MEMORIALS
Joel J. Winton ’56
Joel died June 28, 2024, in Wyckoff, N.J. He came to Princeton from Forest Hills (N.Y.) High School, where he was a varsity swimmer. At…
Preston L. Spruance Jr. ’56
Preston died July 23, 2024, in Eureka, Calif. Following his father, Preston Lea ’33, he came to Princeton from Lawrenceville but soon transferred to Ithaca…
Christopher C. Smith ’56
Kit died Dec. 27, 2024, in Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, he came to Princeton from Phillips Andover, following his brother Richard C. Smith ’54. On…
R. Sidney Pinch ’56
Sid died March 6, 2025, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. He came to Princeton from Media High School, where he was class president and an all-around…
James R. Monahan ’56
Jim died Jan. 26, 2025. He came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter, where he played soccer, which he continued as a Tiger starter for three…
Edward F. Menefee ’56
Ed died Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. He came to Princeton from Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Va., where he participated in football and track…
Russell Arthur McNair ’56
Mac died Feb. 23, 2025. He came to Princeton from Grosse Pointe (Mich.) High School South, in the city where he lived most of his…
Jimie Kusel ’55
Jimie, whose career ranged from colonel in the Air Force and director of accounting and finance for the Military Airlift Command to teaching advanced university…
Sidney S. Gorham III ’55
Sid died March 14, 2025, in Newport, R.I., where he lived for much of his life. He was born in Chicago Jan. 16, 1932. He…
Richard O. Funsch ’55
Richard, whose sudden midlife disability failed to dent his exceedingly helpful good nature, died at home in Princeton April 1, 2025. In 1983, he was…
Malcolm C. Peyton ’54 *56
Mac died Jan. 26, 2025. At Exeter he was active in soccer, dramatics, and debating. At Princeton, he majored in music, where his primary interest…
Scott B. Parry ’54
Scott died Oct. 15, 2024. He prepared at Easton (Pa.) High School and was active in dramatics, debating, and glee club. At Princeton, he majored…
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
January 2026
Giving big with Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94; Elizabeth Tsurkov freed; small town wonderers.
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