MEMORIALS
Sinclaire M. Scala *57
Sinclaire Scala, an aerospace engineer who had worked in the early space program, died Feb. 19, 2011, after a brief illness. He was 81. Scala…
Frank H. Blumenthal *41
Frank Blumenthal, who spent almost his entire career with the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., died Dec. 29, 2011. Alert to the end…
Jorge Berguno *57
Jorge Berguno, a Chilean diplomat known for his expertise on Antarctica, died May 8, 2011. He was 82. Berguno obtained his first degree from the…
William S. Barnard *52
William Barnard, a retired vice president of research and development of the Chicopee Manufacturing Co. (a division of Johnson & Johnson Co.), died unexpectedly Dec…
Douglass S. Parker *52
Douglass Parker, professor of classics emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, died of cancer on Feb. 8, 2011. He was 83. After service…
Pierre Samuel *47
Pierre Samuel, professor of mathematics emeritus at the University of Paris-South, died Aug. 23, 2009, at the age of 87. Samuel published his first math…
Kai Lai Chung *47
Kai Lai Chung, professor of mathematics emeritus at Stanford and a noted specialist in probability theory, died June 1, 2009. He was 91. Born in…
Raymond B. Griffiths *40
Raymond Griffiths, retired executive editor of The Journal of Cell Biology at Rockefeller University, died Oct. 3, 2011. He was 96. Griffiths graduated from Rochester…
Brinston B. Collins *69
Brinston Collins, professor emeritus of political science at Norfolk (Va.) State University, died April 7, 2011. He was 74. Collins graduated from Morehouse College in…
John C. Baird *64
John Baird, a retired professor of psychology at Dartmouth, died peacefully at home June 8, 2011, at the age of 72. Baird graduated from Dartmouth…
James H. Griesmer *58
James Griesmer, a retired IBM research scientist, died Dec. 20, 2011. He was 82. Griesmer graduated from Notre Dame in 1951, then served in the…
Severn P.C. Duvall Jr. *55
Severn Duvall, the Henry S. Fox Jr. Professor of English emeri tus at Washington and Lee University (W&L), died at home March 2, 2012. 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.
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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