MEMORIALS
Edgar Herbert Lawton Jr. ’51
Ed came to us from Hartsville, a small town in South Carolina where his family owned a successful vegetable oil processing company. He roomed with…
Kenneth E. Van Riper Jr. ’57
We have recently received notice of Ken’s death on Aug. 20, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. Son of Kenneth E. Van Riper 1925, he came to…
R. Warner Wood Jr. ’48
Warner, an innovative orthopedic surgeon, died Feb. 27, 2022, at age 96. Warner grew up in Princeton, where he sometimes delivered groceries to Albert Einstein…
Richard J. Agee *82
Richard died April 30, 2023, in Denver, a few days before his 70th birthday. Born May 2, 1953, in Oakland, Calif., Richard graduated from the…
Kemal Dervis ’73
Kemal died of neurodegenerative disease May 7, 2023, in Bethesda, Md. Born Jan. 10, 1949, in Istanbul, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the…
Robert Burr Litchfield *65
Due to complications from a fall, Burr died in Westport, Mass., Feb. 9, 2023, at the age of 86. Burr was born Aug. 16, 1936…
Ronald E. Miller *61
Ron died in Seattle, Jan. 26, 2023. Born in Seattle Sept. 1, 1934, Ron earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Harvard in 1955. His…
Norman C. Thomas *59
Norman died in Cincinnati May 25, 2023. Born Feb. 16, 1932, in Sioux Falls, S.D., Norman grew up in Marquette, Mich. He earned his undergraduate…
Harry Costas Avery *59
Harry died at age 93 in Pittsburgh June 9, 2023. Harry was born in 1930 in Philadelphia. He enlisted in the Army after high school…
James P. Mastaglio ’98
A cornerstone of some of Princeton’s winningest basketball teams, James died July 25, 2023, after a brief battle with aggressive lymphoma. He was 47. Stags…
Bryan K. Wilson ’83
Bryan died May 5, 2023, while surrounded by his family, after an 18-month battle with prostate cancer. Born in Summit, N.J., Bryan attended Summit High…
Alfred D. Price Jr. ’69
Al died May 2, 2023, of cancer. He left a huge void in the lives of his family, his Buffalo community, his church, and our…
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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