MEMORIALS
James G. Affleck ’44 *49
Jim died March 8, 2015, at home in Shaftsbury, Vt. After preparing at Deerfield Academy, he majored in chemistry at Princeton. He was in the…
Robert B. Dishman *48
Robert Dishman, retired professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire, died peacefully Dec. 24, 2014, at the age of 96. Dishman received…
William H. Surber Jr. *48
William Surber, professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Princeton, died Aug. 27, 2014. He was 94. Surber graduated from the University of Richmond in 1941…
William B. Mason *46
William Mason, a chemist, physician, professor, and medical scientist/researcher, died peacefully Oct. 30, 2014. He was 94. In 1942 he earned a bachelor’s degree from…
Forrest H. Blanding *40
Forrest Blanding, a longtime executive with Exxon Corp., died Nov. 30, 2014, at the age of 97. Blanding graduated from the University of Illinois in…
Gregory A. Trandel *92
Gregory Trandel, professor of economics at the University of Georgia, died Oct. 21, 2014, at the age of 52. Trandel graduated in 1984 from the…
Deborah Strom Gibbons *79
Deborah Strom Gibbons, a writer and one of the earliest women graduate students at Princeton, died May 1, 2014, of complications from a stroke. She…
Michel M. Mazzaoui *66
Michel Mazzaoui, professor emeritus at the University of Utah, died peacefully Dec. 5, 2013. He was 87. Mazzaoui was born in Nazareth, Palestine, during the…
Robert E. Leyon *62
Robert Leyon, retired professor of chemistry at Dickinson College, died Sept. 23, 2014, of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He was 78. Leyon graduated with a…
James E. McInerney Jr. *60
James McInerney, a retired Air Force major general who was a highly decorated command pilot in Vietnam, died Oct. 14, 2014, of cardiopulmonary arrest. He…
Edward L. Warner III *75
Edward Warner, a retired Air Force officer who became a high-level federal official on defense issues, died Nov. 14, 2014, of idiopathetic pulmonary fibrosis (IDF)…
Dennis E. Owen *74
Dennis Owen, a retired adjunct professor at St. Leo University in Gainesville, Fla., died Sept. 21, 2014. He was 70. Owen graduated from the University…
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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