MEMORIALS
Edward H. Smith Jr. ’60
Ed came to us from Yonkers High School in New York. At Princeton he participated in JV wrestling and lacrosse. Beginning in basic engineering, he…
Kaneaster Hodges Jr. ’60
U.S. senator, Methodist minister, civil-rights crusader, lawyer, keen conservationist, and expert duck caller, Ken had a very busy and fruitful life. A son of Newport…
Robert M. Stoddard ’59
Born in Chicago, Bob migrated east to attend Deerfield Academy, where he played football and lacrosse and ran cross-country. He brought his lacrosse skills with…
Edward J. Robbins ’59
The term “world traveler” must have been coined for Ted Robbins. Between business trips and adventure/pleasure voyages, Ted (and sometimes Linda) circled the globe twice…
F. Lawrence Pethick ’59
Larry died Nov. 1, 2021. He came to Princeton from Cranford (N.J.) High School and majored in electrical engineering “because,” as he joked, “computer science…
James G. Lawler ’59
Jim, a longtime resident of Princeton, died peacefully Aug. 12, 2021. He came to Princeton from the Riverdale Country School in New York City, and…
John A. Herdeg ’59
Born in Buffalo, N.Y., John completed his secondary education at Deerfield Academy and followed his Princeton years with marriage to Judy Carpenter in 1961 and…
Roland S. Barth ’59
Surrounded by family, Roland died peacefully Sept. 12, 2021, in Maine. Coming to Princeton from St. Mark’s School, he majored in psychology, was a member…
Bruce B. Wilson ’58
Bruce died April 13, 2022, in Wayne, Pa. He was 86. He came to Princeton from St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass., and Kenyon College…
Samuel W. Stevenson Jr. ’58
Steve died March 28, 2022. He was 85. He came to Princeton from St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Va., where he played basketball and football…
Donald L. Goddard ’56
Don died Oct. 1, 2021, at his home in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. His mother was a diplomat’s daughter, his father a pioneering newscaster. After Roslyn…
David S. Summers ’55
Dave, a passionate golfer who especially loved to play at the Greenbrier and who liked to travel all over, died April 2, 2022. He had…
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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