MEMORIALS
Michael D. Robbins ’55
Mike died at home of a brain tumor Sept. 13, 2014. He was born Sept. 19, 1933, to Laura Neufeld and Joseph Robbins, parents who…
William J. Quirk ’55
Bill, a beloved law professor, profile writer, revered intellectual, and senior faculty member at the University of South Carolina School of Law, died Sept. 22…
Charles B. Thies ’53
Chuck died Aug. 31, 2014, at age 83 after a long illness from cancer complications at his Boulder, Colo., home. He attended John Burroughs School…
William C. Osgood Jr. ’53
Bill, whose nickname was “Ozzy” and who came to Princeton from Wellesley Hills, Mass., died Aug. 29, 2014, after an extended illness. He was 82…
Griffith H. Jones ’50
Griff, a longtime resident of Montclair, N.J., and graduate of Montclair High School, died July 15, 2014. At Princeton he graduated with honors in economics…
John E. Newman Jr. ’50
John died Aug. 10, 2014, in Norwalk, Conn. John graduated from Newark Academy in New Jersey and served two years in the Navy as a…
Frederick Rheinstein ’49
After 86 very busy years, Fred Rheinstein died Dec. 22, 2013. Born in New York City Nov. 5, 1927, the son of Alfred Rheinstein 1911…
Alan Crawford Jr. ’48
Alan died at home Aug. 23, 2014, in Devon, Pa., at age 88. Before retiring in 1986, his career in banking and investment was at…
Karl Mathiasen III ’47
Karl died peacefully while in hospice care Sept. 20, 2014. He matriculated at Princeton in the summer of 1943, served in the Army, and then…
Malcolm Goldstein ’47
Malcolm died Sept. 27, 2014, after a long illness. After attending Governor Dummer Academy, Mal matriculated at Princeton in the summer of 1943. He interrupted…
Charles Morgan Epes Jr. ’45
He entered Princeton from the Nichols School in his hometown of Buffalo, and joined Key and Seal. His studies were interrupted for combat service as…
Harvey M. Kelsey Jr. ’45
Harvey Kelsey died July 30, 2014, at his home in Rye, N.Y. Harvey prepared for Princeton at Andover, where he distinguished himself as a runner…
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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