MEMORIALS
Robert C. Bennett ’54
Robert Bennett died Feb. 19, 2014, from rapidly spreading cancer. Born in Long Branch, N.J., he attended Kent School. His Princeton major was the Woodrow…
Charles Syer IV ’53
“Buddy,” as he was called by classmates, was one of eight Woodberry Forest School “Tigers” who entered Princeton in September 1949. Gus Brothman ’ 51…
David K. Anderson ’53
If past class president Bill Ogden had not done some probing to track down Dave so treasurer Bob Kenagy could inform him of class dues…
Frank Feiner ’50
Frank died March 27, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y., his home since 1955. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he fled with his mother in 1938 and settled…
Frederick R. MacFadden Jr. ’50
Fred, professor emeritus at Coppin State University, died March 19, 2014, in Baltimore. A graduate of Glassboro (N.J.) High School, Fred worked on the Nassau…
Peter K. Hoglund ’48
Pete was born in Bronxville, N.Y., Jan. 13, 1927, and died in Palo Alto, Calif., March 23, 2014. He grew up in Europe, graduated from…
Peter V. Gardner ’46
For 31 years, Dartmouth College enjoyed the privilege of seeing its highly competitive rowing crews coached by Pete Gardner. He was recruited there after seven…
Richard O. Walker Jr. ’46 *48
Dixie Walker was a lifelong student, teacher, athlete, and friend. He came to us in 1942 as a letterman in four high school sports as…
Boyd R. Compton ’46
When ’46 published its 50th-reunion yearbook, we had not heard from Boyd Compton since 1959 and his address was unknown. Before our 65th reunion, in…
Richard D. Young ’46
In our 25th-anniversary yearbook, describing the 20 years after he earned his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena in 1952, Dick Young…
John W. Lewis Jr. ’46
Our 50th-reunion yearbook reported that Jack Lewis had not been heard from since 1952 and that his address was unknown. Before our 65th reunion, however…
Joseph P. McKeehan Jr. ’46
Joe McKeehan was a lifetime telephone man. In 1943, the Navy V-12 program moved him to Cornell, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical…
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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