MEMORIALS
Robert J. Smythe ’26
BOB SMYTHE died in his home in Westfield, NJ., May 22, 1990, a victim of emphysema, Although very active in his career, Bob was always…
George R. Beach ’26
GEORGE BEACH, prominent resident of Lake Forest, Ill., and of the Hot Springs, Va. area, and a loyal and generous Princetonian, died of a heart…
Charles W. Wendt ’26
CHARLIE WENDT, a pioneer in the development of commercial aviation, died of cancer May 7, 1990, in Sarasota, Fla. Although Charlie left Princeton to enter…
Richard H. Bennett ’26
DICK BENNETT died May 18, 1990, at the Community Hospital in Montclair, NJ., after a short illness. Dick was always a loyal member of '26…
Richard Edie ’26
DICK EDIE, longtime resident of Yonkers, N.Y., died on Dec. 27,1989 at Devon Manor, a retirement community in Devon, Penn., a victim for more than…
Winfield L. Butsch ’26
WE LOST Win Butsch on Oct. 24, 1989, when he died following a series of strokes. He was a prominent surgeon in Buffalo, N.Y., and…
John T. Koehler ’26
JACK KOEHLER, a former assistant secretary of the Navy, died of cancer at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., on Sept. 23, 1989. Jack, a…
Walter H. Saunders Jr. ’26
WALTER SAUNDERS, noted as an expert in the field of ship financing, died on July 3, 1989, at the age of 83. Walt joined the…
Louis D. Simonds Jr. ’26
LOUIS SIMONDS, a lifelong resident of Charleston, S.C., died at his home there on June 10, 1989, after a long bout with cancer. He was…
Frank B. Off Jr. ’26
FRANK OFF, who was well known among professional growers of orchids, died on Sept. 3, 1989, at his home in Somers Point, N.J. He prepared…
Ned Bass Tilt ’26
Ned Tilt died at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif., on July 2, 1989, at the age of 86. For several years, Ned suffered from…
Duffield Hamilton ’26
Duff Hamilton died in White Plains (New York) Hospital on May 29, 1989, after a brief illness. He was 84. He served as chairman of…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Hendrix Niemann ’73
‘A relationship with Drix, even in business, it was personal. You couldn’t be with him ... and not treat it as a friendship that you either wanted to develop or…
Remembering Richard Springs III ’64
Dick was ‘a philosophy major playing football, which always bemused our father enormously. Or maybe a football player
majoring in philosophy ... ’ — Lanny Springs ’64
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.
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