MEMORIALS
Michael D. Debevec ’73
Michael Debevec died suddenly Dec. 30, 2012, of a heart attack. At Princeton he was a member of the Triangle Club tech crew and played…
James Anthony Breaux ’73
Note: The following memorial was published online with the Nov. 13, 2013, issue. James Anthony Breaux, known as James Breaux during his Princeton years, but…
William Michael Hicks ’64
Note: The following memorial was published online with the Nov. 13, 2013, issue. The class learned recently that Mike Hicks is reported to have died…
Peter Slotta ’64
Peter died July 4, 2013, at Duke University Hospital from acute myeloid leukemia. Peter grew up in Brazil speaking five languages. He moved to Miami…
Robert D. Stuart ’61
“Scott” Stuart died Feb. 27, 2013, from complications of a stroke suffered three days earlier. Born in New Haven and raised in California and Illinois…
George William Wilde ’57
Bill died peacefully June 18, 2013, at High Lawn Farm in Lee, Mass. At Princeton he majored in the Woodrow Wilson School. His undergraduate activities…
William J. Nicoson ’54
William Nicoson died peacefully July 7, 2013, at his home in Reston, Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Bill attended Phillips Exeter Academy. At Princeton, he majored…
Gerard A. Kaiser ’54
Gerard Kaiser died June 28, 2013, at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he pioneered heart surgeries for young children for almost 40 years. Born in Brooklyn…
Robert S. Applegate ’53
Bob, or “Oz” as he was fondly called, arrived at Princeton with the large contingent from Lawrenceville and died peacefully of Alzheimer’s disease June 29…
David M. Burns ’53
Dave, who was leader, singer, and trombonist with the Hot Mustard Jazz Band — a big hit at two of our reunions — died of…
David P. Demarest Jr. ’53
David is another classmate whose death notice has just been received. He died Oct. 15, 2011, from Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Englewood, N.J., he came…
Gilbert Donald Murray III ’52
Gilbert Donald Murray III ’52 Equestrian, business executive, and composer, Don (son of Gilbert D. Murray ’21) came from Hotchkiss and majored in politics. He…
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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