MEMORIALS
James R. Conant ’75
After a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Jim died Sept. 13, 2014, the day before his 61st birthday, at his home in Brookfield…
Ellen L. Farnum ’75
Ellen died at home Oct. 28, 2014, in Charlottesville, Va., after a long illness. She was 61. Born March 17, 1953, in Pennsylvania, Ellen was…
Kenneth Beytin ’74
Ken died of a heart attack Feb. 21, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. He was 62. A native of Northport, N.Y., Ken epitomized Princeton’s scholar-athlete ideal…
William Paul ’70
Bill died of a heart attack Dec. 15, 2014. He attended Leonia High School, where he discovered two of the passions he carried through life…
G. Ronald Darlington ’69
Ron died May 20, 2014. A native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Roxborough High School, Ron majored in politics at Princeton. His thesis, titled…
Thomas L. Schroeder ’69
Tom died suddenly and unexpectedly April 23, 2014. His life was full of service and accomplishment. A native of Akron, Ohio, he graduated from Firestone…
Cary A. Bair ’68
Cary was hit by a car in Greenwich Village March 25, 2014, and after being in a coma for more than two months, died June…
John E. Treat ’67
John died Jan. 17, 2015, in Palm Springs, Calif., of complications from a severe head injury he suffered in a 2003 car accident. He came…
Albert E. Smith Jr. ’66
Al died Feb. 20, 2015, at his home in Charlottesville, Va., ending a two-year battle with mesothelioma. Born in Chester, Pa., Al graduated from Episcopal…
George R. Hansen Jr. ’66
On March 23, 2015, George died of cancer. He came to Princeton from Ferguson (Mo.) High School, where he was an outstanding student and active…
Frank E. Sagendorph IV ’64
Sag died March 17, 2014, after a brief struggle with cancer. He was 71. He grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and attended both Episcopal…
David Wiessler ’64
Dave died Feb. 14, 2015, in Washington, D.C., from renal failure. He was born in Cambridge, Mass., and raised in Allentown, Pa. Dave attended Parkland…
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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