MEMORIALS
Richard A. Macken *73
Dick died Aug. 12, 2025, at his home in Naples, Fla. Born in Chicago in 1941, he graduated from Northwestern in 1963 and began law…
Thomas J. Courchene *67
Tom died Nov. 4, 2025, in Montreal. Born Sept. 16, 1940, in Wakaw, Saskatchewan, Tom completed undergraduate studies at the University of Saskatchewan in 1962…
James F. Hitchcock *65
Jim died July 14, 2025, of Parkinson’s disease in St. Louis. He was 87. Born Feb. 13, 1938, in St. Louis, Jim graduated from St…
John G. Cragg *65
John died Nov. 5, 2025, of cancer in Delta, British Columbia. He was born in Toronto May 3, 1937, and earned his undergraduate degree from…
Ioannis Mentzas ’94
Yani died Feb. 17, 2026. The son of a Greek father and Japanese mother, Yani came to Princeton from Kobe, Japan, where he attended the…
Alexander Maravas ’94
Alex died Jan. 5th, 2026, in Thessaloniki, Greece, after a three-year struggle with cancer. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Alex moved to Thessaloniki at 5…
Christian Hartleben ’92
Unburdened by fear or the myth of an afterlife, Chris died peacefully Feb. 4, 2026, after a decades-long illness. He was in relatively no pain…
Rex Lee Jim ’86
Rex, the politician and poet who led the Navajo nation in office and in words, died Feb. 24, 2026. He was 63. After growing up…
Jillian Cowan Segal ’85
She was a treasured class member, sorely missed by her close-knit group of roommates and friends. She is remembered for her intelligence, her unfaltering commitment…
Daniel E. Feldman ’79
Dan died Nov. 21, 2024, from a rare liver disease while living in Northampton, Mass. He was a visual artist and polymath. Dan arrived at…
Fariborz Hamzei ’78
Fari died Oct. 7, 2025, in Naples, Fla. He was a proud Persian, born in Iran and settling in the U.S. in 1972. Fari happily…
Stewart Mittnacht Jr. ’74
Stewart died Jan. 23, 2026. He came to Princeton from Chestnut Hill Academy and after graduation attended Duke Business School. He had a long career…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Hendrix Niemann ’73
‘A relationship with Drix, even in business, it was personal. You couldn’t be with him ... and not treat it as a friendship that you either wanted to develop or…
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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November 2026
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