MEMORIALS
H. Burton Gay III ’66
Burt Gay lost his year-long battle with pancreatic cancer Dec. 3, 2010. Burt was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and educated at the Haverford School…
M. Blair Corkran ’64
Blair, who died in Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2010, after a brief illness, came to Princeton from St. Petersburg, Fla., where he was valedictorian and…
Jeffrey D. Cropsey ’64
Jeffrey Cropsey died suddenly July 5, 2010, of injuries he received falling down a stairway in his home. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical…
John D. Langlois Jr. ’64 *74
Jack Langlois died Aug. 19, 2010, after a lengthy battle with gallbladder cancer. He was truly a Princetonian in the world’s service. Born Oct. 8…
H. Russell Brown Jr. ’64
“Rusty” (as he was known to fellow Princetonians), who also was known as “Russ” (by his family and friends in Portland, Ore., where he was…
Horst D. Kuettner ’62
Horst Kuettner died July 1, 2001, in Floral City, Fla. He was with us only for freshman year. His sister, Astrid Dunn, said “he was…
Wendell M. Kury ’62
Wendell Kury died Nov. 12, 2010, in the Medical Center of the Rockies. He had been hospitalized for several months after complications from surgery. Wendell…
Robert T. Barrett ’60
Bob died Oct. 28, 2010, after a battle with cancer. He was born in Wilmington, Del., and grew up in Delaware and New Jersey. At…
Geoffrey A. Kandall ’58
Jeff died Oct. 19, 2010, after a short illness. He came to us from Far Rockaway (N.Y.) High School, where he was valedictorian of his…
Thomas R. Shearer Jr. ’58
Tom died Oct. 23, 2010, at home, surrounded by his family. He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for 18 years. He graduated from Scarsdale (N.Y.)…
Peter J. Cohen ’56
Pete died Aug. 14, 2010, as a result of pancreatic cancer in Washington, D.C. Pete entered Princeton from the High School of Music & Art…
John Tucker ’55
John Tucker, seminal founder of Princeton Project ’55; passionate lover of modern art, racehorses, and his wife, Jayne W. Barnard; and creator of his own…
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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