MEMORIALS
David C. Delacour ’59
Dave died Nov. 21, 2010, at home in Reno, Nev. Born in Philadelphia, and coming to Princeton from Choate, Dave majored in English, ate at…
Herbert L. Sugerman ’55
Herbert Sugerman died March 6, 2011, at Banner Hospice in Phoenix, Ariz., from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Son of Charles Sugerman, Herb was born in…
Lawrence C. Bershon ’55
After a long and distinguished career in advertising, Lawrence Bershon died March 7, 2011, in Palm Springs, Calif., of prostate cancer and diabetes complications. The…
Homer A. Smith ’54
Our beloved classmate Homer Smith died April 10, 2011, at his home in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Born in Independence, Mo., he prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville…
Leonard S. Bushnell ’54
The class recently learned of the death of Leonard Bushnell July 20, 2010. Born in Bremerton, Wash., he attended Lakeside School in Seattle. At Princeton…
Philip B. Hill ’52
Phil Hill died Nov. 18, 2009, in Shepherdstown, W.Va., where he had lived since 1999. A graduate of Williston Academy, he majored in politics at…
Jack G. Collins ’52
Jack came to Princeton from high school in Waukegan, Ill. He was in NROTC, majored in the School of Public and International Affairs, and was…
Bruce G. Coe ’52
Bruce Coe, an investment banker and public servant, died March 24, 2009, at home in Lambertville, N.J., after a yearlong struggle with a brain tumor…
Sumner B. Gambee ’51
Sum was born Dec. 13, 1929, in New York, the son of A. Sumner Gambee ’24 and Eleanor Brown Gambee, and the nephew of Randolph…
Harry B. Weber ’50
Harry died July 22, 2010, in Iowa City, Iowa. A colleague described him as a man with “an absolutely fantastic memory for jokes and aphorisms…
Asa S. Bushnell ’47
Ace was a pillar of our class from graduation until his death March 14, 2011. He served in the Marines during World War II, and…
T. Alexander Pond ’46 *53
Alec Pond died peacefully Aug. 29, 2010, at home in Vermont. He was 85. Born in Los Angeles, he came to Princeton in June 1942…
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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