MEMORIALS
Laurence Turnbull Joline ’51
Larry joined George Bass in underwater archaeological explorations of Byzantine shipwrecks off the Aegean coast of Turkey throughout the 1960s. Polly Doe and Larry were…
Charles T. Matthews ’47
During World War II, Charlie was an ensign aboard a minesweeper tender in the Pacific. He joined us in ’46, graduated in ’48, and then…
Cornelius E. McCole ’47
He majored in premed at Princeton and went on to medical school at Penn, a fellowship at Johns Hopkins, and a distinguished career as an…
Fletcher W. Layton ’47
Semper Fi He married Margaret “Peg” Rode in 1951 while beginning a long career with the Campbell Soup Co. He started by selling products to…
Joseph A. Imbrogulio ’47
Joe’s father was an Italian immigrant who instilled in his son three enduring values: hard work, service to others, and education. Joe’s business career began…
Randolphe Pierson Swenson ’45
He prepared at Lawrenceville and joined Quadrangle Club at Princeton. His studies were interrupted by service as a navigator with the 13th Army Air Force…
Robert Frederick Morten ’45
Bob entered Princeton from Teaneck (N.J.) High School and joined Tower Club. When Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, he was at Tower…
George Jason Hanks Jr. ’42
George prepared for Princeton at the Lawrenceville School. At college he was manager of the wrestling team and a member of Dial Lodge. He majored…
Gordon Carpenter O’Gara ’42
Gordon O’Gara died July 6, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Gordon prepared at the California Preparatory School in Covina, Calif. At Princeton he was…
Claiborne De Borda Pell ’40
He prepared at St. George’s, among other schools. At Princeton, he majored in history and SPIA and graduated with honors. He was on the rugby…
Richard G. Metz ’40
He prepared at Dormont (Pa.) High School and Kiski. At Princeton, Dick majored in chemical engineering, was a member of Triangle Club and Tiger Inn…
John H. Platten Jr. ’38
He grew up in New York City, coming to Princeton from Collegiate School, and earned his bachelor’s degree in politics in 1938. At Princeton he…
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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