MEMORIALS
David Howard Gordon ’61
David died in his sleep July 15, 2022, in Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, he came to us from Jamaica High School. At Princeton…
Robert S. Stroman ’60
Raised in Tenafly, N.J., Bob graduated from Tenafly High School. At Princeton, he enlisted in Air Force ROTC, rowed with freshman crew, and majored in…
Rob Roy MacGregor III ’60
At Glen Ridge (N.J.) High School, Rob Roy stood out as captain of the football team, student council president, and an active chorister. At Princeton…
Peter H. Gray ’60
An Indianapolis native, Peter graduated from Carmel High School there on his way to Princeton. Here, he majored in religion and literature, joined Terrace, was…
Adrian V. Woodhouse ’59
On March 29, 2022, pancreatic cancer took Woody, one of the class’s and the University’s most engaging and faithful members. A year at King’s School…
Rhett Murphy ’59
A friend described Rhett as a friendly, kind, fun-loving family man, and the description was apt. This engaging gentleman died July 13, 2019. Born in…
David C. Humphrey ’59
Dave, who came to us from the George School in Newtown, Pa., took his meals at Dial Lodge; roomed with Bingler, Bodman, Burkhardt, Crofton, and…
William R. Barnes Jr. ’59
Bill, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was preceded at Princeton by his father, William Barnes Sr., of the Class of 1928. Bill prepared for Princeton…
Henry F. Olds ’58
Henry died July 18, 2022, in Lexington, Mass. He was 85. He came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy, where he wrote for the school…
Samuel Sykes Williams ’57
Sam saw himself as a simple man. He was gentle, reflective, and quietly grateful for all he had, including friends who were drawn to his…
Thomas G. Soper ’57
As a doctor’s son, Tom knew his future profession as soon as he came to Princeton. He roomed first with Chuck Acree, Bob Bolgard, and…
Kent C. Simons ’57
Another of our best class athletes, Kent (winner of the William B. Nash ’55 Trophy for outstanding freshmen swimmers and team captain as a senior)…
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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