MEMORIALS
John S. Vanderoef *68
John Vanderoef, professor of political science emeritus at Florida State University (FSU), died March 23, 2013, at the age of 83. Vanderoef graduated from FSU…
Robert L. Bishop *39
Robert Bishop, a respected MIT professor emeritus of economics, died Feb. 7, 2013. He was 96. Bishop graduated from Harvard in 1937 and spent a…
Myrna Rivera ’83
Myrna Rivera gently died in her sleep Oct. 23, 2011, at her home in Naples, Fla., after a brave 14-month battle with colorectal cancer. Myrna…
Samuel K. Aboah ’83
The Class of 1983 lost a leader in spirit with Sam’s death Jan. 9, 2013, at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Sam attended…
Etan Savir ’83
Etan Savir died July 21, 2013. Etan was a classics major at Princeton and graduated summa cum laude. Etan was known for his intense focus…
Juan E. Ruz IV ’79
The class is sad to report that Juan Ruz died March 12, 2011, in Fairview, N.J. Born in Cuba, Juan immigrated to the United States…
Marianne P. Eismann ’79
Marianne Eismann, a classmate of great heart and wit, died Oct. 19, 2011, in Newbury Park, Calif., after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She…
Gregory E. Johnson ’78
Gregory Johnson died Feb. 1, 2011, after a struggle with lung cancer. Greg grew up in Summit, N.J., graduated from Summit High School, and entered…
Myles Connors ’78
Myles Connors died June 17, 2010. He grew up in Huntington, N.Y., and graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School before coming to Princeton, where…
Michael A. Buchner ’69
Michael died Aug. 6, 2013, at his home in Albuquerque, N. M., after battling multiple system atrophy for more than seven years. Born in Cape…
Cuthbert R. Train ’64
Born in Washington, D.C., he attended St. Albans and St. Mark’s preparatory schools. At Princeton he majored in philosophy and played varsity tennis and squash…
Christopher C. Jaeckel ’64
Christopher C. Jaeckel ’64 Kit died July 12, 2013, of pancreatic cancer. At the end he was at home in Earleville, Md., surrounded by family…
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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