Current Issue
Oct. 8, 2008
Vol. 109, No. 2
Memorials
Recent Memorials
Published in Oct. 8, 2008, issue
George Little Follansbee '34
George Follansbee, known widely as Flop or Shorty, a former secondary-school teacher, coach, and administrator, died June 20, 2008. He was 96. After Princeton, where...
Warren Rusling Rainear '34
Warren Rainear, known as Chief, died April 23, 2008. Until his retirement in 1976, he was the president of C.J. Rainear & Co., a distributor in Philadelphia of pipes,...
J. Michael Curto '36
Mike reached the peak in big business. His entire career was with U.S. Steel, starting as a clerk and winding up as senior vice president for sales. He was chairman of...
Penn Harvey Holsapple '36
Penn died from melanoma March 8, 2008, in Hamilton, Mont. He was the son of Earle T. Holsapple 1909. After graduating from St. Paul’s, Penn came to Princeton, where he...
Edward Henry Bennett '40
Ed died May 23, 2008, of acute myelogenous leukemia at his home in Pound Ridge, N.Y. He prepared at Glens Falls (N.Y.) Academy and Bronxville High School, following his...
George Knauer Jr. '41
George died May 12, 2008, in Naples, Fla., after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. A native of Elizabeth, N.J., he prepared at the Pingry School. At Princeton he...
James Graham Paterson '41
Jim died June 11, 2008, in Wilmington, N.C. A New Jersey native, he prepared at The Gunnery. At Princeton he majored in economics, joined Cottage Club, became a...
George Arthur Congdon Jr. '45
George Congdon died March 10, 2008, after a long and courageous struggle with congestive heart failure. He entered Princeton from Richmond Hill High School in the New...
Robert Milton Ruch '45
Bob Ruch died Feb. 26, 2008, after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Bob entered Princeton from Central High School in Memphis and joined Charter Club....
Walter Arundel Steele '45
Walter A. “Bill” Steele died May 27, 2008. He entered Princeton from East Denver High School in the footsteps of his father, Judge Robert Steele ’13. Bill joined Tower...
Albert Burchfield Craig Jr. '46
Albert Craig died April 4, 2008, in Rochester, N.Y., where he had been associated with the University of Rochester School of Medicine for many years. Al prepared at...
Stuart Ellsworth Keebler '46
Stuart Keebler died June 14, 2008, in New York City, where he had lived most of his life. At Princeton he roomed at Lockhart and Brown, majored in economics, and was...
Gerald M. Astor '47
Jerry entered Princeton via the ill-fated Army Specialized Training Program and was soon transferred to active duty in the European theater and then Japan. After...
Charles B. Forcey '47
The following is a corrected version of a memorial originally published in PAW. Pete was admitted to Princeton from Lawrenceville, then joined the Navy after he...
William Arthur Westlake '47
Soon after graduation, Bill began life as a “corporate nomad,” living in many cities around the country while he worked for Westinghouse (27 years); American Standard...
Herbert Helmut Strauss '51
We lost our friend Herb to cancer. He was born in Offenbach, Germany, May 22, 1929, and came to the United States in 1937, where he graduated from Cleveland Heights...
Donald Robert Hemmer '53
Don, who left Princeton after three years to join the Air Force, died of a heart attack June 5, 2008, at his home in Earlysville, Va. He was 76. A native of northern...
Philip B. Pitkin '54
Philip Pitkin died July 5, 2008, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W. Va. Born in Martinsville, Ind., he majored in economics at Princeton. He spent two...
Barry L. Danner '55
What is there to be said, without dread Of 50 years since the Tiger’s bed? Life in the world entered our souls Shaped our thoughts, inspired our goals Many were reached,...
Hunter Ingalls '55
Born again to live born again to die, born again to live on earth springing spirit to the sky! — H.I. Hunter Ingalls, a poet, writer, teacher, and public servant, died...
Lawrence M. Riegel '55
Larry died May 22, 2008, in New York City, where he was born and made his home. He was the son of G. Frederic Riegel ’15, and his brother is George F. Riegel Jr. ’52....
William H. Johns '63
Bill died peacefully May 19, 2008, at home in Topeka, Kan., in the company of family and friends. During a lengthy and devoted career in medicine, from which he retired...
Ira Grant Hedrick *37
Ira Grant Hedrick, who was employed by Grumman Corp. for 50 years before retiring as a senior vice president, died Jan. 14, 2008. He was 94. Hedrick received a...
Samuel Karlin *47
Samuel Karlin, a Stanford University mathematics professor whose versatile brilliance carried into economics, population studies, and then DNA analysis, died Dec. 18,...
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mudd archive memorials
PAW's online memorial repository currently contains the full text of all memorials published between 1989 and 2007. To find a memorial published in PAW before this time period, please check the Mudd Library Archives.
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