MEMORIALS
Robert J. McGee ’53
Bob, who arrived from Clifford Scott High School in East Orange, N.J., and began majoring in chemical engineering but switched disciplines and graduated summa cum…
Harry E. Emlet Jr. ’52
Harry died Sept. 4, 2011, along with his wife, Elinor, in a car accident in Falls Church, Va., where they had lived for 40 years…
Robert L. McLean ’52
Bob McLean died March 22, 2011, at his home in New York City. A native of Bronxville, N.Y., he was active in student government and…
Donald A. Edwards ’52
Donald Edwards died Oct. 27, 2007. At the time of his death he resided in New Braunfels, Texas. He came to Princeton from Milwaukee, Wis…
Douglas O. Pedersen ’52
Doug Pedersen died June 17, 2007. At the time of his death he was a resident of Saguache, Colo. Doug came from Indiana and attended…
Rudolf E. Ottersen ’52
Rudy Ottersen epitomized an often-overlooked aspect of the phrase “Princeton in the nation’s service.” Rudy’s service was to be the pillar of the small Wisconsin…
Richard Kirwin ’51
Dick was born June 7, 1927, in Brooklyn, the son of Francis and Estelle (Farrell) Kirwin. He attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., after…
Elmore W. Lewis Jr. ’51
Ted was born Aug. 24, 1929, the son of E.W. Lewis and Therese (Kelly) Lewis. He attended Bronxville (N.Y.) High School. At Princeton he held…
Theodore W. Kleinsasser ’51 *56
Bill was born Aug. 25, 1929, in Alexandria, S.D., the son of T.W. and Mabel Borgendale Kleinsasser. He attended Everett High School in Maryville, Tenn…
Daniel B. Wessells ’50
Dan died of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) July 11, 2011, in Glenmoore, Pa. He graduated from Lawrenceville. At Princeton, where his father was in the…
W. Cameron Slack ’50
“Cammy” Slack died of respiratory failure July 1, 2011, in Towson, Md. He graduated from the Gilman School in his hometown of Baltimore. At Princeton…
Leon J. Weil ’48
Lee Weil died Oct. 4, 2011, from complications after a heart attack. He was predeceased by six months by Mabel, his wife of 59 years…
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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