MEMORIALS
Thomas R. Shearer Jr. ’58
Tom died Oct. 23, 2010, at home, surrounded by his family. He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for 18 years. He graduated from Scarsdale (N.Y.)…
Peter J. Cohen ’56
Pete died Aug. 14, 2010, as a result of pancreatic cancer in Washington, D.C. Pete entered Princeton from the High School of Music & Art…
John Tucker ’55
John Tucker, seminal founder of Princeton Project ’55; passionate lover of modern art, racehorses, and his wife, Jayne W. Barnard; and creator of his own…
James John ’55 *57
James John died Nov. 28, 2010, at his home in Medina, Ohio. He was 77. Born Nov. 6, 1933, in Montreal to Richard and Gwendolyn…
Ralph R. Drury ’51 *57
Felix was born Sept. 20, 1928, in Youngstown, Ohio, and came to us from Phillips Andover. At Princeton he majored in architecture, was art editor…
Philip Van Deventer Jr. ’51
Phil was born Sept. 23, 1925, in Plainfield, N.J., the son of Philip Van Deventer ’19, nephew of Joseph Van Deventer 1911, and great-nephew of…
John D. Van Itallie ’51
We have only recently learned that John died Nov. 8, 2004. He was born May 9, 1926, prepared at Deerfield, and came to Princeton after…
Nathaniel Knowles III ’51
Nat was born Sept. 20, 1929, in Philadelphia, the son of Nathaniel Knowles Jr. ’21. He came to us from St Andrew’s. At Princeton he…
Robert G. Vanderbilt ’48
Bob Vanderbilt joined us by way of Garden City (N.Y.) High School. He was a lifelong denizen of Garden City and died of emphysema there…
Richard E. Buenger ’44
A lifelong resident of Winnetka, Ill., Dick died Dec. 9, 2010. Dick came to us from New Trier High School, where he was a star…
Robert C. McGiffert ’44
Bob died Dec. 25, 2010, in Missoula, Mont., his home for 44 years. At Princeton he roomed with Dick Schueler, Charlie Richardson, and Jim McCaffrey…
Robert W. Marquardt ’42
Robert Marquardt died Dec. 21, 2010, in Vero Beach, Fla. Bob was raised in Montclair, N.J., and graduated from Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in…
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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