MEMORIALS
John Van Bibber ’53
John was born in New York City, prepared at Taft, and majored in history at Princeton. He dined at Tower with roommates Bill Perry and…
Donald B. Shedden ’52
Don died Feb. 5, 2012, in Waverly, N.Y. Born in Sayre, Pa., he attended Sayre High School and graduated from Mercersburg Academy before attending Princeton…
Joseph A. Silverman ’52
Joe died May 7, 2012, at the Jewish Home in Rockleigh, N.J., from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 81. Born in Clifton, N.J., April…
Karl M. Light ’47
Karl, theater and television actor, former real-estate broker, champion and defender of affordable housing, died May 20, 2012, in Brooklyn. He had struggled for several…
Arthur Jacques Poillon ’47
Jake died Dec. 2, 2011, in Fairhope, Ala. His career in the Marine Corps spanned 36 years, and he retired as a major general. This…
Alfred T. Copeland Jr. ’47
Alfred “Moose” Copeland died Oct. 10, 2011, after being struck by a taxi while walking to the train station in his hometown of Bronxville, N.Y…
Harold L. Colburn Jr. ’47
Harold Colburn died May 1, 2012, in Moorestown, N.J. Hal was one of the elite group of the Class of 1947 perfect dues payers. He…
John Davies ’47
John died March 27, 2012, in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, two years after a major stroke. John entered Princeton in the summer of 1943 after…
John A. Peters ’47
John died June 22, 2012, at his home in Scituate, Mass. Before entering Princeton in 1946 he served in the Army Air Force from 1943…
John C. Kinder ’45
The class lost a blithe spirit March 8, 2012, when John died at the age of 88. John was a graduate of Gilman School, where…
Clement E. Gardiner III ’42
Clement Gardiner died May 19, 2012, in Frederick, Md. Clem prepared for college at the Millbrook School. At Princeton he rowed on the freshman crew…
Donald C. McClure ’42
Donald McClure died June 1, 2012, in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn. He was 91. Don graduated from the Pentecost-Garrison School for Boys in Memphis…
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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