MEMORIALS
William D. Greenspan ’56
Bill died Nov. 23, 2022, after being diagnosed with a blood infection and suffering a subsequent stroke. Bill worked in Paris and London before settling…
Alexander McClurg Hogg ’55
There has been no shortage of remarkable people in the Class of ’55. Near the top of the list is Sandy, who died June 25…
Stephen Charles Henkel ’55
Steve, an author and sailor whose intellect and humor were much enjoyed by friends and family, died Dec. 14, 2022, in Sarasota, Fla. He was…
William Faux Gray ’55
Fauxie, a genial and much-admired classmate who loved to tell stories, often embellished, died July 24, 2022. As his son Chris noted, “There was always…
James S. Gleason ’55
Jim, a firm believer in school choice options, died June 17, 2022. He was a great-grandson of William Gleason, founder of the Gleason Corp., which…
William Radford Coyle ’55
Bill, an OB/GYN physician who once estimated that he had delivered about 4,000 babies, died in Peabody, Mass., Feb. 10, 2023, the day before his…
Jon B. Rogers ’54
Jon died May 17, 2022. At Wayland Academy he participated in football, swimming, and track. An economics major at Princeton, his senior thesis was on…
David George Powell ’54
Dave died following surgery for a hernia Feb. 14, 2023. He came to us from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill., where he was…
Maurice Kemp Jr. ’54
Maury died Feb. 8, 2023. He prepared at St. Andrew’s School in Delaware, where he starred in three sports, earning MVP honors in basketball and…
Joseph F. Johnston Jr. ’54
Joe died Jan. 3, 2023. At The Hill School, he was active in tennis and golf. Majoring in history, his senior thesis was on Edward…
Carl August de Gersdorff ’54
Carl died Nov. 19, 2021. He prepared at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass. At Princeton, Carl majored in English, joined Colonial Club, was active…
Robert E. Taylor ’53
Bob, who balanced his life between New York and Scotland for many years, died Dec. 8, 2022, in New Paltz, N.Y. He was born in…
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.
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