MEMORIALS
Gordon L. Wimmer ’51
Gordon was born June 9, 1929, in Seattle, the son of Lyle G. and Mildred Roberts Wimmer. He came to Princeton from Hall High School…
Stuart L. Keill ’48
A native of Binghamton, N.Y., and a gifted psychiatrist, Stuart died March 25, 2012. He was a graduate of Ovid Central, a small rural high…
Herbert E. Gernert Jr. ’48
Herb Gernert, a prominent investment manager, died April 16, 2012, after a brief illness. Herb was in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. At Princeton…
James W. Russell ’48
James Russell, a self-described “kindly country doctor,” died April 21, 2012, at home in Boulder, Colo., of complications of Parkinson’s disease. A graduate of Choate…
Paul D. Zimmerman ’47
Paul Zimmerman died April 21, 2011, in Charlotte, N.C., his longtime home. He was living with his son, John, after Sally, whom he had married…
Edward B. Clay Jr. ’47
Edward Clay died peacefully April 20, 2012, at Foulkeways in Gwynedd, Pa. He was 86. Ed attended Chestnut Hill Academy and graduated from St. George’s…
Raymond G. Strobl ’47
Raymond Strobl died Jan. 18, 2012, in Cranford, N.J. Ray grew up in Maywood, Ill., where he met Wynifred Erresberger. Ray’s family moved to New…
Sealand Whitney Landon III ’47
The following is a corrected version of a memorial published in the Sept. 19, 2012, issue. Whit Landon died Jan. 23, 2011, at The Lodge…
Stanley W. Kawa ’47
Stanley Kawa died Feb. 9, 2012, at the age of 92. Stan graduated from McKeesport (Pa.) High School in 1938. His illustrious career spanned 50…
Philip L. Lawrence Jr. ’44
Jack died April 26, 2012, at home in Chatham Township, N.J., his lifelong home. A graduate of Lawrenceville, Jack played JV hockey at Princeton, where…
William W. Haerther Jr. ’42
William Haerther died April 16, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 91. Bill prepared for Princeton at the Hotchkiss School. At college he majored in…
John L. Scott ’41
Scotty died Feb. 28, 2012, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Known to his family as “a quintessential gentleman of the greatest generation,” he prepared at Exeter…
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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