MEMORIALS
Somerville Nicholson Jr. ’51
A Maryland native, Nick was born Oct. 1, 1926, in Cumberland. The son of Somerville and Louise E. Nicholson, he graduated from St. James School…
Robert A. MacKennan ’51
Bob, the son of Archibald and Jane (Neely) MacKennan, was born Oct. 18, 1929, and lived most of his life in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He came…
Lansing C. Holden III ’51
Lans was born Jan. 2, 1927, in Philadelphia, the son of Lansing Holden ’19 and Edith Gillingham Holden. He graduated from Hotchkiss School and served…
T. Guthrie Speers Jr. ’50
The class and country lost one of its great voices for justice, decency, and humanity when Guthrie died April 17, 2011, in Boston. After graduating…
Alvin Kracht ’49
“Chick” Kracht, our soul mate, class secretary emeritus, and class historian, met his last deadline June 13, 2011. Chick came to Princeton from Roosevelt High…
James R. Ten Broeck ’48
Jim, a born and inspired teacher, died June 16, 2011. He came to us by way of Woodberry Forest School. He dined at Cottage while…
John G. Penniman Jr. ’45
John Penniman died Nov. 17, 2010, of congestive heart failure. John prepared at Winchester (Mass.) High School. At Princeton, he majored in chemistry, joined Cannon…
Fred S. Ensley Jr. ’45
Fred Endsley died April 9, 2011 in Naples, Fla., after a struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Fred entered Princeton from Western Military Academy and joined Quadrangle…
Lon F. Israel Jr. ’45
Lon Israel died May 19, 2011. Lon entered Princeton from Kirkwood (Mo.) High School, where he had been class valedictorian. At Princeton, he joined Colonial…
John Rodman Moulinier ’45
Rod died Nov. 8, 2010, at home in Tucson, Ariz., with his beloved wife, Francesca (the former Fran Farrell), at his side. Rod prepared for…
Charles M.P. Brinton ’42
Charlie was born in Philadelphia. He prepared at Episcopal Academy. At Princeton he majored in modern languages and joined Tiger Inn. Charlie learned to play…
Arthur J. Riggs ’37
Art died July 12, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated cum laude from The Lawrenceville School. At Princeton he majored in history and was elected…
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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