MEMORIALS
John F. McGillicuddy ’52
We lost an outstanding classmate when John died Jan. 4, 2009. At Princeton he majored in history, belonged to Cap and Gown Club, and was…
Michael Joseph Kearns ’51
Mike was born June 18, 1929. He graduated from Trenton Central High School, where his legendary basketball career started. At Princeton he served as captain…
John Biggs III ’51
Jack was born May 19, 1927, in Philadelphia, the son of John Biggs Jr. ’18, grandson of John Biggs 1877, and a descendant of a…
Howard Feist Jr. ’48
Howard died Feb. 24, 2009, of heart complications. Born in Philadelphia, he prepped at Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania and majored in English at Princeton, where…
Samuel Bell Jr. ’47
Sam served in the Navy during World War II, graduated in 1948, and that same year, discovered and married his “forever young and beautiful” Anne…
William James Ryan II ’47
He married his beloved Betty Ann Jackson in 1950, and together they raised four children and nurtured 12 grandchildren. Bill imbued his great love of…
Sherman Carter ’47
During World War II, Carter was in the V-12 program at Brown. He went on to serve in the Pacific theater and arrived for the…
George M. Ewing ’44
George “Stretch” Ewing, a former newspaper publisher, died Sept. 16, 2009, in Canandaigua, N.Y., at the age of 87. A New York City native, he…
Robert D.B. Carlisle ’44
Robert Carlisle, a writer in diversified media, died Nov. 19, 2009, at his Chatham, Mass., home. He was ’44’s president and secretary, and served as…
Paul Windels Jr. ’44
Paul died Sept. 8, 2009, in St. James, Long Island, N.Y. after a distinguished legal career. From 1957 until 1961 Paul was regional administrator of…
Gilbert Burnett Jr. ’43
Gil died Sept. 13, 2009, in Newport, R.I. Born in Louisville, Ky., he entered Princeton from Louisville Male High School. Gil majored in biology at…
Henry Sloan Austin Jr. ’42
Henry Austin died Dec. 27, 2009, in a nursing home in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Hank prepared at Kent School. Princeton was a natural choice; Hank…
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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