MEMORIALS
Thomas E. Dater ’51
Born on March 19, 1929, Tom was the adopted son of Eleanor Gott and John Y. Dater III ’21. He prepared at Ramsey (N.J.) High…
Torr W. Harmer Jr. ’50
Torr died of cancer Jan. 13, 2014. During a 30-year career in the Air Force, he saw combat in two wars and was decorated with…
Charles S. Mullen ’50
“Chuck” Mullen died Dec. 27, 2013, at his home on Mercer Island, Wash. He will be most remembered for his generosity and deep love of…
John R. Hardin Jr. ’49
John Hardin died June 5, 2013, at his home in Chester, N.J., after a long illness. He was 85. Born in Newark, N.J., John attended…
Caleb C. Whitaker III ’49
Caleb Whitaker died March 10, 2013, in Palm Beach, Fla. Caleb was born March 24, 1925, in Camden, S.C. After graduation from Woodberry Forest School…
William Prickett ’47
Bill died Jan. 30, 2014, at Stonegates Health Facility in Greenville, Del. He was one of the more colorful members of the class. Bill matriculated…
James R. Faus ’47
James Faus died Feb. 8, 2014, at Stonebridge in Skillman, N.J., after a long illness. Jim was raised in Denver and graduated from Central High…
J. Rhodes Haverty ’47
Rhodes “Babe” Haverty died Jan. 24, 2014, in Atlanta. After attending Baylor Military Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn., Babe entered Princeton in 1943. He left to…
Robert S. Willis ’46
Panama’s highest honor, the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (named for Panama’s first president and bestowed for distinguished achievement in arts, services, or politics), was…
Joseph C. Quay ’44
Joe died peacefully Jan. 26, 2014, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. He prepared at the Westtown School. At Princeton, Joe was on the varsity track team…
Richard L. Bowen Jr. ’41
We lost Dick Bowen Sept. 20, 2013, at the Hallworth House in Providence, R.I. Dick prepared for Princeton at Providence Country Day School. At Princeton…
James I. Armstrong ’41 *49
Jim, president emeritus of Middlebury College and a classicist, died Dec. 16, 2013, at his home in Hanover, N.H. Jim attended Miss Fine’s School, Princeton…
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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