MEMORIALS
Frank A. Peluso ’59
Frank died suddenly May 14, 2014, of congestive heart failure at home in New York City with his beloved wife, Emi (née Yamamoto), at his…
Leonard A. Yerkes ’58
Leonard died peacefully Sept. 2, 2014, from complications related to prostate cancer. He attended St. George’s School prior to Princeton. A politics major, his thesis…
Donald M. Alcoke Jr. ’58
Donald Alcoke died of colon cancer July 11, 2014, in Albuquerque, his home for the last 17 years. Don came to Princeton from Greenhills High…
Francis C. Brown Jr. ’58
Frank died Aug. 11, 2014, after a valiant 15-year battle against Parkinson’s disease. Frank prepared for Princeton at the Peddie School. At Princeton, he entered…
Robert B. Winslow ’58
Bob died July 14, 2014, near Sacramento, Calif. He came to Princeton from Deerfield Academy and majored in biology. He was a member of the…
Guillermo E. Gonzalez Jr. ’54
Guillermo “Billy-Gonzo” Gonzalez died Sept. 23, 2014, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At Princeton, he was a history major, a member of Cap and Gown…
James Desmond McCracken ’53
James, or “Des,” as he liked to be called, spent his entire career as a respected and admired educator at the Darrow School in New…
W. Loeber Landau ’53
Loeber, one of our most brilliant members — class valedictorian, winner of four debating prizes, three English awards, and election to Phi Beta Kappa —…
Howard B. Wentz ’52
An extraordinarily successful corporate executive, Howie prepared for Princeton at The Principia. His leadership qualities were evident on campus: He was president of the Christian…
John W. Adams ’51
John was born April 25, 1929, in Boston, the son of Jane Edmunds Adams and John Durrell Adams ’27. He graduated from Phillips Exeter in…
W. Neill Schaller ’51
Neill was born in Stamford, Conn., Jan. 2, 1929, to Katherine Elkin and Carleton Schaller 1912. He came to Princeton from Episcopal High School and…
Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr. ’51
Cal was born April 29, 1929, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of Virginia Campbell and C.R. Ledbetter. He went to Little Rock High School…
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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