MEMORIALS
Robert C. Specht ’44
Bob died Jan. 6, 2013, in Falmouth, Mass., a day after his 90th birthday. At Princeton he majored in biology, roomed with Bob Deming and…
Lowell Huntington Brown Jr. ’41
Hunt died Oct. 16, 2012. He and his wife, Ann, were residents of the Retreat in Rio Rancho, N.M., where they moved in 2011. He…
George B. Chapman Jr. ’39
George died Nov. 18, 2012, 11 days short of his 95th birthday. At his service in Aurora, Ohio, all five of his sons took part…
Robert James McKay Jr. ’39
Jim, our pediatrician and professor of pediatrics, died Nov. 23, 2012, at Wake Robin, the life-care community he and his late wife, Liz, helped found…
Michael A. McCoy ’89
The class lost one of its most beloved members when Mike McCoy died suddenly Dec. 2, 2012. Mike came to us from Appomattox (Va.) High…
Stephen W.W. Ching ’89
Stephen died of a heart attack Oct. 12, 2012. He was 45. Born in Philadelphia, he grew up in Villanova, Pa., and graduated from the…
David Mendez ’81
David died Aug. 30, 2011, of a heart attack near his home in San Leandro, Calif. Raised in a working-class family on the east side…
John S. Mamer ’70
John died of a brain tumor April 23, 2012. A native of Urbana, Ill., John was active in track, cross country, and the glee club…
Barry Metzger ’66
Barry Metzger died Dec. 22, 2012, in New York City from complications of pancreatic cancer. Barry came to Princeton from Columbia High School in Maplewood…
William N. Farlie Jr. ’57
Bill died Dec. 14, 2012. At Princeton, he majored in psychology and joined Key and Seal. He was active in WPRU, and with Milt Rubin…
Richard A. Moore ’57
Dick died Nov. 26, 2012, at age 77. At Princeton, Dick majored in biology, joined Elm Club, and played 150-pound football. He was active in…
John Austen Snyder ’55
Born June 25, 1933, in Passaic, N.J., to Margaret Overacre and Austen Snyder, John graduated from Ridgewood (N.J.) High School. At Princeton he was a…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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