MEMORIALS
Walter L. Marshall ’46
When Walt Marshall was born in Princeton, his father was teaching chemistry at the University. But by 1942, his father was in Schenectady heading the…
I. Gordon Odell ’44
Gordy died Aug. 15, 2013, in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Raised in Winnetka, Ill., he prepared at the Berkshire School, where he was class president. At…
Frederick W. Hummel ’36
Fritz died May 24, 2013, in Whiting, N.J., at the age of 98. After graduating from Princeton with honors in chemistry, Fritz was accepted at…
Robert J. Miller III *93
Robert Miller, an architect, died March 10, 2014, of complications from melanoma. Miller graduated from the University of Virginia in 1988, and in 1993, he…
Mark R. Peattie *72
Mark Peattie, noted scholar of Japanese history, died Jan. 22, 2014. He was 83. Peattie received a bachelor’s degree in history from Pomona College in…
W. Robert Fallaw Jr. *67
Robert Fallaw, the Everett E. Nuttle Professor of History emeritus at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., died Dec. 13, 2013. He was 78. Fallaw earned…
Erich Vogt *55
Erich Vogt, professor of physics emeritus at the University of British Columbia (UBC), died Feb. 19, 2014. He was 84. Born in Canada, Vogt graduated…
Harry H. Ransom *54
Harry Ransom, pioneer scholar of U.S. intelligence gathering and retired professor emeritus of political science at Vanderbilt University, died Jan. 28, 2014. He was 91…
Michael E. Hriskevich *52
Michael E. Hriskevich, a geologist regarded by his peers as a star finder of oil, died Jan. 31, 2014. A Canadian, Hriskevich graduated from Queen’s…
Harold N. Shapiro *47
Harold Shapiro, polymath and retired professor of mathematics emeritus at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU, died Dec. 12, 2013. He was 91…
William W. McCarthy ’41 *46
Walt McCarthy died March 5, 2014, in Minnesota, where he had moved to be near his daughter. Walt prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville, majored in…
Robert L. Dwight ’45 *46
Bob Dwight, engineer and conservationist, died March 22, 2014. After Pearl Harbor, Bob enlisted in the Navy V-12 program, pursuing engineering at Cornell and midshipmen’s…
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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