MEMORIALS
John W. Acer ’54
John Acer died June 24, 2012, after a long struggle with leukemia. Born in Medina, N.Y., he graduated from Hotchkiss. At Princeton, he majored in…
Thomas D. Wright ’51
Tom was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Richmond, Va., to Thomas D. and Claudia Lewis Wright. He grew up on Bonnie Brae Farm in Durham…
Addison L. Dyer Jr. ’51
Skip was born May 18, 1927, the son of Miriam White and Addison L. Dyer ’22. An Army veteran of World War II, he was…
W. Walter Braham Jr. ’51
Walt was born Dec. 8, 1929, in New Castle, Pa., to W. Walter and Selina Whitla Braham. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy. At Princeton he…
B. Franklin Pepper ’51
Ben was born March 2, 1930, in Chestnut Hill, Pa., the son of Anna Harris and Benjamin F. Pepper ’27. He attended the Buckley School…
Douglas M. Dyne ’50
Doug, a longtime resident of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., died June 7, 2010. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy, having previously attended Ridgewood (N.J.) High School. At…
Charles Callanan ’47
Chuck died July 6, 2012. Chuck graduated from Albany Academy for Boys in 1943 and from Princeton in 1949. At the University, he was captain…
Heinrich D. Holland ’47
Dick Holland died May 20, 2012, in Princeton. Known as the “father of modern economic geology,” Dick edited the 10-volume Treatise on Geochemistry, first published…
William Bauer Jr. ’42
Bill Bauer died May 24, 2012, in Sparks, Md. Bill was born in Newark, N.J., and prepared for college at Blair Academy. At Princeton, Bill…
Llewellyn C. Thomas ’35
Llew died Oct. 26, 2011, in Eugene, Ore., of age-related causes. The son of an Episcopal missionary, he was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He…
Harry T. Gilbert Jr. ’35
We lost Harry June 9, 2012, in Little Rock, Ark., from complications after a stroke. He was 100. Born in Chicago, Harry grew up in…
Christopher S. Donner Jr. ’35
Chris Donner, teacher, educational administrator, patriot, and retired Marine Corps major was honorably discharged from life May 19, 2012, in Hallandale, Fla. He was 99…
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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