MEMORIALS
Norval White *55
Norval White, an architect and co-author of the AIA Guide to New York City, died Dec. 26, 2009, of a heart attack. He was 83…
John B. Hughes ’47 *53
With Jack’s death Dec. 5, 2009, we lost a wonderful classmate. Returning to Princeton after Army service during World War II, Jack became an avid…
Roger A. Hornsby *52
Roger Hornsby, professor emeritus of classics at the University of Iowa, died Oct. 20, 2009, at the age of 83. Hornsby received a bachelor’s degree…
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…
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…
David Hill *51
David Hill, an entrepreneurial physicist who worked for Enrico Fermi during World War II and later wrote his doctoral dissertation under John Wheeler, died Dec…
Wallace Irwin Jr. ’40 *48
He prepared at St. Paul’s School. At Princeton, he majored in modern languages, winning the Alden Memorial French Prize, and graduated with high honors and…
Shaun Wylie *37
Shaun Wylie, a British mathematician who was critical to breaking German codes during World War II, died Oct. 22, 2009. He was 96. Wylie studied…
Daniel Reid Scally ’53 *55
Dan, who was ranked No. 1 in his group of electrical engineers and went on to receive a master’s degree in engineering at Princeton’s Graduate…
Ralph W. Greenlaw Jr. *52
Ralph Greenlaw, a retired professor of history at North Carolina State University, died July 19, 2009. He was 91. Greenlaw graduated from Amherst in 1938…
Edwin Laurence Chalmers ’49 *51
Larry died Nov. 24, 2009, at the age of 81. Larry prepared at Wyomissing (Pa.) High School, and at Princeton he majored in psychology and…
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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