MEMORIALS
John Drake Hoffman *49
John D. Hoffman, a materials engineer, died Feb. 21, 2004, in Washington, D.C., of congestive heart failure. He was 81. Hoffman earned his undergraduate degree…
Lawrence James Wathen Jr. *49
Lawrence James Wathen died May 12, 2003, after a brief illness. He was 93. Born in Dallas, Tex., Wathen earned bachelor's and master's degrees from…
William Owings Burwell ’42 *49
Bill died Aug. 6, 2003, in Savannah. Born in Seattle, he prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Princeton with honors in architecture. He…
Nathaniel Burt ’36 *49
Nat died July 1, 2003; he was 89. A longtime Princeton resident, he was a noted composer, poet, author, and lecturer. A graduate of St…
Charles Edward Shain ’36 *49
Charlie died Apr. 13, 2003; he was 87. At Princeton he majored in English, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and was a member of…
Owen E. Ringwald *49
Chemistry, Jan. 22, 2003
Simeon F. Moss *49
Simeon F. Moss, a longtime resident and community leader in Princeton, died April 29, 2007. He was 87. In 1941, Moss graduated from Rutgers University…
Irving E. Alexander *49
Irving E. Alexander, an emeritus professor of psychology at Duke University, died Jan. 3, 2007, of a heart attack. He was 84. At Duke, Alexander…
Francis Denis Joseph Beatty ’42 *49
Den died Jan. 14, 2002, of lung cancer at home in San Francisco. A retired architect, he enjoyed international travel. His wanderlust began as the…
John W. Foster ’44 *49
John died in San Angelo, Tex., on June 8, 2001, after a period of failing health. He came to Princeton from Peddie School. He left…
Richard Dana Cramer *49
Architecture, Apr. 21, 2000
Leonard Rex Criminale *49
Modern Languages & Literature, June 5, 2000
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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