MEMORIALS
James R. Compton ’44
Jim died March 18, 2006, in Tiburon, Calif. He was a widely honored philanthropist, whose generosity and service encouraged world peace, preserving the environment, and…
Robert A. Holzl ’44
Bob died Feb. 9, 2006, at the age of 83. He and his wife, Dianne, were longtime residents of La Canada, Calif., near where Bob…
Kenneth Miller ’44
Ken Miller, who followed in his father's footsteps as a prominent United Press International foreign correspondent, died in New York March 21, 2006. Ken also…
Walter W. White ’44
Bill died of respiratory failure in Albuquerque Feb. 16, 2006. Observing that Bill was known for his devotion to task and staying focused, the local…
Johnson Clark ’43
John died April 27, 2007, in Summit Hospital, Oakland, Calif., of complications from a heart procedure. He was 85. A 55-year resident of Lafayette, Calif…
Joseph Welles Henderson ’43
Welles died of prostate cancer May 5, 2007, at home in Haverford, Pa. He was 86. He was a lawyer whose fascination with the sea…
John Otis Carney ’43
Ote died Jan. 1, 2006, from skin cancer complications. He was 83. The grandson of wealthy industrialist William Carney, Ote spent most of his childhood…
Herbert Galbraith Wellington Jr. ’43
Herb died Aug. 15, 2005, in Locust Valley, N.Y. He was 85. A native of Rye, N.Y., he attended St. Mark's School in Southbury, Mass…
Royal Coleman Zuckerman ’43
Roy died July 19, 2005, of pulmonary failure. He was 83. He prepped for Princeton at Exeter. Following discharge from the armed forces in World…
John W. Drayton ’43
We lost John to Parkinson's disease Sept. 24, 2005. He was 85. He grew up in Chestnut Hill, Pa., prepping for Princeton at St. Paul's…
John Axford Higgons ’43
Jack died on Aug. 9, 2005, following a valiant six-year battle against prostate cancer. He was 85. A New Hampshire native, Jack grew up in…
Edgar Sanders Lewis ’43
Sandy died of lymphoma July 24, 2005. He was 83. A Columbus, Ohio, native, he came to Pittsburgh at 14, when his father was named…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
July 2026
Architect Tod Williams ’65 *67 reflects on the Obama Presidential Center; rain and revelry at Reunions.
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