MEMORIALS
Howard S. Merritt *58
Howard S. Merritt, a longtime professor of art at the University of Rochester, died peacefully June 25, 2007, at the age of 92. Merritt earned…
Rex D. Davis *66
Rex D. Davis, former director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) who started out by arresting “moonshiners,” died Jan. 7, 2008…
Houston Flournoy *56
Houston Flournoy, a political-science professor who spent 14 years in California state politics, died Jan. 7, 2008, of heart failure. He was 78. A graduate…
Frederick E. Balderston *53
Frederick E. Balderston, emeritus professor of the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, died Oct. 18, 2007, of emphysema. He was 84. A…
William Whipple Jr. *36
William Whipple Jr., a retired Army brigadier general, Rhodes scholar, and civil engineer, died Aug. 23, 2007, in Princeton. He was 98. Whipple graduated from…
Paul F. Norton *52
Paul F. Norton, an emeritus professor and founder of the University of Massachusetts’ art department, died Aug. 26, 2007, after a short period of declining…
J. Edward Lundy *40
J. Edward Lundy, a retired Ford Motor Co. executive who joined the company with Robert McNamara and eight other World War II veterans known as…
Karen M. Kirby *75
Karen M. Kirby, a mathematician and insurance actuary, died July 19, 2007. She was 57. Kirby was the valedictorian of her Garden City (N.Y.) High…
William J. Crowe Jr. *65
Adm. William J. Crowe Jr. *65, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, died Oct. 18, 2007. He…
Anthony G. Freeman *60
Anthony G. Freeman, a Foreign Service officer for more than 30 years with the Department of State, died May 5, 2007, in Bethesda, Md. He…
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…
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…
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.
