MEMORIALS
James C. Larmett ’73
James died Feb. 15, 2021, in New York City. He was raised in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and attended Mount Lebanon Senior High School, where he…
Satoshi Tamagawa ’83
Satoshi died July 21, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Born Feb. 13, 1960, in Japan, he moved with his family to the United…
Katherine Fritzsche-Peterson *14
Kate died Nov. 10, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine, of glioblastoma. She was 34. Born March 18, 1988, in Portland, Maine, Kate graduated from Brown in…
Alan F. Shockley *04
Alan died at home in Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020. Born in Warm Springs, Ga., in 1970, Alan studied composition and theory at the…
Robert C. Cassidy *71
Robert died Jan. 15, 2023, in Northport, N.Y. He was born Jan. 22, 1938, in Plainfield, N.J. He completed his undergraduate work at Williams in…
Robert F. Sawyer *66
Described by a colleague as “a giant in the combustion community,” Bob died of cancer Nov. 17, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. Born May 19, 1935…
Joseph B. Trahern Jr. *63
After a lengthy illness, Joe died Jan. 10, 2023, in Maryville, Tenn. Born Feb. 20, 1937, in Clarksville, Tenn., Joe earned BA and MA degrees…
John Alden Williams *58
John died Nov. 30, 2022, in Baltimore, Md. Born Sept. 6, 1928, in Fort Smith, Ark., John spent two years touring Japan and Korea as…
Byron Foster Romanowitz *53
An architect and jazz musician, Byron died in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 28, 2022. Born Nov. 14, 1929, Byron was a 1951 graduate of the University…
Thomas Shelby Farmer *53
On Nov. 1, 2022, Tom died in New Orleans, where he was born Sept. 2, 1931. He was 91. After earning a bachelor’s degree from…
Lawrence M. Kushner *49
On Dec. 16, 2022, Larry died at the age of 98. Born in New York Sept. 20, 1924, he graduated from Queens College in 1943…
Edison F. Hwang ’00
Ed died too soon, March 3, 2022, of cardiac arrest in Fort Lauderdale. Born Aug. 23, 1978, Ed arrived at Princeton from Pasadena Polytechnic. He…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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