MEMORIALS
Elliott M. Anderson Jr. ’49
He served in the Army Signal Corps in Italy during World War II. He left Princeton after one year and transferred to Rutgers, where he…
Richard Q. Praeger ’49
He prepared for Princeton at St. John’s Preparatory School in Brooklyn and served in the Navy in the Pacific theater before transferring to Princeton from…
Thomas J. McKearnan Jr. ’49
He prepared for Princeton at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. At Princeton he majored in psychology. Tom was a member of the crew…
William Scheerer II ’45
Bill entered Princeton from The Hill School, following in the footsteps of his father, Joseph ’21, and preceding his brother, Joseph Jr. ’48. He was…
Arthur Aloysius Appert Jr. ’45
Art entered Princeton from Canterbury School and joined Dial Lodge. His military service was with the 89th Infantry Division, where he served as an aide…
Donald Williamson Decoster Jr. ’44
Born in St. Paul, Minn., he prepped at St. Paul Academy. At Princeton, he majored in politics, was a member of Tiger Inn, and roomed…
Sam Arlent Edwards ’42
He was born in Bruges, Belgium, son of the renowned British mezzotint engraver S. Arlent Edwards. He prepared at Deerfield. At Princeton he joined Campus…
Hawley Thomas Chester Jr. ’41
He attended St. Bernard’s School in New York City and graduated from St. George’s School in Newport, R.I., where he later became a trustee and…
Robert Gill Walker ’41
A graduate of the Taft School, he majored in history at Princeton, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He participated in C.A.A. war…
H. Henry Bertram ’40
He was born in Montclair, N.J., and graduated from the Taft School. At Princeton, he majored in English, played freshman football, and was a member…
Donald S. Gerber ’71
Don was a native of the New York area who came to Princeton from Jamaica High School. As an undergraduate, he majored in biochemistry and…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Richard Springs III ’64
Dick was ‘a philosophy major playing football, which always bemused our father enormously. Or maybe a football player
majoring in philosophy ... ’ — Lanny Springs ’64
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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