MEMORIALS
Richard H. Castellane ’55
Dick, whose interests touched on an astonishing array of subjects, died June 18, 2023. He was born April 17, 1933, in Newark and attended Newark…
Donald L. Udavchak ’52
Don was valedictorian at Turtle Creek (Pa.) High School. At Princeton, he joined Quadrangle, studied mechanical engineering, and was an officer in engineering societies. He…
Frederick L. Jones Jr. ’52
Fred came to us from the Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia. At Princeton, he majored in history, ate at Charter, and served on the Student Christian…
William Jannen ’52
Bill came to us from Brooklyn Technical High School. At Princeton, he played both JV and varsity football, studied at SPIA, and wrote for the…
Thomas O. Pelzel ’48 *68
Tom died July 3, 2022, at age 94. Born and raised in Charleston, W.Va., Tom graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School before entering Princeton in…
Thomas O. Pelzel ’48 *68
Tom died July 3, 2022, at age 94. Born and raised in Charleston, W.Va., Tom graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School before entering Princeton in…
Frederick Eberstadt ’48
Fred died July 29, 2023, in Manhattan just days after his 97th birthday. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Fred entered Princeton in June 1944…
Mervin L. Baker ’59
We have little to trace the Princeton career or, indeed, the post-Princeton career, of Mervin Baker. He died Nov. 13, 2014, but we were not…
Charles E.M. Kolb ’73
Charles died July 13, 2023. He was born Nov. 16, 1950, in Salisbury, Md. He attended St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Del., where he was…
Alexander Galetovic *94
Alex died July 1, 2022, in Santiago, Chile. Born in Chile Jan. 18, 1965, he received his bachelor’s degree from Universidad Católica de Chile in…
Laurence R. Bentley *90
Larry died of complications of cancer March 22, 2023, in Calgary, Canada. He was born Feb. 24, 1950, in Burbank, Calif. He earned a bachelor’s…
Richard Shao-hai Wu *89
Richard died June 10, 2023, in Baltimore. Born Oct. 28, 1957, in Yueqing, China, he studied at Fudan University in China before moving to the…
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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