MEMORIALS
William P. Phillips ’42
Bill died Sept. 23, 2014, at his home in Maryland. Born Sept. 22, 1920, Bill prepared for Princeton at the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J…
Charles Rubel ’42
Charlie died Dec. 12, 2013, at the age of 92. He was born April 21, 1921, in Washington, D.C., and prepared for Princeton at Le…
Ogden B. Carter ’42
Oggie died Feb. 13, 2014, of congestive heart failure. Born Sept. 2, 1920, Oggie grew up in West Orange, N.J., and prepared for Princeton at…
Allen H. Grammer ’42
Allen died March 9, 2014, in Fayetteville, N.C. Allen was born in Philadelphia Oct. 31, 1920. He was a World War II Coast Guard veteran…
Robert P. Thompson ’42
The class lost a devoted member when Bob, a lumber-company executive, died Sept. 24, 2014, of heart failure in Abington, Pa. Bob prepared for Princeton…
William D. Pettit Sr. ’41
Bill died Feb. 9, 2015. He spent his 94 years building a remarkable life that included a successful career on Wall Street, distinguished service with…
Howard C. MacMillan Jr. ’40
Known to many of us as “Mac,” Howard died Nov. 8, 2014, at his home in Lafayette, Colo. He was 96. Born in Morton, Ill…
Donald B. Cook ’38
Don died July 16, 2014, in Spring Run, Pa. He was 97. He majored in physics at Princeton and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa…
Audrey B. Venezia-Davis ’89
Audrey died July 30, 2014. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2011 and fought the disease with her usual determination and bravery. After…
Marc S. Toma ’73
Marc, whom we also knew as “Toma,” died June 19, 2013, at his home in California after a long illness. He entered Princeton with the…
James M. Brink ’72
Jim, known variously as “Brink” or “Bear,” and loved for his irrepressible buoyant personality, died Nov.12, 2014, in a car accident in California. He was…
Vincent Farrell ’69
Our class sustained a significant loss when Vince died Nov. 16, 2014. It is both unusual and a reflection of a life well lived that…
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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