MEMORIALS
John A. Harris IV ’51
Jay was born Sept. 12, 1928, in Philadelphia, the son of John A. Harris III and Elizabeth Flagler Harris. He prepared at St. Paul’s School…
David D. Black ’48
Dave died peacefully Jan. 7, 2011, at home after a long battle with colon cancer. He joined us by way of Deerfield. Dave graduated from…
David H. Gray ’48
Dave Gray died Christmas Day 2010 of natural causes in Stowe, Vt. He was 83. Dave grew up in New Canaan, Conn., and was a…
Charles Fredericks Jr. ’47
Charlie accelerated through Princeton, graduating in ’46. He then toiled through Harvard Law School, but turned quickly to a high-powered advertising career in New York…
Robert M. Wilson ’47
“Pete” served as a lieutenant (and later was promoted to captain) in Alaska during World War II. On his return to Princeton he became a…
Norman S. Trouw ’47
Norm graduated in ’46 and began a dual career: 38 years of research with Celanese Co. (and, as he wrote in our 50th yearbook, some…
Robert B. Waters ’45
Bob died Jan. 17, 2011. He entered Princeton from Andover, joined Quadrangle, and played varsity lacrosse. His Princeton career was interrupted by the war. He…
Robert F. Benson ’41
Bob died Sept. 25, 2010, at his home in Mount Lebanon, Pa. He prepared at Shady Side Academy and at Princeton was in SPIA and…
William S. Delafield ’37
Bill Delafield died Nov. 20, 2010. He was born in Westhampton Beach, N.Y. He prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville, where he was a scholarship winner…
Howard V. Quinn ’37
Howie Quinn died Dec. 4, 2010, in Clinton, N.Y. He was born in Utica, N.Y., and prepared for Princeton at Utica Country Day School, where…
Richard L. Williams Jr. ’36
Dick, also known to us as “R.L.,” died Dec. 24, 2010, of a stroke in Evanston, Ill. Born in New York City and raised in…
Kelly M. Wells ’03
Kelly died from heart failure July 5, 2010, while on a visit to Torrance, Calif. She was 29. Kelly grew up in Park City, Utah…
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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