MEMORIALS
Edward Ridley Finch Jr. ’41
Ridley died Sept. 4, 2011, in Westhampton Beach, N.Y. He was born in New York City and lived there his whole life. He prepared for…
James G. Corbett ’41
Born and raised in Bay City, Texas, Jim died April 29, 2010, in Houston. He came to Princeton from Woodberry Forest School, majored in geological…
Dexter Bowker ’40
Princeton’s Alumni Records office provided us with an obituary reporting Dex’s death Nov. 30, 2011, in Converse, Texas. He prepared at Roselle Park High School…
Charles P. Dennison ’39
The Princeton Chapel, where his strong tenor voice was heard for so many years, was the site of Charlie’s memorial service Nov. 26, 2011. His…
Kenneth W. Dalzell Jr. ’39
Daz died Nov. 17, 2011, in Clearwater, Fla., his home since 1954. He was 96. He once wrote about his career as an architect there…
Ira D. Dorian ’37
Ira Dorian died Dec. 31, 2011, in Paramus, N.J., where he lived with his wife, Lillian, after a long residence in Cranford, N.J. Born in…
Edward D. Winters ’36
Edward (“Wint”) Winters died Oct. 20, 2011, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Ed was born in Watkins Glen, N.Y., and came to Princeton from the Penn…
John O. Rhome Jr. ’36
John Rhome, whom we knew as “Otto,” died Aug. 28, 2011, in Massachusetts. John was born in Loch Arbour, N.J., and came to Princeton from…
William G. Mennen Jr. ’36
Bill died July 22, 2011, in Carmel, Calif. He was born in Newark, N.J., and prepared for Princeton at the Hotchkiss School. Bill majored in…
Robert G. Carter ’83
(The following memorial was posted at PAW Online on Feb. 21, 2012; it did not appear in the print editions of PAW. ) Robert G…
Laura R. Gilliom ’80
Laura Gilliom died March 29, 2011, in Livermore, Calif. She was 52. Born in Boston and raised in Memphis, Laura graduated as valedictorian of St…
Calvin Thomas Miskelly ’68
Tom died of unknown causes June 28, 2011, in Woburn, Mass. No details are available as to what Tom did after Princeton; no obituary has…
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
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Architect Tod Williams ’65 *67 reflects on the Obama Presidential Center; rain and revelry at Reunions.
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