MEMORIALS
William C. Bennett Jr. ’50
Bill died from cancer March 24, 2005, in suburban Washington, D.C.. A Lawrenceville graduate, Bill delayed his entry into Princeton when he enlisted in the…
Stephen J. Kearney ’50
Steve died Jan. 7, 2005, at his home in Naples, N.Y., after battling brain cancer for several months. After graduating from Worcester Academy, he enlisted…
John W. Prescott ’50
John died Jan. 25, 2005, of natural causes in his Vermont home. He was 81. A graduate of Williston [Mass.] Academy, he served in the…
George F. Walker ’50
George, of Sea Island, Ga., died in nearby Brunswick Nov. 29, 2004, after a long bout with cancer. He graduated from the McCallie School in…
Earl L. Shimp ’50
Earl died Nov. 6, 2004, in a hospital near his lifelong home in Pennsville, N.J. Earl graduated from Salem [N.J.] High School. He was in…
Donald Akira Yamada ’50 *53
Don died of pancreatic cancer Nov. 5, 2004, in San Jose, Calif. He was a generous man who lived his life with dignity and honor…
Bertram Wolfe ’50
Bert died from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, Sept. 6, 2004, in Los Gatos, Calif. He was a strong advocate of nuclear power…
Peter Manigault ’50
Peter died June 14, 2004, at his Charleston, S.C., home. A graduate of Episcopal High School in Virginia, Peter earned high honors in history at…
Charles P. Swiggart ’50
Pete died Feb. 14, 2004, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Born in Nashville, Tenn., Pete attended Duncan College Preparatory School. He enrolled at Vanderbilt, but left to…
David L. Spanel ’50
Dave died June 8, 2004, at his home in Princeton after a long illness. He graduated from the Horace Mann School in New York City…
James R. Brayshaw ’50
Jim died in Virginia May 15, 2004. An internist, he was described as a man who loved people and as a great listener. Born in…
Donald J. Jones ’50
Donald died of cancer in Boca Raton, Fla., Feb. 5, 2004. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he came to Princeton with a large contingent from Mercersburg…
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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