MEMORIALS
Larry B. Pletcher ’68
Larry died May 12, 2021, of complications of a stroke in Warner, N.H. He came to us from Morristown School in New Jersey, where he…
Robert M. Phenix Jr. ’68
Bob (often called Cowboy by his college friends) died Jan. 5, 2023, in Rockville, Md., of complications related to Lewy body dementia. Bob graduated valedictorian…
Michael J. Warhol ’65
Michael died Feb. 14, 2023, at home with his family by his bedside. He was born in Mahwah, N.J. At Princeton, he majored in biochemistry…
Rockwell Townsend ’65
Raised in Connecticut, Rocky attended South Kent School. At Princeton, he ran cross country and track, joined Dial Lodge, and concentrated in politics. Through his…
Kent W. Robinson ’65
Kent died Nov. 22, 2022. He was born in Denver in December 1940. He came to us from Cherry Creek High School in Denver, majored…
Richard A. Intersimone ’64
Rich died Nov. 16, 2022, of chronic kidney disease. He came to Princeton from Lynbrook (N.Y.) High School, where he was a three-sport letterman and…
Howard Carter III ’64
With his family at his side, Nick died June 1, 2022, of cancer. He came to Princeton from Pingry and Phillips Exeter Academy, continuing a…
Z. Cartter Patten ’62
Cartter died Dec. 1, 2022, in Flintstone, Ga. He came to us from Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he wrote for The Baylor Notes…
Paul B. Keyser ’62
Paul died Jan. 3, 2023, in Salt Lake City, following a long battle with cancer. He graduated from The Hill School and at Princeton participated…
Olin L. West III ’61
Olin died Oct. 31, 2022, in Charlottesville, Va., at the Hospice of the Piedmont. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., he came to us from Haverford…
Robert S. Whitmore ’60
Bob was born and raised in Bath, in the New York Finger Lakes region. He came to us from Andover. At Princeton, he majored in…
Gordon B. Silcox ’60
Gordy grew up in Alexandria, Va., and graduated from George Washington High School, where he was class president and an enthusiastic musician. At Princeton, he…
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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