MEMORIALS
Hendrik Michel Ecker ’75
Rick died July 30, 2021, of cancer at age 69. Reared in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, he entered Princeton with the Class of 1974 after attending…
Peter H. Vandevanter ’73
Peter, a longtime journalist, newsroom innovator, and global citizen, died after a lengthy illness Dec. 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Peter graduated from Episcopal High…
Robin C. Herman ’73
Our dear classmate and trailblazing reporter Robin died Feb. 1, 2022, succumbing to ovarian cancer. Enrolling at Princeton in 1969 at the dawn of coeducation…
David A. Dill ’73
David died Dec. 13, 2021, in Yardley, Pa. He grew up in Bedford, Mass., excelling in all things academic at Bedford High School. He was…
John H. Huffstutler ’71
After several years of declining health, John died Sept. 24, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. He grew up in Newark, Ohio, and became a state diving…
Cornelius Lavern Griffith ’71 *76
We lost a valued classmate when Neil died June 14, 2021, in Evansville, Ind., after a short illness. He was “Lavern” to his family, “Griff”…
Cornelius Lavern Griffith ’71 *76
We lost a valued classmate when Neil died June 14, 2021, in Evansville, Ind., after a short illness. He was “Lavern” to his family, “Griff”…
Josiah O. Wolcott III ’66
Joe died Dec. 18, 2021, after a long illness. A native of Dover, Del., and son of Josiah Oliver Wolcott Jr. ’34, Joe came to…
Theodore S. Hoster ’66
Ted died Dec. 30, 2021, of lymphoma. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Ted attended Columbus Academy, where he competed on the swimming and football teams…
Charles F. Schomann III ’64
Chuck died Dec. 3, 2021, in Parkton, Md. Born in Tennessee, he soon after moved with his family to Maryland. Chuck attended Towson High School…
Lester M. Salamon ’64
Lester died Aug. 20, 2021, of pancreatic cancer. He was a professor and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies (CCSS). Lester…
Hugh McPheeters ’64
Hugh died Jan. 26, 2022, in St. Louis, where he lived his entire life, with Muffy, his wife of 58 years, and their son, Jamie…
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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