MEMORIALS
Katherine Fritzsche-Peterson *14
Kate died Nov. 10, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine, of glioblastoma. She was 34. Born March 18, 1988, in Portland, Maine, Kate graduated from Brown in…
Alan F. Shockley *04
Alan died at home in Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020. Born in Warm Springs, Ga., in 1970, Alan studied composition and theory at the…
Robert C. Cassidy *71
Robert died Jan. 15, 2023, in Northport, N.Y. He was born Jan. 22, 1938, in Plainfield, N.J. He completed his undergraduate work at Williams in…
Robert F. Sawyer *66
Described by a colleague as “a giant in the combustion community,” Bob died of cancer Nov. 17, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. Born May 19, 1935…
Joseph B. Trahern Jr. *63
After a lengthy illness, Joe died Jan. 10, 2023, in Maryville, Tenn. Born Feb. 20, 1937, in Clarksville, Tenn., Joe earned BA and MA degrees…
John Alden Williams *58
John died Nov. 30, 2022, in Baltimore, Md. Born Sept. 6, 1928, in Fort Smith, Ark., John spent two years touring Japan and Korea as…
Byron Foster Romanowitz *53
An architect and jazz musician, Byron died in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 28, 2022. Born Nov. 14, 1929, Byron was a 1951 graduate of the University…
Thomas Shelby Farmer *53
On Nov. 1, 2022, Tom died in New Orleans, where he was born Sept. 2, 1931. He was 91. After earning a bachelor’s degree from…
Lawrence M. Kushner *49
On Dec. 16, 2022, Larry died at the age of 98. Born in New York Sept. 20, 1924, he graduated from Queens College in 1943…
Edison F. Hwang ’00
Ed died too soon, March 3, 2022, of cardiac arrest in Fort Lauderdale. Born Aug. 23, 1978, Ed arrived at Princeton from Pasadena Polytechnic. He…
Grant D. Wahl ’96
Grant, a beloved member of the class, died Dec. 9, 2022, of an aortic aneurysm while covering the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Grant grew…
Susan Jo Runyan ’89
Sue, a natural leader, mentor, devoted physician, and cherished friend, died Jan. 2, 2023, with her husband by her side after an accident while on…
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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