MEMORIALS
Standish Backus Jr. ’33
STAN BACKUS, a prominent watercolor impressionist in Santa Barbara, Calif., died there on Oct. 12, 1989. A memorial service was held at All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal…
Philip Clark Horton ’33
PHIL HORTON died on Aug. 20, 1989, at his home in Danbury, Conn. He came to Princeton from Providence, R.I., where he was born on…
Frank Rich Metcalf ’33
FRANK METCALF, described by the Auburn, N.Y., CITZEN as a businessman and sportsman, died on Oct. 5, 1989, at his home in Union Springs, N.Y…
Hubert George Smith Jr. ’33
HUGH SMITH died on june 5, 1989, in Sarasota, Fla., where he had lived since 1978. Hugh was born on Aug. 12, 1906, in Havana…
Allen Aldrich Davis Jr. ’33
Shortly after we had enjoyed the company of Isabel and Allen Davis at the Tides Inn in April, Allen died suddenly at home, in Towson…
William H. Dinsmore ’33
The Class of '33 has suffered a severe loss in the death of Bill Dinsmore, on Aug. 21, 1989, at Point Pleasant Hospital. Bill lived…
Brewster W. Smith ’33
The class suffered a severe loss when Brew Smith died on Aug. 3, 1989, in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., a place he loved very deeply. Brew…
G. Arthur Scholes ’33
ART SCHOLES died on June 30, 1989, at Point Pleasant (N.J.) Hospital. A funeral Mass was celebrated at the Church of the Epiphany, in Brick…
Herbert E. Cragin, Jr. ’33 *34
Herb died Feb. 16, 2006, just short of his 95th birthday, after several years of declining health. He earned a bachelor's in civil engineering and…
Joel Benjamin Johnson ’32
Joel Benjamin Johnson of Newfane, Vt., died peacefully July 8, 2007, in Townshend, Vt. He was 97. Born in Kuling, China, Joel grew up with…
Francis Fisher Hart ’32
Fran Hart died Oct. 13, 2005. He was 96. He prepared at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. At Princeton he was in Ivy Club…
David R. Blossom ’32
Dave Blossom, 95, of Kiantone, N.Y., died Sept. 17, 2005, after a short illness. He prepared at Salisbury School. His late brother, Warren Blossom, was…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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