MEMORIALS
Alfred B. Rode ’33
AL RODE, who for many years divided his time between the Westchester Country Club and the Ocean Reef Club at Key Largo, Fla., died June…
Gordon H. Baker ’33
GORDON BAKER died June 16, 1991, at Brightview of Avon, Conn. He had lived at Simsbury, Conn., for the past 15 years. A memorial service…
Reese H. Harris Jr. ’33
REESE HARRIS, whose singalong piano playing enlivened so many class gatherings, died on July 10, 1991, in Blasdell, N.Y., while on a trip. He had…
William H. Hirst ’33
BILL HIRST DIED Mar. 20, 1991, in Devon, Penn. A service was held at St. Isaac's Church, near Devon. Bill was born May 22, 1909…
J. Archbald Brooks ’33
ARCH BROOKS died Mar. 16, 1991, in Midlothian, Va., where he had moved recently to be near his daughter Kathleen (Missy) Trottier. Arch was born…
George W. Gray ’33
GEORGE GRAY, described by the Cincinnati Enquirer "industrialist and tennis player," died in Springdale, Ohio, Jan. 28, 1991. A memorial service was held Feb. 4…
John F. Kraft Jr. ’33
JACK KRAFT died Apr. 13,1991, in Naples, Fla., where he spent his winters. He also lived in Pittsburgh. Jack was born Oct. 2, 1910, in…
Charles W. Root ’33
CHARIE ROOT died Mar. 27, 1991. He lived at Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., where he had practiced law for many years. Charlie was born Aug…
Gordon Summerfeldt ’33
GORDON SUMMERFELDT died May 8, 1991, in Tavernier, Fla. A funeral service was held May 12 at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home in Princeton. Gordon was…
Charles P. Emerson ’33
CHARLES (BUD) EMERSON DIED Jan. 23, 1991, at Newton Wellesley Hospital. He lived in Wellesley Hills, Mass. A memorial service was held Jan. 28 at…
Donald P. Wilson ’33
DODO WILSON died Jan. 12, 1991, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Dodo was born Sept. 15,1909, in Hartford, Conn. He prepared at Andover. In college he…
Walter A. Compton ’33
WALT COMPTON, described by the N.Y. TIMES as "a doctor who rose to head Miles Laboratories," died in Elkhart, Ind., Oct. I 1, 1990. Walt…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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