MEMORIALS
Scott W. Reed ’50
Scott, an environmental advocate, died May 2, 2015, at his home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. A colleague described him as “the kind of lawyer every…
Thomas V. Gillman Jr. ’49
Tom died Nov. 7, 2014, in Eugene, Ore., surrounded by his wife and family. A native of Long Island, N.Y., he came to Princeton from…
Chauncey C. Kennedy Jr. ’49
Chan died Feb. 22, 2014, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He was 86. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Chan came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter…
H. Lee Christensen ’49
Lee Christensen died April 27, 2014, in St. Germain, Wis., where he had retired after working for many years with Sears, Roebuck & Co. in…
Peter R. Clapper ’49
Pete died May 3, 2015, of cancer at his home in Denver. He served as a Marine Corps lieutenant in the Korean War, commanding an…
John K. Lilly ’48
Jack died July 5, 2015, in his native St. Louis at age 87. He attended St. Louis Country Day School, and earned a degree in…
J. Kyle Spencer ’48
Kyle was born in 1926 and grew up in Columbus, Ga. He died there July 12, 2015, at age 88. A Navy veteran, Kyle was…
Matthew J. Ayers ’48
Though a lifelong New Jerseyan, Matt was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1925. Before transferring to Princeton from Franklin and Marshall College, he enlisted…
W. James Guthrie ’48
Jim died at home June 20, 2015, in Douglassville, Pa., after a short illness. He was born Jan. 7, 1927, in Reading, Pa., and came…
David Sharp Masland ’46
Following naval service in Panama as a medical lieutenant junior-grade, Dave became board certified in internal medicine and ultimately a fellow of the American College…
Donald Gray Blain ’46
In 2003, when he was 79 years old, Don took first place in the 25-meter freestyle swim in the Wyoming Senior Olympics. Whether it was…
David Seffers Lane ’46
Many a military pilot has been thankful for a helmet-sight system devised by Dave. His work toward this valuable flying tool began with his graduation…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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