MEMORIALS
Stephen Bartow Strang Jr. ’57
Bart died Dec. 3, 2009. According to his wife, Mary, the cause of his death was the Korean War wounds he suffered. He had been…
George W. Van De Weghe ’54
George Van De Weghe died of respiratory failure Nov. 28, 2009, in San Diego. George prepared for Princeton at Blair Academy, where he was captain…
Gordon Duthie Donald Jr. ’53
“Duff,” whose enthusiasm as a pilot, skier, and sailor was unselfishly shared with his beloved wife, Joan, and family, died at his home in Little…
Daniel Reid Scally ’53 *55
Dan, who was ranked No. 1 in his group of electrical engineers and went on to receive a master’s degree in engineering at Princeton’s Graduate…
Richard B. Gamble ’50
Dick, a pioneer in family planning and reproductive health and a descendant of a Procter & Gamble co-founder, died of cancer in Boston Oct. 6…
Willis W. Ingersoll ’50
Bill died Oct. 9, 2009, in Arizona. He was born in the Bronx. After graduating from North Plainfield (N.J.) High School, he served in the…
Robert D. Sellers Jr. ’50
Bob died Oct. 24, 2009, in a North Carolina retirement center. He graduated from Woodberry Forest. At Princeton, Bob was a four-year varsity wrestler, winner…
William Henry Rentschler ’49
Bill died Dec. 6, 2009, at the age of 84. He transferred to Princeton from Yale in 1946 and majored in history. He prepared for…
Edwin Laurence Chalmers ’49 *51
Larry died Nov. 24, 2009, at the age of 81. Larry prepared at Wyomissing (Pa.) High School, and at Princeton he majored in psychology and…
Nicholas John Rainone ’48
Nick Rainone, a nearly 60-year resident of Clifton, N.J,. died Nov. 20, 2009. He was 86. Nick was a graduate of Central High School in…
Douglas B. Fletcher ’47
During World War II, Doug served in the Army in the Pacific theater. He graduated in 1949, married Sally Wittenberg in 1950, and began his…
William A. Pistell ’47
During World War II, Bill served in the Merchant Marine, voyaging through troubled waters to ports in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Returning to hectic postwar…
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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