MEMORIALS
Robert Edwards ’45
Bob Edwards died March 20, 2009, at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla., after a difficult struggle with lung cancer. Bob entered Princeton from the…
Arthur Ledlie Wheeler ’44
Art died Oct. 4, 2008, in the Beaumont at Bryn Mawr (Pa.) retirement community that he had founded on Philadelphia’s Main Line years before. He…
Dey Wadsworth Watts ’44
Dey died Feb. 14, 2009, in Glenview, Ill. He was 86. Dey loved and respected the law and had a 34-year law career, concluding as…
Albert George Parker III ’44
Al died March 1, 2009, in Albuquerque, N.M., where he had lived for many years with his wife, Joanne. He was 87. Al served as…
George Edward Zirk ’44
Jud died Nov. 15, 2008, according to a very brief notice from the Obituary Registry, which only listed his last residence as Kearny, N.J. We…
William Ryle Rossmassler Jr. ’44
Bill died Feb. 10, 2009, in Paducah, Ky., where he had lived since being transferred there by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1951. He was…
John Kenneth Looloian ’43
Ken was class treasurer from 1968 to 1973 and class president from 1973 to 1978, and despite injuries and near-paralysis, he managed to attend nearly…
Frederic Jordan Schaettler ’42
Fred was born in New York City, the son of Frederic V. Schaettler ’17. He prepared at the Collegiate School and St. Andrew’s. At Princeton…
Glen Denny Smith ’42
Glen was born in Schenectady, N.Y., and attended the Albany Academy. At Princeton he rowed on the varsity crew and joined Key and Seal. He…
Crawford C. Madeira Jr. ’40
Crawf prepared at Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia and St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. He was preceded at Princeton by his father, Crawford Sr. ’16…
William Douglas Neal ’40
He prepared at Friends Central School in Philadelphia. At Princeton he majored in chemical engineering, attaining second-group honors, and was a member of Court Club…
John Martin Seabrook ’39
Jack died Feb. 11, 2009, at his home in Aiken, S.C. An endlessly energetic and creative man, Jack began his career right after graduation in…
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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