MEMORIALS
George M. Chimples ’51
George was born Oct. 8, 1921, in Canton, Ohio, the son of Mark and Katherine Hines Chimples. He served as an Army Air Corps pilot…
Paul N. Colby Jr. ’50
“Nick,” as we knew him, died March 7, 2015, in California. He graduated from the Pennington (N.J.) School. At Princeton, Nick majored in mechanical engineering…
Walter F. Pittis ’50
Walt died July 16, 2014, at his home in Ocean Grove, N.J. He prepared at Lawrenceville with his twin brother, Bertram ’50. World War II…
E. Robert Gallagher ’49
Bob died Aug. 3, 2013, in San Francisco, having lived there since the mid-1950s. We know of no survivors. Born Sept. 21, 1924, in Doylestown…
Harvey L. Smith ’49
Harvey died Nov. 22, 2013, in Sun City, Fla. He had recently moved there from Somers Point, N.J., his home for more than 40 years…
Edward H. Sipe ’48
Ed died Feb. 28, 2015, in Easton, Md. He was 88. He grew up in Pittsburgh, attended Shady Side Academy, and joined the Army Air…
James F. Whelan Jr. ’48
We learned from Jim’s widow, Ann, that Jim died March 31, 2014, in Chicago. He had been retired since 1989 from Nuveen Investments. Jim’s career…
Andrew H. Solarski ’48 *49
Andy died Sept. 20, 2014, at age 90. He was born in 1924. After Marine V-12 service, he received a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering…
Bertram Channick ’47
Bertram died Dec. 9, 2014. He entered Princeton in June 1943 as a member of the Navy V-12 unit and graduated with a degree in…
George Smoluk ’47 *51
George died Dec. 13, 2014, in Pittsburgh. He was 88. He prepared at Central High School of Philadelphia and entered Princeton in July 1943. George…
William B. Chamberlin ’47
Bill died May 5, 2015. He matriculated in July 1943 after graduating from William Penn Charter School. Bill completed two terms at Princeton before being…
Charles Perry Ames ’46
For 42 years, Perry practiced law in the Oklahoma City firm established by his grandfather in 1898. Earlier, he was awarded the Bronze Star and…
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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