MEMORIALS
Frank E. Pelton III ’62
“Pete” Pelton died Sept. 13, 2012, at his home in Pasadena, Calif., after a battle with cancer. Pete came to us from St. Louis via…
Joseph W. Fitchett Jr. ’61
Joe Fitchett, former chief correspondent of the International Herald Tribune and editor of the Journal of European Affairs, died May 7, 2012, in Washington, D.C…
Charles J. Weisul Jr. ’60
Chuck died Aug. 28, 2012, in Hillsborough, N.J., surrounded by family and friends, after a long, courageous battle with stomach cancer. Chuck was born in…
Coming B. Gibbs Jr. ’58
Coming Gibbs died Sept. 27, 2012, in Charleston, S.C. He came to Princeton from St. Mark’s School. At Princeton he majored in politics, served as…
Nicholas Niles Jr. ’56
Nicholas Niles of Naples, Fla., and Westport, Mass., died after a lengthy illness Nov. 30, 2012, in Naples. Nick was born Nov. 9, 1934, the…
John S. Thompson Jr. ’56
Jack died suddenly July 23, 2012. He graduated in 1952 from Swarthmore High School, where he played many sports and was captain of the football…
James H. Bish ’53
Jim, who was greatly admired by roommate Ansel Chaplin for volunteering for the Army during the Korean conflict, left Princeton after sophomore year to enlist…
Peter P. Homans ’52
A distinguished scholar and teacher, Pete came to us from Taft. His father, Howard, was Princeton 1901. At Princeton, Pete joined Tiger Inn and rowed…
Karl G. Roebling ’52
Karl died Dec. 29, 2009. He graduated from the Hackley School, was on the business board of the Princeton Tiger, and withdrew during sophomore year…
Poncet Davis ’52
A leader in the rubber business and the head of his family’s firm, Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., Ponce died April 24, 2010. Before Princeton…
John R. Emery ’52
John died March 19, 2012. He grew up in Montclair, N.J., where he attended Montclair High School. At Princeton, he was an outstanding athlete, earning…
Walter F. Bomonti ’52
Terry prepared at Middlesex School and Le Rosey School in Rolle, Switzerland. At Princeton he played squash and was on The Daily Princetonian staff. He…
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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