MEMORIALS
Henry Pancoast Pendergrass ’47
He served for three years in the military before joining our class in 1946. Graduating in 1948, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Medical School…
John Erdmann Kuser ’46
He was born in New York City and entered Princeton at the age of 16 from the Millbrook School. The following year he joined the…
Louis Albert Thayer ’46
Lou was born in Flushing, N.Y., and came to Princeton from Flushing High School. His undergraduate career was interrupted by World War II, when he…
Roger Coursen Ward ’44
He lived in Maplewood, N.J., and dedicated his working lifetime to the law — and loved it. Born in Newark, he was the son of…
Fernand Baruch ’44
Born in Yeadon, Pa., Ferdie prepped at Haverford. At Princeton he was on the football team, was a member of Ivy Club, and roomed with…
Peter Bentley ’38
Peter was born in Jersey City, N.J., and lived in Red Bank, N.J., at the time he entered Princeton. He prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy…
David Richardson Upson ’36
He grew up in St. Louis, where he attended St. Louis Country Day. His father was Walter L. Upson 1899. He had an older brother…
Donald Alvin Colvin ’36
Don came to Princeton via Mercersburg. He majored in economics, was on the edito- rial board of The Tiger, and was a member of the…
Garrett Winder Nevius ’36
Gary was born in New York City and attended Episcopal High School. At Princeton he majored in politics and belonged to Colonial. He earned a…
Tracy Ann Leonardo ’90
Tracy will be remembered as a caring, kind, and thoughtful daughter, sister, wife, friend, and mother. Raised in Vermont and Long Island, Tracy counted many…
Richard Ratowsky ’80
Rick was extraordinarily kind and gentle, yet had a fabulous sense of humor that was just one facet of his brilliance. A physics major, Rick…
Robert D. Wolfe ’72
Bob came to Princeton from Dover (N.J.) Senior High School. He majored in psychology, and was a member of Dial Lodge. Bob’s roommates included Art…
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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