MEMORIALS
Rudolph F. Lehnert ’52
Rudy graduated from Lawrenceville, where he played football, hockey, and baseball. At Princeton he joined Tiger Inn, played football and hockey, and majored in aeronautical…
John S. Schmid ’52
John died July 29, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. He came to Princeton from Montclair (N.J.) High School, majored in psychology, and belonged to Tiger…
Frederic L. Atwood ’52
A jurist and yachtsman, Fred died Dec. 12, 2012. He came to the class from Lawrenceville and belonged to Charter and NROTC. He served as…
John S. Coleman ’52
John died July 30, 2012, in Birmingham, Ala. He graduated from Exeter. At Princeton he joined Charter Club and Whig-Clio, but left to finish at…
Peter S. Mueller ’52
Pete died March 29, 2013. He came to Princeton from Exeter, joined Cloister Inn, and majored in biology. A member of the Premed Society, his…
Edward Pierson ’51
Ned was born May 29, 1929, in Stamford, Conn., to Lucy (Bruggerhof) and Norris E. Pierson 1911. A Deerfield graduate, Ned was a history major…
Robert J. Mahaffy ’51
Bob was born Aug. 1, 1929, in Oklahoma City to George C. and Hazel Gilmore Mahaffy and attended Tulsa Central School. At Princeton he was…
John J. Pentz Jr. ’51
Jake was born Sept. 2, 1927, in DuBois, Pa., the son of Mabel (Peterson) and John J. Pentz Sr. 1912. A graduate of Mercersburg Academy…
David Gordon Ashton ’50
Gordon, a man of quick wit and boisterous laugh, died Jan. 31, 2013, in Manchester, Vt. He entered Princeton from Deerfield. He majored in history…
James H. Weisel ’50
Jim died Feb. 12, 2013, in Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, N.J., after a short illness. His obituary in The Record and Herald News described him as…
John A. McKenna ’50
Jack died suddenly Jan. 7, 2013, in Stuart, Fla. He lived most of his life in Fairfield, Conn. He came to Princeton from Westbury (N.Y.)…
James B. MacWhinney Jr. ’50
Jim was described as an “old-time doc who made house calls day and night.” He died Jan. 11, 2013, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s…
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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