MEMORIALS
Burton Paul ’53
Burt, an eminent engineer, professor, and scholar, who was born in Jersey City and attended Christopher Columbus High School, died Oct. 19, 2007, from amyloidosis…
Madison M. Myers Jr. ’50 *52
“Mad” died July 17, 2007, at his home in Muskegon, Mich. After World War II Army service, he entered Princeton and accelerated to earn an…
Laurence J. Theilgard ’49
Larry died Nov. 13, 2007, at the age of 80, after a valiant fight against brain cancer. He prepared for Princeton at Princeton High School…
John M. Kennedy ’49
John died Sept. 26, 2007. He was 79. He prepared for Princeton at Fordham Preparatory School. After leaving Princeton, he was a member of the…
William B. Wolf Jr. ’47
Our memorable classmate Bill — so admired for his wit and unbounded enthusiasm for Princeton and ’47 — died Aug. 28, 2007. During World War…
Philip Wilkes Bell ’46 *54
Philip Bell was born in New York City and died in Kennett Square, Pa., Aug. 1, 2007, at age 82. He and his family were…
Pomeroy Shipman ’46
Pomeroy Shipman died in 2007 in New York City. Bud came to Princeton from Lawrenceville in July 1942, majored in politics, and was a member…
Frank Domenic Rich Jr. ’45
Frank Rich died Aug. 7, 2007, at his home in Darien, Conn. Frank entered Princeton in 1941 ahead of his brother, Bob ’48. At Princeton…
Willem Hendrik Van Breda Kolff ’45
On Aug. 22, 2007, the class lost arguably its most colorful member with the death of Bill “Butch” van Breda Kolff. Butch prepared at The…
Thomas Buchan Hartmann ’45
On Nov. 7, 2007, the class lost one of its stalwarts with the death of Tom Hartmann. Tom entered Princeton from Andover, played freshman and…
Charles Eugene Wagner ’45
Charles Wagner died Oct. 5, 2007, in Louisville, Ky. Chuck entered Princeton from Mercersburg Academy, following in the footsteps of his father, Daniel Wagner 1904…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
February 2026
Lives Lived & Lost in 2025, Saying ’yes’ to more housing; AI startup stars
Newsletters.
Get More From PAW In Your Inbox.
