MEMORIALS
William A. Rusher ’44
Known as the “conservative’s champion,” Bill Rusher died April 16, 2011, after a long illness in San Francisco, where he had lived for 22 years…
John R. Poffenberger ’42
John Poffenberger died Feb. 21, 2011, in Lebanon, N.H. John prepared at the Horace Mann School in New York City. At Princeton he majored in…
S. Elliott Hume ’42
After the war, Elliott worked as an investment officer, first at Citibank and then at Smith Barney Harris Upham, from which he retired as a…
Robert B. Langworthy ’40
Born during a snowstorm, this stalwart was still going to his law office just weeks before his death March 6, 2011. A lifelong resident of…
Robert A. Peelor ’39
Bob died April 18, 2010, in Costa Mesa, Calif., of Alzheimer’s disease. He received a medical degree from Harvard in 1943 and then served in…
John E. Morrissey ’37
Jack died March 23, 2011, at his home in Fayetteville, N.Y. Jack was born in Orange, N.J., and attended East Orange High School before coming…
Lewis E. Cook III ’01
Lewis died tragically March 6, 2011, after being struck by a drunk driver as he walked to his hotel in Vail, Colo. He was 32…
Edward K. Min ’94
Ed died May 21, 2010, in a paragliding accident on Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Montana. Ed’s friends mourn this tragic loss and the stolen opportunity…
Margaret Halper Bloodgood ’81
Margaret Halper Bloodgood died suddenly Nov. 6, 2010, of a heart attack and was laid to rest Nov. 13 in Town Hill Cemetery in New…
Albert H. Meers ’70
Bert died unexpectedly March 12, 2011, while bicycle riding during a visit to Florida. Bert grew up in Lake Forest, Ill., the town he returned…
Geoffrey C. Packard ’70
We lost a champion of justice when Geoff died of lung cancer March 17, 2011, at home in Watertown, Mass. Born in Boston, Geoff came…
James B. Blinkoff ’63
James died March 21, 2011, at his home in Greenville, S.C., after a long struggle with diabetes. Jim came to Princeton from Bennett High School…
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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