MEMORIALS
Fairfax Sheild McCandlish ’41
Sheild died Jan. 6, 2007, after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. A native of Fairfax, Va., he came to Princeton from Episcopal High School…
Lester E. Wurfel ’41
Les died Sept. 29, 2006. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he came to Princeton from the Peddie School. He majored in chemistry, was a member of…
Norman Cosby ’41
Norm died Feb. 9, 2007, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was president of his class all four…
James Roberton MacColl III ’41
Jim died on Dec. 5, 2001, of heart failure complicated by diabetes. Son of James R., Jr. '14, he prepared at St. Paul's. At Princeton…
Neil Carothers III ’41
Neil died Mar. 6, 2001. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in electrical engineering. He was awarded the Triede Cup in wrestling (placing second…
John William Sease ’41
John died on Nov. 12. After attending Rutgers Preparatory School, he came to Princeton and immediately immersed himself in the chemistry department, earning Sigma XI…
Alexander Dodson Rhea III ’41
Alex died on Sept. 1, 2000. Entering Princeton in the fall of 1939 as a transfer from Texas Christian U., he was a member of…
John Abner Bell III ’41
John (known to us as "Pappy") died Jan. 31, 2007, of pulmonary fibrosis. He prepared at Shady Side Academy and The Hill School. At Princeton…
Eugene Lauderdale Turner ’41
Gene died Dec. 22, 1998, after a massive stroke. The son of E.L. Turner '12 and grandson of Thomas W. Coleman 1856, he prepared at…
John P. Cleaver ’41
We have lost J.P. "Clipper" Cleaver; what a tremendous blow to our class. In many ways, he was the spark that constantly ignited '41. He…
Samuel Jackson Lanahan ’41
Sam died May 29, 1998, at his home in Dartmouth, England, having been stricken while crossing on the Q.E.II. Having prepared at St. Paul's School…
Thomas M. Longcope III ’41
Shorty died in Essex, Conn., Dec. 30, 1997. He had suffered from Alzheimer's disease. His wife of 46 years, Elizabeth Lefferts, survives. A son of…
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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