MEMORIALS
William H. Collins ’48
Bill died June 17, 2022, at his home in Jupiter, Fla. He was 95. Born in Narberth, Pa., Bill had eight relatives who attended Princeton…
Stephen McCrea Conger ’44
Stephen died Sept. 5, 2022, at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was born in 1922 in Princeton, N.J., and attended Miss Fine’s School…
Claude V. Swanson *76
Claude died of natural causes June 28, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz., at age 75. Born Dec. 29, 1946, in Gretna, Va., Claude earned his undergraduate…
Walter W. Pyper Jr. ’60
A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Walt prepped at The Hill School. At Princeton, he majored in history and took his meals at Campus. On…
Robert S. Luke *80
Rob died June 20, 2022, at the age of 68, while jogging on Vashon Island, Wash. He was born Sept. 1, 1953, in Chatham, N.J…
Nels L. Larson *73
Nels died of cancer July 2, 2022, in Silver Spring, Md. Born July 16, 1947, in Kansas City, Mo., Nels graduated with a bachelor’s degree…
William R. Schearer *63
Bill died March 22, 2022, in Newville, Pa. He was born July 19, 1935, in Kutztown, Pa. In 1957, Bill graduated from Ursinus College with…
John A. Strother *54
John died in Princeton June 27, 2022, of cardiac arrest at age 94. John was born Dec. 27, 1927, in Hartford, Conn. He served in…
Nnena P. Nkongho ’95
Nnena lived life in the active tense — she encouraged, mentored, collaborated, founded, learned, taught, sang, tried, succeeded, failed, celebrated, loved — above all, Nnena…
Joseph Edward Drangula ’95
Ted died July 5, 2018, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. Ted grew up in Middletown, N.J., and graduated from Middletown High School South. His father was a…
Gregory Tolles Smalley ’94
Greg, a lifelong resident of New York City, died July 19, 2022. He was born Aug. 2, 1972, to Patricia Tolles Smalley and David V…
Alex Strother Marshall ’86
Marshall, a financial analyst and avid sailor and golfer, died Jan. 30, 2022. After graduating with a degree in economics, Marshall started a career as…
Memorial PAWcasts
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.
PAW IN PRINT
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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