507 Kumquat Ct., Sarasota, FL 34236, or the USNA Foundation, 274 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402.

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Alfred "Ace" Clark Boughton, III

May 1, 1927 - May 31, 2019