MEMORIALS
J. Jay Nichols ’46
Jay came to Princeton from Evanston (Ill.) High School in 1942, but stayed here for only a year. After World War II, he joined the…
John Trevor Pierce ’46
Visual problems kept him out of the military during World War II, although he served in the Merchant Marine. He graduated from Princeton in 1945…
Norman Shethar ’46
He came to Princeton from Rhode Island and graduated magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1948. He received a…
Frank Simpson Whiting ’45
Frank entered Princeton from The Hill School, but left the University for service as an infantry officer assigned to the headquarters of British Gen. Montgomery…
Carl Frederick Paulson ’45 *48
At Princeton, he was a member of the Glee Club, played in the marching band, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated with…
John Gridley Underhill ’44
Born in Albany, where his mother came from a historic Hudson Valley family, he prepped at Albany Academy, where he was active in dramatics and…
Charles Spencer Nimick ’44
He was one of five sons of Francis B. Nimick ’13 of Pittsburgh, all of whom prepped at Sewickley Academy and Phillips Exeter, and attended…
Frank Hoover Longstreth ’44
Born into Philadelphia’s Main Line, he prepped at the Haverford School and earned a bachelor’s degree in classics at Princeton. He was active in football…
Walter A. Saitta ’44
Walt was a leader in the insurance business for most of his career. Born in Westfield, N.J., the son of a Metropolitan Life Insurance Co…
Gazaway Lamar Crittenden Jr. ’41
An Exeter graduate, he majored in the School of Public and International Affairs. Crit played freshman and varsity lacrosse and was manager of Express Reunion…
John Edward Krout ’41
Born in 1920 in Narberth, Pa., he graduated cum laude from the Haverford School and with honors from Princeton. While at Princeton, John was on…
Harmon Hadley Ashley Jr. ’41
He prepared at the Hun School and Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in English and graduated with honors. Ash was a columnist and book reviewer…
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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