MEMORIALS
John Flanigan ’45
John Flanigan died Feb. 27, 2008. John came to our class following in the footsteps of his brother, Peter ’45, after spending his first year…
Edward Seckel ’43 *48
A professor of aeronautical engineering at Princeton for 25 years before he retired in 1977, Ed died Sept. 28, 2009, at the University Medical Center…
Howard Sill Bell Jr. ’43 *47
Sam graduated from Exeter Academy and received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Princeton, both in mechanical engineering. He was in Cloister Inn. During…
James Burns Amberson ’43
Burns, who retired 20 years ago from private practice as a psychiatrist in Springfield, Mass., died Nov. 23, 2009, at Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital. He was…
Charles Edward Spicer ’43
Charlie, who served on a special team to set up and direct the broadcast of Olympic Games for NBC-TV in Seoul in 1988 and Barcelona…
Stokes Fenimore Burtis Jr. ’43
Stokes, who was on the corporate staff of RCA, supporting plant operations throughout the United States for 32 years until his retirement in 1985, died…
Edwin Wagner Bragdon ’43
Ed was a man of unlimited interests and boundless energy who succeeded in three distinct careers. He also was class treasurer for 11 years, until…
Howard Julian White Jr. ’42 *47
Howard White died of Alzheimer’s disease Jan. 7, 2010. Howie was born in Batavia, N.Y., in 1920, the son of a DuPont Corp. executive, and…
Hugh Trumbull Adams ’35
Born and raised on Philadelphia’s Main Line, Hugh attended Haverford School for 10 years. At Princeton, he was a member of Court Club and roomed…
Nicholas Conover English ’34
Connie English died Jan. 11, 2010, at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown, N.J., where he had been a resident since 1988. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he…
Michael Griesdorf ’94
Michael died Oct. 5, 2009, after suffering an epileptic seizure. At Princeton, Michael majored in the Woodrow Wilson School. He went on to receive a…
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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