MEMORIALS
Robert B. Upham Jr. ’37
Bob Upham died Feb. 9, 1995, leaving wife, Elizabeth Thiel, daughters, Joan and Susan, and three grandchildren. He was widowed from his first wife, Peggy…
Harper Follansbee ’37
The outstanding career of teacher Harp Follansbee, our class treasurer for two terms, came to an end May 20, 1995. He left his wife, Pat…
William B. Shepard ’37
Bill Shepard died June 17, 1995, leaving his wife, Mary, whom he married in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., in 1944 before going overseas; three sons, Bill…
Joseph K. Cass III ’37
ENTHUSIASTIC PRINCETONIAN and ardent golfer Joe Cass died Jan. 20, 1994, after a oneyear illness. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary…
John E. Jones Jr. ’37
FOUNDER of a threegeneration Princeton family, John Jones died Dec. 15, 1993. The cancer for which he was operated on in Dec. 1991 metastisized. He…
Fred M. Blaicher ’37
Fred M. Blaicher died July 22, 2006, in Vero Beach, Fla., where he lived for many years. Fred came to Princeton from Orange, N.J. He…
William C. Cummings Jr. ’37
Bill died July 27, 2006, in Janesville, Wis., where he lived for many years. He also had a home in Vero Beach, Fla. Bill (or…
Jack W. Bredenberg ’37
BEER BARON and golf and gin rummy expert Jack Bredenberg, who had progressed to playing golf again after having a knee replacement in 1991 and…
Harold B. Spencer ’37
MINING ENGINEER and bird watcher Bebe Spencer died Dec. 17, 1993, of emphasema, leaving five children and seven grandchildren. He came from a large Princeton…
John Meirs ’37
STRUCTURES ENGINEER and enthusiastic Princetonian John Meirs died Nov. 1, 1993, leaving a host of friends. He had been in declining health since suffering a…
William B. Kline ’37
WE HAVE JUST LEARNED that sales engineer Bill Kline died July 28, 1990. As of 1966, he had a daughter Billie, with a master's degree…
Edward Potter Lebens ’37
GENTLE GIANT ED LEBENS died of lung cancer on Sept. 11, 1993. He was a retired director and V.P. of The First Boston Corp., NYC…
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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