MEMORIALS
Charles C. Townsend Jr. ’49
Charlie died peacefully at home Aug. 27, 2010. Charlie entered Princeton in June 1945 immediately after graduating from Pomfret School. He finished freshman year and…
Thomas H. Middleton Jr. ’48
With the death of Tom Middleton Sept. 20, 2010, we have lost an original. Tom had a different drummer to march to in his careers…
John H. McKeever ’47
During World War II, John navigated a B-20 Army Air Force bomber. He graduated from Princeton in 1948 and received his law degree from the…
Robert C. Wolfe ’47
Bob, one of ’47’s many talented medics, died Dec. 1, 2009. During World War II he participated in Princeton’s Navy V-12 premed program. After graduation…
Thomas P. Birmingham ’47
After graduating from Princeton in 1949, Tom earned an M.B.A. at NYU’s business school and then began a successful career in insurance, investments, and banking…
Stephen Valentine III ’47 *49
Note: The following memorial is a corrected version of the one published in the Dec. 8, 2010, issue. His expertise led to 20 years of…
George A. McAlmon Jr. ’46
George McAlmon died in El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2010, of a massive stroke. He was 84. He entered Princeton at age 16 and earned…
John Abbotts ’45
John Abbotts died suddenly Feb. 10, 2010. John entered Princeton from Trenton High School, following in the footsteps of his father, William 1911, and preceding…
Edgar A. Igleheart Jr. ’45
Edgar Igleheart died Nov. 8, 2009. He entered Princeton from Choate, joined Cottage Club, and was captain of the varsity polo team. His Princeton studies…
John J. Harmon ’42
John Harmon died Aug. 18, 2010, in Rochester, N.Y., after a fall in his home. John came to Princeton from Trinity School in New York…
Elting H. Smith ’40
One week short of his 93rd birthday, Smitty died July 16, 2010, in Essex, Conn. He prepared at Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. At Princeton…
Peter Chopivsky ’74
Peter died April 19, 2010. Peter was the ultimate Princetonian. He loved the University and Tower Club and attended every reunion since graduation. His first…
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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