MEMORIALS
Basil A. Rattray *54
Basil Rattray, retired professor of mathematics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, died June 20, 2012. He was 84. Born in Quebec, Rattray graduated from…
Robert S. Mallouk ’47 *50
Robert Mallouk died March 28, 2013, at his home in Chadds Ford, Pa. Bob grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Adelphi Academy before entering…
Robert W. Gamble ’47 *48
Bob died March 13, 2013, in Englewood, Fla. After graduating from Cloquet (Minn.) High School he attended Swarthmore College, but in 1945, he found himself…
James Boyd Smith ’45 *47
On Jan. 21, 2012, the class suddenly and unexpectedly lost its peerless Vice President for Everything, J.B., the victim of an accidental fall. J.B. entered…
Diogenes Allen *55
Diogenes Allen, the Stuart Professor of Philosophy emeritus at Princeton Theological Seminary, died Jan. 13, 2013. He was 80. Allen earned a bachelor’s degree from…
Walter L. Baily Jr. *55
Walter Baily, professor of mathematics emeritus at the University of Chicago, died Jan. 15, 2013, at age 82. He received a bachelor’s degree from MIT…
Morton Lewin ’57 *60
Morton Lewin died unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep Feb. 20, 2013. He was 81. Mort grew up in the Bronx and graduated from Stuyvesant…
Philip K. Hastings *51
Philip Hastings, professor emeritus of psychology at Williams College, died Nov. 13, 2012. He was 90. Hastings graduated from Williams in 1944, and then served…
Michel Boudart *50
Michel Boudart, professor emeritus of chemical engineering at Stanford and one of the world’s eminent experts in catalysis, died May 2, 2012. He was 87…
Arthur S. Wightman *49
Arthur Wightman, a founding father of modern mathematical physics and Princeton’s Thomas D. Jones Professor of Mathematical Physics emeritus, died Jan. 13, 2013. He was…
Mooson Kwauk *47
Mooson Kwauk, the eminent professor of chemical engineering and emeritus director of the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died Nov…
William S. Chapman *85
William Chapman, who spent his entire career in public service, died Dec. 30, 2012, after a long illness. He was 51. Chapman graduated from Cornell…
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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