MEMORIALS
Ricardo H. Garcia ’79
The class learned belatedly that Ricardo H. Garcia, who had legally changed his name to Gay Boy Ric, died Feb. 4, 2004, in Los Angeles…
Charles Paul Slavin ’76
It is with great sadness that the class officers report the death of Charles Slavin July 30, 2012, unexpectedly but peacefully, at home in Maine…
William S. Coppedge ’73
Bill died very quickly Feb. 13, 2012, apparently from ventricular fibrillation. Bill entered Princeton from Norfolk Academy and following in the footsteps of his brother…
Geoffrey G. Trego ’71
The class lost a dedicated public servant and loving family man when Geoff Trego died March 25, 2012, at his Richmond, Va., home following a…
James L. Henshaw ’65
Jim died May 25, 2012, at Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pa., from Parkinson’s disease. Jim was valedictorian of his class at Orchard Park High School…
John B. O'Sullivan ’65
When John O’Sullivan died in his sleep of a heart attack April 23, 2010, just before our 45th reunion, which he planned to attend, we…
Rudolf Thun ’65
Rudi Thun died suddenly Aug. 6, 2012, at his home in Ann Arbor, where he was a professor of physics at the University of Michigan…
George P. Bischof ’58
“Big George” died Sept. 2, 2012, in Palo Alto, Calif., after struggling many years with MS. Born and educated in his early years in Lake…
Baltus Van Kleeck ’54
Baltus (“Barry”) Van Kleeck died Sept. 28, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he prepared for college at the Oakwood School. At Princeton…
Frank L. Helme ’54
Frank Helme died peacefully Sept. 22, 2012, after a long siege with Alzheimer’s. Born in Port Jefferson, N.Y., he majored in mechanical engineering at Princeton…
Whiting R. Willauer ’53 *59
“Whitey,” who was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency while still an underclassman and lived an exciting life, as did his Colonial clubmate, astronaut Pete…
Eugene McCamly Belknap Jr. ’53
Cam died of “old age” Sept. 9, 2011, in Spring Hill, Fla., according to Hannelore Martin, his partner of 20 years. The official cause was…
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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