MEMORIALS
Richard Sommer ’83
Richard Sommer died suddenly of heart failure Sept. 6, 2011, in London. Richard was born June 18, 1961, in Indianapolis. He was president of his…
Michael J. Malvern ’78
Mike died April 6, 2011, after a courageous 27-year struggle with multiple sclerosis. He came to Princeton from St. Louis Country Day School and lived…
Nina A. Nielsen ’76
Nina Nielsen died suddenly Jan. 15, 2011, at her home in Newport Beach, Calif., of pulmonary emboli. She was 56. Nina graduated from Riverside (Calif.)…
Craig V. Zwillman ’67
Craig died peacefully Oct. 28, 2011. He had suffered for 11 years from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Craig was a National Merit Scholarship finalist at Columbia…
John W. Migdal ’67
John Migdal died suddenly and unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack Feb. 16, 2010, while at work. He was involved in software in San Francisco…
Damon R. Runyan ’61
Damon died July 7, 2011, in Lakewood, Colo., after a brief battle with gall bladder cancer. Damon came to Princeton from Lakewood High School and…
William H. Beim Jr. ’59
After holding esophageal cancer at bay for eight years, Bill succumbed at home Sept. 11, 2011. Born in Minneapolis, Bill prepared for Princeton at Shattuck…
Arbie R. Thalacker ’57
Arbie died Jan 9, 2012, of pancreatic cancer. At Princeton he majored in English, joined Cap and Gown, and was active in swimming, football, flying…
J. Patrick Doyle ’55
Jay Doyle was, in the words of his wife of 56 years, Gloria, “truly a man among men.” He was born March 30, 1933, and…
John C. Sienkiewicz ’55
Born Oct. 8, 1933, in Center Bridge, Pa., to Jane Patton and Casimir Sienkiewicz, a prominent Philadelphia banker, John was in his turn prominent. At…
James S. Mills III ’55
Jim was born May 20, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Rear Adm. Ralph Erskine Mills and Elisabeth Stevens Mills, and went to be with his…
Richard S. Ellwood ’53
Dick, a financial wizard who was one of the first real-estate invest ment bankers in New York City and a creative Tiger who transformed our…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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