MEMORIALS
Robert Baker Highsaw ’39
Bob died Nov. 17, 2009, at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City, where he had been living since his retirement. After graduating as our class…
James Armen Benham ’39
Jim died June 1, 2010, at home in Norwalk, Conn. He had been serving as class president for the past few years, and in spite…
Frank Graham Watson ’39
Frank died peacefully Dec. 12, 2009, of congestive heart failure. A member of Campus Club, he majored in chemistry. Upon graduation, he began graduate studies…
Edward Montford Fucik ’35
Ed Fucik, also known to us as “Red,” died peacefully April 6, 2010, in Lake Forest, Ill. Born in Chicago, he prepared for Princeton at…
Andrew E. Lange ’80
(Following is an expanded version of a memorial published in the Sept. 22, 2010, issue of PAW.) Andrew Lange, a brilliant astrophysicist and former chair…
James Shand Jr. ’74
Our classmate James Shand succumbed to a long illness Nov. 17, 2009. All who knew “Shad Roe” will never forget his infectious laugh, his love…
Samuel G. Mygatt ’65
Sam died Feb. 16, 2010, after living with a rare form of cancer for almost 11 years. After Princeton, Sam spent two years in the…
John McElroy Atkisson ’64
John Atkisson, an attorney in Washington, D.C., and a trans-Atlantic sailor, died of lung cancer Feb. 19, 2010. He was 68. John grew up in…
Robert Benjamin Eubank ’64
One of our Southern gentlemen, Robert Benjamin Eubank, succumbed peacefully to a failed heart on April 23, 2010. Known to most of his Princeton classmates…
Francois Robert Gros ’64
François died May 20, 2010, in São Paulo, Brazil, of a brain tumor. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1942, he was the son of…
Thomas Ripley Coates ’64
Tom Coates died unexpectedly June 11, 2009, at his home in Kirksville, Mo. He was 67. Raised in Cincinnati, Tom attended Walnut Hills High School…
Frederic Jay Graber ’64
Fred was an engaging guy who rose to the top in situations that required personality and passion. He grew up in New York City, the…
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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