MEMORIALS
Donald Robert Hemmer ’53
A native of northern New Jersey, Don graduated with high honors from Butler High School. Freshman and sophomore years he fenced and played IAA softball…
Herbert Helmut Strauss ’51
He was born in Offenbach, Germany, May 22, 1929, and came to the United States in 1937, where he graduated from Cleveland Heights High School…
Charles B. Forcey ’47
The following is a corrected version of a memorial originally published in PAW. His marriage in 1949 to Pamela Cottier (daughter of Professor Hamilton Cottier…
Gerald M. Astor ’47
After returning to Princeton and graduating in 1949, Jerry joined the staff of Look magazine, then Sports Illustrated , and then The Saturday Evening Post…
William Arthur Westlake ’47
He married Ruth Koop in 1947. They had two children before their divorce. In 1960 he married Shirley, and they had two children. In our…
Stuart Ellsworth Keebler ’46
At Princeton he roomed at Lockhart and Brown, majored in economics, and was active in the Pre-Law Society and Court. From 1943 to 1946 he…
Albert Burchfield Craig Jr. ’46
Al prepared at Lawrenceville and entered Princeton in 1943. The following year he moved to Cornell Medical College and then spent three years studying internal…
Walter Arundel Steele ’45
He entered Princeton from East Denver High School in the footsteps of his father, Judge Robert Steele ’13. Bill joined Tower Club but his Princeton…
George Arthur Congdon Jr. ’45
He entered Princeton from Richmond Hill High School in the New York City suburb of Forest Hills and joined Key and Seal. His Princeton career…
Robert Milton Ruch ’45
Bob entered Princeton from Central High School in Memphis and joined Charter Club. Accelerating his studies, Bob received a degree in 1944 in biology cum…
James Graham Paterson ’41
A New Jersey native, he prepared at The Gunnery. At Princeton he majored in economics, joined Cottage Club, became a cheerleader, participated in the CAA…
George Knauer Jr. ’41
A native of Elizabeth, N.J., he prepared at the Pingry School. At Princeton he majored in biology and graduated with honors. He was assistant manager…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Hendrix Niemann ’73
‘A relationship with Drix, even in business, it was personal. You couldn’t be with him ... and not treat it as a friendship that you either wanted to develop or…
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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