MEMORIALS
Jonathan S. Netts ’64
Jon, who came to Princeton from St. Peter’s School near his hometown of Bogota, N.J., died Jan. 9, 2021, in Palm Coast, Fla., of complications…
Kinch Morgan Varner III ’63
The class lost a treasure with Morgan’s passing Oct. 20, 2021, in Atlanta, Ga., following a life of hard work, success, and richness in family…
Henry L. Shepherd III ’63
Nick died May 12, 2020, in the town of Orleans, Mass., where he lived and worked for many years. Nick came to Princeton from Pomfret…
Tom F. Marsh ’63
Tom died Oct. 15, 2021, at home in Dallas, surrounded by family. His life was marked by an adventurous, entrepreneurial spirit that led to years…
George H. Von Gehr Jr. ’63
George, a retired investment banker in Silicon Valley, died Nov. 16, 2021, in Seattle after a lengthy battle with heart disease. Born and raised in…
Robert W. Mack ’62
The class recently learned that Rob died Aug. 16, 2021, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Joining our class from Glendale, Calif., Rob rose to the…
Ernest B. Adams ’62
Ernie died March 29, 2021, in North Beach, Calif., of injuries sustained the previous day when his bicycle was hit by a car. Ernie came…
Ned C. Steele ’60
Ned was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pa., and graduated from Fountain Hill High School there. At Princeton he majored in chemistry and served as…
James A. Shield Jr. ’60
Jim was born and raised in Richmond, Va., where his family roots went back to Colonial times. He came to Princeton via St. Christopher’s School…
James W. Leonard ’60
Born and raised in Plainfield, N.J., Jim graduated from nearby Westfield Senior High School, where he was class treasurer and played football. At Princeton he…
Alban K. Forcione ’60
Albie graduated from the Landon School, Bethesda, Md., where he played football and baseball and was president of his class. He followed his brother, Eugene…
Per Magnus Wijkman ’58
Per died Sept. 24, 2021, in Sweden. He was 85. He came to Princeton from boarding school in Sweden and joined our class in 1956…
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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