MEMORIALS
John D. Kyle ’57
Jack died Dec. 2, 2014, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Jack was born June 6, 1935, in Belleville, N.J. He grew up in Maplewood, N.J…
Edmund V. Cervone ’55
Ed died Nov. 21, 2014, at age 82. The son of James and Sophia Cervone, Ed was born Feb. 14, 1932, in Trenton, N.J. He…
Jon H. Olson ’55
Jon died Oct. 26, 2014, in his cottage at Jenner’s Pond in West Grove, Pa., from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and biliary adenocarcinoma. The son…
John C. Giordano ’52
Jack was a noted lawyer. He came to Princeton from the Lawrenceville School and joined Cannon. Jack majored in politics, played freshman football, and rowed…
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…
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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