MEMORIALS
David R. Knapton ’68 *71
Dave died March 25, 2014, from severe sepsis. He was 68. Born in Providence, R.I., he prepared at Andover, where he was active in music…
Ralph R. Hovnanian ’68
Hoot died May 22, 2013, in Evanston, Ill., after an extended illness. He was 66. He prepared at Evanston Township High School, where he excelled…
Edwin M. Sykes III ’68
Ed died March 23, 2014, in San Angelo, Texas, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 67. Born in Detroit, he graduated from Alamo Heights (Texas) High…
Eric H.M. Lee ’66
Eric died March 31, 2014, from complications following a stroke, eight days short of his 70th birthday. Eric graduated from Iolani High School in Honolulu…
Norman C. Bensley ’65
Norm died Oct. 28, 2013, after a multi-year battle with cancer. Born in New York City, he attended Fieldston, playing varsity golf for three years…
Frederic W. Constant ’64
Fred Constant, one of the Class of 1964’s most enthusiastic supporters, lost his long battle with cancer March 26, 2014. Fred came to Princeton from…
William F. Crozier ’64 *65
Bill died Feb. 9, 2014, in Phoenix, Ariz., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He grew up in Omaha, Neb., and attended Benson High…
Francis C. Simons ’63
Frank died June 11, 2013, from complications of diabetes. A chemist who lived for many years in Morris Plains and finally in Parsippany, N.J., he…
Robert A. Butler ’59
Bob died Feb. 16, 2014, due to complications from pneumonia. He had been incapacitated for several months following a serious skiing accident in 2013. Born…
Wayne Hall ’59
Wayne died July 3, 2013. He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease since 2003. Born in Cleveland, Wayne prepared for Princeton at Cincinnati Country Day School…
Russel H. Beatie Jr. ’59
Cap died March 30, 2013, in New York City. Born in Kansas but transplanted to New York, Cap attended the Hackley School in Tarrytown, where…
Donald L. Teegarden ’59
Don died July 24, 2013, in Salt Lake City, where his daughter, Porter, had been caring for him. Don had suffered from schizophrenia almost his…
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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