MEMORIALS
William Chapman Dewey ’87
Chapman Dewey died unexpectedly of a heart attack July 19, 2012. Chapman came to Princeton from Memphis University School, where he was class salutatorian, a…
Christopher Reznyk ’84
Chris Reznyk died Aug. 23, 2012, after a yearlong struggle with cancer. Rez, as his friends called him, was a psychology major from Iselin, N.J…
Dwight M. Coleman ’79
The class lost one of its most gregarious members when Dwight M. Coleman died Sept. 7, 2005, from heart problems. A larger-than-life presence with a…
Edward F. Corson IV ’76
Edward Corson died Dec. 13, 2009, in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., of a long-term heart problem. Ted graduated from Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia and began…
Willie L. Williams ’73
Willie transitioned from this life to eternal rest April 15, 2011, in Seattle. Willie came to Princeton from Chief Sealth High School in Seattle, where…
Douglas C. Sproull ’72
Doug died Aug. 9, 2012, in St. Louis after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer and just three weeks after the death of his wife…
John J. Nagorniak ’66
The Class suffered a blow Sept. 7, 2012, when we lost John Nagorniak after a long illness. A Buffalo native, John graduated from the Nichols…
Gregory Guroff ’62
Greg died peacefully July 11, 2012, of lung cancer, at home in Chevy Chase, Md., with his family by his side. Family members included Kathie…
Vernon E. Close ’61
Vern suffered cardiac arrest July 19, 2012, and could not be revived. Born in Collbran, Colo., he came to Princeton from Grand Junction High School…
Robert D. Lewis ’60
Bob died July 13, 2012, from complications of leukemia following surgery. He was born in Pittsburgh and prepared for Princeton at Mount Lebanon High School…
William B. Hackenberg Jr. ’58
Hack, of Ambler, Pa., died July 11, 2012. He came to Princeton from Germantown Academy in Philadelphia. At Princeton he majored in psychology, was an…
James W. Valuska ’58
Jim died peacefully May 5, 2012, at home in Steubenville, Ohio. He came to Princeton from Mingo High School in Mingo Junction, Ohio, where he…
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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