MEMORIALS
Gita J. Wilder *86
Gita Wilder, a longtime senior research scientist with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and a visiting lecturer in psychology at Princeton, died of cancer July…
Charles S. Edwards *69
Charles Edwards, professor of political science emeritus at Baylor University, died at home May 28, 2013. He was 84. He graduated from Penn State University…
Alan Rosenthal *61
Alan Rosenthal, prominent Rutgers professor of political science from 1966 to 2013 and long-term director of its Eagleton Institute, died of cancer July 10, 2013…
Roy A. Stuart *56
Roy Stuart, a longtime geologist with Chevron Canada, died peacefully Sept. 14, 2013. He was 86. Stuart earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of…
Alexander Surko Jr. ’51 *55
Alex was born Oct. 3, 1928, to Alexander and Helen Knauer Surko in New York. A graduate of Newton High School, he was active in…
Robert E. Forrest ’50 *53
Bob lived his professional life in suburban Philadelphia, though more recently he moved to Middlebury, Vt., where he died Oct. 30, 2013. Following graduation from…
W. Harley Funk ’50 *52
He graduated from Wilmington (Del.) High School in 1943. He then entered the Army for a three-year stint, serving as an infantryman in France and…
Lacey B. Smith *51
Lacey Smith, the prominent professor of history emeritus at Northwestern, died Sept. 8, 2013, at age 90. The son of Baldwin Smith, chair of Princeton’s…
Lester Tibbals Jr. *50
Lester Tibbals, who taught history at Princeton Day School for 34 years, died June 29, 2013. He was 97. Tibbals graduated from Trinity College in…
Patricia M. Troxel *86
Patricia Troxel, associate professor of English emeritus at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and a noted theater director, died April 21, 2013…
L. Douglas Kinnard *73
Douglas Kinnard, retired Army brigadier general and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Vermont (UVM), died July 29, 2013. He was 91…
Edward W. Bodnar *58
Edward Bodnar, professor emeritus of classics at Georgetown University, died Nov. 29, 2011. He was 91. A priest for 59 years, he graduated from St…
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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