MEMORIALS
Nicolas van de Walle *90
Nic died July 15, 2024, of cancer in Rochester, N.Y. Born June 25, 1957, in Brussels, Nic earned a B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania…
Nicholas J. Xenos *84
Nick died in Amherst, Mass., March 12, 2025, after a brief acute illness. Born in New York May 13, 1948, Nick earned his bachelor’s degree…
I.M. Destler *65 *71
Mac died March 27, 2025, in Woburn, Mass. He was 85. Born in Statesboro, Ga., on Aug. 21, 1939, Mac graduated from Harvard in 1961…
David W. Del Tredici *64
A Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, David died in New York City, Nov. 18, 2023. Born in Cloverdale, Calif., March 16, 1937, David began advanced piano lessons…
William E. Schiesser *60
William died Aug. 22, 2024, in Bethlehem, Pa. Born in Abington, Pa., Jan. 9, 1934, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh in 1955 and…
Whitney F. Bolton *55
Whitney died in Granby, Conn., May 18, 2024, after a long illness. He was 93. Whitney was born Oct. 15, 1930, in New York, and…
Kobert R. Smith III ’82
Kobert died Aug. 15, 2023. He came from Los Altos, Calif., where he ran track and cross-country and was a high school All-American, and continued…
Hans E. Fenstermacher ’82
Hans died Jan. 15, 2024. Born in Munich, he came to Princeton from Columbia High School in South Orange, N.J., and majored in Slavic languages…
Louis G. Werner ’76
Lou died of a heart attack May 28, 2025, at his summer home on Long Island. He was a travel writer and documentary film producer…
Aida Rodriguez ’76
It is with sadness that the class officers report the death of Aida Rodriguez on April 4, 2024 in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, of cancer…
Edward A. Purnell ’76
It is with sadness that the class officers report the death of Edward A. Purnell on June 27, 2025 in Ohio, of cancer. He was…
Guy K. Nouri ’76
Guy died May 30, 2025 peacefully at home in Hudson, New York in the company of his family. The cause of death was cancer. Guy…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Bill Miller ’55
"When Bill was at Elm Club, as an undergraduate, he wasn’t especially remarkable. As a person in the landman field, I don’t think he was especially remarkable there. But he…
Remembering Jennifer Parmelee ’80
“Jenni had the deepest sense of responsibility to give back and to do good and to support the little guy. … as time went on, she never lost that sense…
Remembering Victor Brombert
“Brombert was very concerned that I talk about his love of teaching. He said, ‘My love isn’t war, it’s teaching and I hope you’ll find a place to mention that,’…
Remembering Karl Hummel ’67
“What’s unique about Karl is he represented all these great, broad, national economic and management and philosophy trends. He touched on every one of them. I don’t know many other…
Remembering Isabella De La Houssaye ’86
‘We had a rule. You can’t compare yourself to Isabella because fool’s errand. But whatever race you were on, you always could push yourself further thinking of her and thinking…
Remembering Ernie T. Pascarella ’65
‘Just so that everybody knows, this was one outstanding guy in every way,’ said Cosmo Iacavazzi ’65
Remembering Joe Schein ’37
Joe Schein ’37 the oldest living alum in Princeton's history at the time of his death. He carried the 1923 Silver Cane eight times at the P-rade during Reunions.
PAW IN PRINT
December 2025
Judge Michael Park ’98; shifts in DEI initiatives; a night at the new art museum.
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