MEMORIALS
Frederick M. Bohen *64
Frederick Bohen, retired executive vice president of Rockefeller University in New York City, died March 15, 2015. He was 77. Attending Harvard on a Navy…
C. Parker Wolf *63
Charlie Wolf, pioneer in the field of social impact assessment, died Feb. 5, 2015, at the age of 81. Born in 1933, Wolf graduated from…
George J. Burt *63
George Burt, retired professor emeritus of music at Rice University, died March 28, 2015, at the age of 85. Born in 1929, he attended the…
Russell B. Kirby Jr. ’50 *54
A Bronze Star recipient in World War II, Russ died May 14, 2015, in Minnesota. He was born in Allentown, Pa. After high school graduation…
Everett Gorin *34
Everett Gorin, a chemist who spent his entire career in coal research, died peacefully April 7, 2015, at his home in San Anselmo, Calif. He…
Valerio Simini ’78 *81
An exceptionally cultured architect and author, Valerio died Nov. 5, 2014, of an aneurysm at his home in Lucca, Italy. Valerio, who spoke four languages…
William H. Hess *63
William Hess, professor emeritus of classics at the University of Utah, died March 26, 2015, of natural causes. He was 81. Hess graduated from the…
Robert C. Peace *61
Robert Peace, retired vice president of Florida Rock Industries (FRI), died Dec. 5, 2014. He was 82. Peace graduated as a civil engineer from the…
David C. Chappelear *60
David Chappelear, retired vice president of research and engineering and director of new technology at Johnson & Johnson’s consumer-products division, died peacefully Jan. 10, 2015…
Clinton D.A. Dahlstrom *52
Clinton Dahlstrom, a retired executive with Chevron Corp., died Jan. 16, 2015. He was 89. In 1947 and 1949, Dahlstrom earned a bachelor’s degree and…
George Smoluk ’47 *51
George died Dec. 13, 2014, in Pittsburgh. He was 88. He prepared at Central High School of Philadelphia and entered Princeton in July 1943. George…
Andrew H. Solarski ’48 *49
Andy died Sept. 20, 2014, at age 90. He was born in 1924. After Marine V-12 service, he received a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
July 2026
Architect Tod Williams ’65 *67 reflects on the Obama Presidential Center; rain and revelry at Reunions.
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