MEMORIALS
John Gary Curd ’67
John Curd, a brilliant biotech leader, died peacefully April 20, 2011, in his home in Hillsborough, Calif. John came to us from Wheat Ridge, Colo…
Robert M. Chilstrom ’67
Bob Chilstrom died of a heart attack July 8, 2011, while fishing in Colorado. A great and thoughtful personality, he was generous to family, church…
Geoffrey N. Smith ’61
Geoff died Aug. 4, 2011, in a one-car crash in Chatham, N.Y. Born and raised in Cleveland, he came to Princeton from University School in…
Albert E. Burgess Jr. ’58
Al died peacefully July 20, 2011, at home in Charlotte, N.C. He came to Princeton from the Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Mass. An English…
William C. Weisenfels ’55
Bill Weisenfels was born Jan. 9, 1933, in St. Louis. At Maplewood-Richmond Heights High, where Bill participated in basketball, track, football, and the National Honor…
Gerald R. Trimble Jr. ’54
Gerald Trimble died Nov. 29, 2011, at his home in Washington, D.C. Born in Atlantic City, he graduated from the Lawrenceville School. At Princeton, he…
David Shute ’53
Information was received from Princeton’s Alumni Records office that David died May 17, 2008. His last residence, according to Alumni Records, was Chicago. His widow…
Barrie D. Sparling ’52
Barrie died June 20, 2010, in Wilton, Conn. He entered Princeton with our class but interrupted his studies and his job as managing editor of…
Donald E. McDonough ’52
Don died of multiple disorders April, 24, 2011, in Chevy Chase, Md. Don came to Princeton after graduating with honors from Andover and serving in…
David J. Wilson ’50
Dave died from Alzheimer’s disease Oct. 11, 2011, in Carmel Valley, Calif. He spent most of his youth in New Jersey, but moved west and…
John L. Madden ’47
“Jack” Madden died July 15, 2011, in Palo Alto, Calif. Jack was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Yonkers, N.Y. He grew up in Princeton and…
Heber Blakeney Henry ’47
Our class lost one of its most popular and lively members when Blake Henry died Oct. 2, 2009, as a result of complications from Alzheimer’s…
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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