MEMORIALS
Frederic W. Thomas ’55
Fritz, remembered for his wry humor and keen intellect, died at home in Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 1, 2025. He was born Nov. 4, 1933, in…
Edward L. Sawyer Jr. ’55
Ted, a corporate banker who loved to race Dragon one-design sailboats at a high level well into his 80s, died Oct. 25, 2025. He was…
Lewis F. Fargo ’55
Lew, a veteran resident of the Delaware shore, died Oct. 9, 2025, after a lifelong struggle with bipolar illness. He was born April 19, 1933…
Harold B. Elsasser ’55
Hal, a bridge engineer and construction manager, whose jobs included the Verrazzano Bridge in New York and the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia…
Jerrold R. Blauw ’55
Jerry, whose life was marked by hard work and an enduring curiosity about the world — he had visited all 50 U.S. states plus the…
James M. Heath ’54 *64
Jim died June 2, 2025. Born in England, he prepared at Priory School in Surrey, and at Jamaica High School on Long Island, N.Y., where…
Fred J. Fisher ’54
Fred died April 11, 2025, at Fisher Vineyards, which he established in the 1970s. He prepared at Portsmouth Priory (later Portsmouth Abbey) School in Rhode…
Harry E. Wilkinson Jr. ’52
Harry came to us from Richmond Heights (Mo.) High School. After Princeton, Harry did service in the Navy, then got an MBA from Washington University…
Willem F. Van Eekelen ’52
Wim came to us from graduation at Utrecht Municipal Gymnasium in the Netherlands in 1951. He studied government and joined Key and Seal. He roomed…
Walter G. O’Leary ’52
Walt came to us from the Lawrenceville School and majored in modern languages. He joined Key and Seal. After graduation and two years in the…
Thomas H. Melohn ’52
Tom came to us from the Lawrenceville School. At Princeton, he majored in history, joined Cap and Gown, and was advertising manager for the Princeton…
Robert M. Jeffers ’52
Bob came to us from East High School in Denver. After Princeton, he took a year at the University of Oslo, then earned an LL.B…
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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November 2026
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