MEMORIALS
Frederic W. Bancroft ’48
Fred “Derry” Bancroft died Jan. 15, 2013, in Alexandria, Va. He was 85. Derry entered Princeton in July 1944 and returned to campus after Army…
William C. Purple Jr. ’47
Bill died Dec. 25, 2012, in Orlando, Fla., while visiting family. His home for the past several years had been Hilton Head Island. Bill entered…
Chester A. Files Jr. ’45
The class lost another of its officers when Chet Files died Jan. 8, 2013. Chet entered Princeton from Providence Country Day and joined Terrace Club…
David D. Frank ’45
David Frank died Nov. 28, 2011, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Dave entered Princeton from Kingswood School in West Hartford, Conn., following in the footsteps…
Joseph C. Buck ’45
Joe Buck died Nov. 19, 2012, in his home in Elmira, N.Y. He entered Princeton from Millbrook School, following in the footsteps of his father…
Elizabeth M. Sanford H ’45
On May 12, 2011, the class lost an important officer and honorary member when Betty Sanford died at the University Medical Center in Princeton after…
William F. Potts ’45
Bill Potts died peacefully Nov. 26, 2011. Bill entered Princeton from Mercersburg Academy. After his freshman year at Princeton he enlisted in the Army Air…
Harry R. MacDonald ’44
Mac died suddenly Jan. 30, 2013, his 90th birthday. He was president of his class at Princeton High School. He left Princeton in 1942, transferring…
Philip A. Lirio ’44
Phil died Dec. 1, 2012, in Vineland, N.J. He graduated from Vineland High School, and at Princeton he majored in chemistry, played intramural football and…
Bruce McCarty ’44
Bruce died Jan. 5, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. He came to Princeton via Lawrenceville to study architecture and learn about sculpture under Joe Brown. He…
James F. Brown III ’42
Jim Brown died Dec. 15, 2012, in Charleston, W.Va., the city in which he had spent most of his life, with the exception of service…
Thomas R. Young ’37 *38
Thomas Young died Jan. 24, 2013, at his home in Stamford, Conn. Before Princeton, he graduated from Exeter Academy and Deerfield. At Princeton he majored…
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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