MEMORIALS
Franklin S. Odo ’61 *75
We lost Franklin, whom we knew as Frank, Sept. 28, 2022. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was the first graduate of Kaimuki High School to…
F. Peter Boer ’61
Peter died Oct. 3, 2022, in Alexandria, Va. Born in Budapest and raised in Lackawanna, N.Y., he graduated from Nichols School. At Princeton, he majored…
John Oster III ’60
Coming to Princeton from Milwaukee Country Day School with strong athletic credentials, John played freshman baseball and basketball here and began a four-year enthusiasm for…
William H. Simon ’59
Bill died Sept. 11, 2022, after a short, brave battle with brain cancer. A Philadelphian from Cheltenham High School, Bill dined at Court Club, majored…
Richard H. Rahe ’58
Dick died March 24, 2022, in Wilsonville, Ore. He was 85. He came to Princeton from Garfield High School in Seattle, where he skied, played…
Lee M. Elman ’58
Lee died Nov. 27, 2022, in New York City. He was 86. He came to Princeton from Mount Kisco High School, where he participated in…
Paul J. Eckenroad III ’58
Paul died Nov. 10, 2021, in Buford, Ga. He was 85. He came to Princeton from Fredericktown (Ohio) High School, where he was active in…
Jan C. ter Weele ’57
Jan was one of a half dozen classmates who escaped from Europe at the onset of World War II. His family went from the Netherlands…
James Kraft ’57
Jim led a life lived to the fullest — lived around his passion, enjoying and understanding the arts and leading others to do the same…
Frank O. Elliott ’57
One of the leading architects in our class, Frank died Oct. 3, 2022, in Lincoln, Mass. Coming to Princeton from Warren High School in Ohio…
Sydney R. Prince III ’55
Syd died Oct. 19, 2022, at his home in Battles Wharf, Ala., on Mobile Bay, the place he grew to love as a teenager from…
Gilmor S. Hamill IV ’55
Gil, a geologist who explored for oil throughout the world, died Sept. 27, 2022, in Moraga, Calif., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. His…
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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