MEMORIALS
Bradlee V.B. Postell ’50
Brad died of Alzheimer’s disease July 26, 2011, in Vero Beach, Fla. He defined himself as a person of uncomplicated faith and with a glass-is-half-full…
Louis N. McCarter III ’50
Lou died July 26, 2011. He entered Princeton from the Haverford (Pa.) School. A basic engineering major, he participated in soccer and fencing, was a…
Marion S. Wyeth Jr. ’48
Note: The following is an expanded version of a memorial published in the Feb. 8, 2012, issue of PAW. Buz Wyeth legendary editor at HarperCollins…
David W. Ewald ’48
David Ewald died of cancer at home in Greenwich, Conn., April 19, 2007. Graduating from Tenafly (N.J.) High School in 1944, he joined the Navy…
William A. Buell Jr. ’46
Bill Buell died Nov. 1, 2011, at home in Middletown, R.I., with his wife, Mary, at his side. A skilled ocean sailor, he enjoyed the…
Ira L. Griffin Jr. ’44
Ira died Nov. 9, 2011, in his native town of Charlotte, N.C. He graduated from Woodberry Forest School, where he was captain of the wrestling…
William R. Soons ’44
Willie Soons died Nov. 3, 2011, in Stonington, Conn., with his wife, Joan, and his daughter at his side. A Lawrenceville graduate, Willie received a…
Aubrey Pearre III ’40
Beau Pearre’s wife, Dorothy, had just advised us that he had to be moved to a special-care unit when Frank Gray, ’42’s class treasurer, sent…
Charles E. Test ’37
Ned Test died Nov. 15, 2011, in Indianapolis. He attended Park School in Indianapolis before coming to Princeton, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with…
McKim Daingerfield ’37
Kim Daingerfield died Aug. 12, 2011. He was born in Baltimore, where he graduated from Gilman School. At Princeton he majored in history, was on…
Manville F. Hendrickson ’37
Manville Hendrickson died Sept. 14, 2011. He was born in St. Paul, Minn., and was known as “Fritz” or “Jof.” He prepared for Princeton at…
Carl A. Krafft ’34
Bud Krafft died peacefully Oct. 29, 2011, at the age of 98. He had lived in Seattle for many years. After graduating with a degree…
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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