Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has remembered media giant Oliver Clarke as a patriot who wore no political stripes.

Patterson lauded Clarke, who stood at the helm of The Gleaner Company for more than four decades for his managerial talents.

In 1961, the two met at the London School of Economics, where Clarke studied economics and Patterson, law.

During Patterson’s tenure as prime minister from 1992-2006, Clarke, affectionately called ‘O.F.C.’, served as chairman of the Parliamentary Salaries Review Committee.

In his tribute, Patterson also spoke of Clarke’s determination to secure press freedom.