MEMORIALS
Robert E. Finken ’52
Bob graduated from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, N.Y. At Princeton he majored in geological engineering and joined Cloister Inn, the Westminster Fellowship, Theatre Intime…
Bradley Norton Currey Jr. ’51
Outstanding banker, highly successful businessman, and an incomparable civic leader, Brad died Jan. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. Originally from Chattanooga, Brad graduated from the Baylor…
David Paul Adams ’51
A native of northern New Jersey, Dave joined us from Andover to major in English, play midfielder on our national co-champion lacrosse team, and sing…
Ralph C. Dear ’49
Ralph, a native of Jersey City, N.J., died Oct. 2, 2021. He came to Princeton from Lincoln High School in the summer of 1945. He…
Robert A. Bonsall ’47
Robert (Bob) passed away Feb. 21, 2021, in Springfield, Massachusetts, just short of his 96th birthday. He entered Princeton from Quincy High School, following his…
Glenn E. Tisdale ’45
Glenn died Feb. 27, 2021. He grew up in Wilmington, Del., and attended the Tower Hill School, where he played football, baseball, and worked in…
Ellison Ward Smith ’45
Ellison died Feb. 7, 2021, at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus in West Lafayette, Ind. He was born Nov. 15, 1922, in New York City and…
Lawrence Boggs Lewis ’45
Larry died Aug. 14, 2021, just six hours after his wife, Nancy. Each had a peaceful passing after 72 years of marriage. Larry grew up…
Allen F. Hodges ’45
Allen died Dec. 15, 2021, at his home in Orange County, Fla. Born May 15, 1924, in Long Beach, Calif., Allen spent his childhood in…
James S. Calvert ’45
Jim died April 20, 2021. He grew up in San Antonio and graduated from the Texas Military Institute as valedictorian. At Princeton he ran track…
Richard B. Robbins ’43
Bart died June 17, 2021, in Shelton, Wash., near his beloved Hood Canal. Born in 1920, Bart spent most of his life in the outdoors…
Fiona Cowie *94
Fiona died Dec. 9, 2018, of cancer at the age of 55. She was born in Sydney, Australia. At Princeton she earned a Ph.D. in…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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