MEMORIALS
Wilfrid J. Dixon *44
Dixon received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Oregon State College in 1938, a master’s degree from Wisconsin in 1939, and a Ph.D. in mathematical…
Henry A. Turner Jr. *60
Henry A. Turner Jr., the Charles J. Stille Professor of History emeritus, who taught at Yale for 44 years, died Dec. 17, 2008, of complications…
Donald M. Solitar *55
Donald Solitar died from a sudden heart attack April 25, 2008. He was 75 years old. Solitar was born Sept. 5, 1932, in Brooklyn, N.Y…
Lorenz E. A. Eitner *52
Lorenz E. A. Eitner *52 Lorenz E. A. Eitner, the Osgood Hooker Professor in Fine Arts emeritus at Stanford University, died of a heart attack…
Evan I. Farber *47
Evan I. Farber, librarian emeritus at Earlham College, died peacefully Feb. 12, 2009, at home. He was 86. Farber received a bachelor’s degree from the…
Ebrahim A. Saloojee *72
Ebrahim A. Saloojee, a prominent figure in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, died of Alzheimer’s disease Feb. 1, 2009. He was 73. Saloojee was…
George Delano Kopperl ’51 *56
George was born March 17, 1930, in Orange, N.J., and came to Princeton from Phillips Academy, Andover. A chemical engineer, he belonged to Cannon and…
Charles B. Newmarch *51
Charles B. Newmarch, a Canadian petroleum geologist, died Dec. 21, 2008, at age 89. Newmarch received his Ph.D. in geology from Princeton in 1951, and…
David Preis Wilkinson ’45 *49
Dave Wilkinson died Feb. 14, 2008. He entered Princeton from West Orange (N.J.) High School 10 years behind his brother, Harry ’35. Dave accelerated in…
Jeffrey A. Bart ’73 *76
Jeffrey A. Bart passed away July 25, 2008, in Holland, Mich., after a serious illness. Jeff, affectionately known as “Barto”, came to Princeton from Lower…
Jack H. Irving *65
Jack H. Irving, an innovative physicist, died peacefully Nov. 11, 2008. He was 87. In 1942, Irving graduated from Caltech and joined the staff of…
John R. Stallings Jr. *59
John R. Stallings Jr., professor of mathematics emeritus who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, for 38 years, died of prostate cancer Nov. 24…
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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