MEMORIALS
Richard Myrick ’43
Dick died Feb. 2, 2012, in Santa Barbara, Calif. He came to Princeton from the Thacher School in Ojai, Calif., where he was on the…
John C. Laflin ’43
The class lost a true and devoted supporter when “The Hacker” died Feb. 3, 2012. Jack was our class secretary for 27 years, during which…
James R. Arnold ’43 *46
Jim died Jan. 6, 2012, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Between 1969 and 1973, when astronauts returned from the moon with a trove of rocks…
Howard Robinson ’43
Howie Robinson died Dec. 9, 2011, in Grosse Pointe, Mich. He prepared for Princeton at Cranbrook School, where he was on the soccer and hockey…
W. Gardiner Young ’43
Gard Young died Feb. 3, 2012, at Edgewood Manor in Farmington, Maine. He left Princeton in February of our junior year to enlist in the…
William W. McCarthy ’41 *46
Walt McCarthy died March 5, 2014, in Minnesota, where he had moved to be near his daughter. Walt prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville, majored in…
John R. Thomas II ’40
Known to us as “Johnny” or “Tom,” John Thomas died April 30, 2014, at age 96, in Elmhurst Township, Pa. Born in nearby Scranton, he…
Yeiichi Kuwayama ’40
Known to us as “Yick” or “Kelly,” our classmate, who was Princeton’s oldest living Asian American alumnus, died June 29, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Born…
John C. Shipley ’37
John Shipley of Voorhees, N.J., died peacefully Jan. 5, 2014. John came to us from Central High School in Philadelphia. When his mother fell ill…
Roger P. Yannetti ’74
At all reunions to come, we will toast Roger P. Yannetti, who died of heart failure July 1, 2003, in Upper St. Clair, Pa. He…
Richard A. Goodman ’74
The intellect and comedic genius of Richard Goodman was taken from us on Sept. 2, 2013, when he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Richie…
James V. Davis Jr. ’66
The class received word in July that James Davis died Dec. 9, 2013. A graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and a resident…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Hendrix Niemann ’73
‘A relationship with Drix, even in business, it was personal. You couldn’t be with him ... and not treat it as a friendship that you either wanted to develop or…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
July 2026
Architect Tod Williams ’65 *67 reflects on the Obama Presidential Center; rain and revelry at Reunions.
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