MEMORIALS
James I. Marsh Jr. ’48
Jim, a resident of Yarmouth, Maine, died Feb. 26, 2023, at age 95. Born in Pittsburgh, Jim prepped at Mercersburg Academy. Following his freshman year…
Frederick J. Beebe ’48
Fred died May 15, 2022. After serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1944-46, Fred graduated cum laude from Princeton in 1950 with a degree…
Thomas E. Farrell ’43
Tom died March 24, 2023, at his home in Venice, Fla. He was 103 years old. Tom was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and prepped at…
John Pottenger ’71
Our most accomplished and respected classmate Jay died Feb. 23, 2023, after a lengthy bout with urologic cancer, stating in 2021: “My health has serious…
John H. Dowell ’64
John died Feb. 14, 2023, at home in San Francisco of prostate cancer. He was born in New York City, and after several moves, his…
George P. Landow ’61
George died May 31, 2023, after a long struggle with prostate cancer. He came to Princeton from Wooster School. He arrived as a pre-med student…
Virginius Cornick Hall ’54
Nick died Sept. 24, 2022. He prepared at Groton School, where he was active in crew, squash, and publications. A history major, he wrote his…
Michelle N. Lee ’95
Michelle died June 21, 2022. Born in Orange County, Calif., Michelle was raised in a military family, moving frequently, before attending Jacksonville (N.C.) High School…
Laura L. Balles Witt ’90
Laura died Jan. 30, 2023, from the rupture of an unsuspected intracranial aneurysm. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Laura grew up in Pittsford, N.Y., where she…
Brendan J. O’Halloran ’85
As you may have seen in the October printed version of the PAW, Brendan, a dear friend to many of us and the husband to…
Mark J. Firley ’79
Mark arrived on campus from Freeland, Pa., landing at Princeton Inn College (now Forbes), which remained his home base the next four years. Freshman year…
Elizabeth P. Rankin ’77
Elizabeth was born in Boston Aug. 22, 1955. Her parents loved traveling, and summers were spent on long car and camping trips. This love of…
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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