MEMORIALS
Ira Calkins Pierson ’51
Ira died of a heart attack Apr. 11, 1997, at his home in Lakewood, Ohio. He was previously an attorney and alderman in nearby Quincy…
Harry J. Schoettle ’51
Harry died in Ft. Lauderdale June 23, 1996. He and Jackie lived there, but their roots were embedded in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. Harry served four…
John Robert Kennedy ’51
Bob died of heart failure Jan. 17, 1997, in Oklahoma City. He prepped at Culver Military Academy and served three years in the Army before…
Stanley Miles Weiland Jr. ’51
Stan died of cancer Feb. 14, 1997. He was a beloved figure in the San Francisco Bay Area, having moved there from New Haven in…
Donald Elkinton Stokes ’51
Don died of acute leukemia on Jan. 26, 1997. He was among the most distinguished in his field, university, and class. He brought judgment, deep…
Jose Donoso ’51
When Jose died Dec. 7, 1996, of cancer at his home in Santiago, Chile, the class lost one of its most illustrious members. He was…
S. Morey Bell ’51
Morey died Oct. 24, 1996, in Fairfax, Va., of cancer. He was a retired Foreign Service officer and career minister who was also an artist…
John Taylor Huddleson ’51
John Huddleson died of Lou Gehrig's disease Oct. 12, 1996. John was not only a dedicated member of '51 but a longtime major part of…
John R. Groome ’51
John died July 7, 1996, at his home in Newton, N.J. He prepped at Blair Academy. At Princeton he was an economics major and a…
Robert C. Post ’51
Bob Post, sire of '51's Class Baby, died July 3, 1996, after a sixyear battle with prostate cancer. Although he earned a BS in chemical…
Roy A. Herbert ’51
Roy died of a heart attack on Mar. 8, 1996. He joined Reader's Digest after graduation, and from 1974 until he retired in 1973 was…
Perkins Wilson ’51
Perk died of cancer on Nov. 2, 1995, shortly after a memorable trip he and Mimi took to the eastern Mediterranean. Not only was he…
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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