MEMORIALS
Elija M. Hicks Jr. *44
Elija Hicks, who retired as director of international development and operations of the DuPont Co., died Dec. 25, 2013. He was 93. Hicks graduated with…
Alfred Kuo-liang Ho *44
Alfred Ho, retired professor of economics emeritus at Western Michigan University, died Jan. 26, 2014. He was 94. Born in China, Ho graduated from Yenching…
Edward P. Thomson *90
Edward Thomson, a former tenured professor of philosophy at John Carroll University in Cleveland, died peacefully Oct. 10, 2013. He was 55. Born in Scotland…
Robert L. Kelley Jr. *72
Robert Kelley, retired holder of the G. Albert Shoemaker Chair in Bible and Archaeology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS), died peacefully Oct. 30, 2013. He…
Chester J. Butcher *47
Chester Butcher, a retired Air Force brigadier general, died Nov. 15, 2013. He was 91. Butcher graduated from West Point in January 1943 and was…
Rolf E. Sartorius *65
Rolf Sartorius, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, died Jan. 15, 2014, at the age of 74. Sartorius graduated from Penn with…
Robert E. MacKenzie *50
Robert MacKenzie, retired associate professor of mathematics at Indiana University, died peacefully at home Oct. 20, 2012. He was 92. MacKenzie graduated with a bachelor’s…
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…
David R. Knapton ’68 *71
Dave died March 25, 2014, from severe sepsis. He was 68. Born in Providence, R.I., he prepared at Andover, where he was active in music…
William F. Crozier ’64 *65
Bill died Feb. 9, 2014, in Phoenix, Ariz., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He grew up in Omaha, Neb., and attended Benson High…
Robert W. Detenbeck *62
Robert Detenbeck, retired professor of physics at the University of Vermont, died Aug. 8, 2013, at the age of 80. He received a bachelor’s degree…
Harry K. Edenborough ’59 *61
We lost Kip Dec. 7, 2013, in San Francisco. Kip was born in Denver and grew up in Amarillo, Texas, where he met his future…
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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