MEMORIALS

John A. Lagrua Jr. ’52
John took a detour through Columbia after graduating from Bayside (N.Y.) High School and entered Princeton during sophomore year. He joined Tiger Inn and worked…
Alberto J. Gonzalez ’52
A native of Costa Rica, Alberto came to Princeton after attending New York Military Academy. He was a member of Campus Club and majored in…
Edward G. Simonsen Jr. ’51
Ed was born July 11, 1926, to Agnes LaLande and Edward G. Simonsen and raised in Upper Darby, Pa., where he went to high school…
Philip H. Robb ’51
Phil was born June 6, 1929, in Philadelphia, the son of Eleanor Wilmont and P. Fisher Robb. He came to Princeton from Cranbrook School and…
Michael L. Strang ’51
Mike was born June 17, 1929, in New Hope, Pa., to Ellen Lathrop and Stephen B. Strang ’23. In 1932, the family moved to a…
Robert M. Brewer ’50
Bob, whose predecessors established Kentucky’s first settlement, died in his native Kentucky Sept. 15, 2014. He graduated from Princeton with honors in English. Bob played…
James Jared Taylor ’50
Jerry died Aug. 20, 2014, at his home in Cincinnati after an extended illness. His dog, Toby, one of his beloved Norwich terriers, was at…
Robert F. Staats-westover ’50 *52
Bob died Oct. 3, 2014, in Princeton at age 90. He was raised in Bordentown, N.J. After graduating from Trenton High School, he served in…
Harry W. Masenhimer ’49
Harry W. Masenhimer Jr. ’49 Harry died March 29, 2011, in Portland, Ore., having lived in the state for many years. At Princeton, he was…
Charles R. Rourke ’49
Charlie died May 12, 2010, in Sunnyvale, Calif. Although he had lived there for a number of years, our knowledge of his life and career…
Galway M. Kinnell ’48
Galway died Oct. 28, 2014, at his home in Sheffield, Vt. He was a renowned and prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and an essayist, translator, and…
Donald H. Stuhring ’47
Don died March 27, 2014, from complications of a fractured hip. Don grew up in South Orange, N.J. He enlisted in the Navy, became a…
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