MEMORIALS
Charles L. Jaffin ’48
Charlie Jaffin was a stalwart of our class. He was always there for us, no matter the issue or circumstances. His lawyerly skills kept us…
James C. N. Paul ’47
Jim died peacefully Sept. 13, 2011, at his home. He was a law school dean, law professor, international jurist, and a scholar in international human-rights…
Joseph Kurtzman ’47
Joe, a very successful practitioner and professor of ophthalmology, died Feb. 1, 2005. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17, but soon joined the…
Suydam Osterhout ’47
Syd, who had a distinguished career in medicine, died Sept. 14, 2011, after a long illness. He matriculated at Princeton in 1943 and joined the…
Gerald Sheridan ’47
The class lost a good friend when Gerry died Oct. 15, 2011. Gerry enlisted in the Navy in 1943, and during World War II served…
Arthur C. Van Horne Jr. ’44
Art Van Horne died Nov. 2, 2011, in Los Altos, Calif. He graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. At Princeton he majored…
John J. Flournoy ’44
John died Nov. 2, 2011, in Port Republic, N.J., where he had lived with his son for two years. He prepared at Andover. At Princeton…
Frederick D. Haffner ’41
To borrow a phrase he had used, Fred (“Fritz”) Haffner “died reluctantly” Dec. 4, 2011. He was 92. A lifelong Cincinnatian, Fritz prepared at Walnut…
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…
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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