MEMORIALS
Howard Bruce Vail ’26
Howard Bruce Vail died Jan. 30, 1998, in Boca Raton, Fla. Following our graduation and a summer trip to Spain, Howard returned to Princeton to…
Charles Allen Perera ’26
Our classmate Charles A. Perera, MD, widely known and highly respected in the field of ophthalmology, died Jan. 27, 1998, at Kendal, a Quaker-sponsored retirement…
David Williams ’26
David Williams, or the "Lollipop King" as he was lovingly known to his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and generations of neighborhood small fry, died of a massive…
Charles L. R. Hemmersley ’26
Charlie Hemmersley, an outstanding member of the class, died at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown, N.J., on Oct. 15, 1997, after a long illness. As an…
Edward Dumbauld ’26
Edward Dumbauld died at the family home in Uniontown, Pa., on Sept. 6, 1997, after four years of suffering from a stroke. He was 92…
Frank Richards Ford Jr. ’26
Our classmate, Frank Ford, died of natural causes at his home in Southport, Conn., Nov. 10, 1996. He was 91. Frank prepared at the Hill…
Sidney New Jr. ’26
Sidney New died of a heart problem at his residence on the Upper East Side, in NYC, Mar. 27, 1997. He had the unique distinction…
Samuel Sumney Scott ’26
Sam Scott died at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 29, 1997. He was 91. Sam came to Princeton from Montclair Academy, where…
Robert Wohlforth ’26
Bob Wohlforth, a resident of Ridgefield, Conn., for more than 67 years, died of heart failure May 9, 1997. Bob entered Princeton from the Peddie…
Albert Marshall Helmrath ’26
With regret, we report that Al Helmrath died at his home in Summit, N.J., on Aug. 26, 1996. He was 92. Before he retired in…
Gerard Hallock ’26
Buzz Hallock died May 28, 1996, in Essex Meadows, Conn. He was brought up in the Berkshires and attended the Hallock School, founded by his…
T. Edmund Beck ’26
T. Edmund Beck '26 died at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y., June 6, 1996. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1903, he grew up in New…
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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