MEMORIALS
Farish A. Jenkins Jr. ’61
We lost Farish Nov. 11, 2012, to complications following surgery for pancreatic cancer while also being treated for multiple myeloma. Born in Manhattan and raised…
Rowland Richards Jr. ’57 *64
Toby died Jan. 8, 2013. At Princeton, he joined Court Club and majored in civil engineering. After graduating he earned a master’s degree in civil…
James W. Moseley ’53
Long before the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind came out, Jim was preoccupied with outer space and unidentified flying objects, and when he…
Robert L. Melick ’53
In 1975, Bob, a Detroit baseball enthusiast, went with his son, Jordan, to see the Tigers play. He was surprised to find that he would…
Frank B. Rhodes ’53
Frank died suddenly, a day after he finished what he enjoyed doing most, playing a round of golf. His loving wife, Sandy, the former Sandra…
Olgierd C. Prus ’52
Al came to Princeton from Portsmouth (R.I.) Priory School, bearing the family name of Pruszanowski (which in 1971 he shortened to Prus). Born in Poland…
Davis M. Roach ’52
Dave came to the class from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Mo. He had a remarkable record of achievements in debate, topped by his…
Reinhard H. Loosch ’52
Reinie left us in the summer of ’51, but by then had joined Terrace Club, the Lutheran Students Association, Whig-Clio, and the German Club and…
William T. McGarry ’52
Bill died Dec. 26, 2011. He came to Princeton after serving five years in the Air Force as a fighter pilot and married Doris Murray…
Irving A. Portner ’52
Irv came to Princeton from Harrison High School in Chicago. He worked on The Daily Princetonian for four years, ending as editorial co-chairman. He joined…
L. Ebersole Gaines Jr. ’51
Eb was born April 21, 1927, in West Virginia to Betty Chilton and L. Ebersole Gaines Sr. 1916. He attended Lawrenceville and served two years…
Charles R. Biggs ’50 *51
Charlie died Nov. 2, 2012, at the Winchester (Va.) Medical Center. He was a resident of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. After graduating from Wilmington (Del.) Friends…
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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