MEMORIALS
Donald H. Rumsfeld ’54
Champion wrestler, dedicated public servant, wordsmith, and loyal alumnus and classmate, Don died June 29, 2021, of multiple myeloma. At New Trier (Ill.) High School…
William Francis Kenny ’53
William died June 22, 2021, in Stamford, Conn. He was born in Plainfield, N.J., and prepared for Princeton at the Lawrenceville School. He was a…
William Maxwell Davis ’53
Davis died peacefully July 2, 2021, at his home in Charleston, W.Va. He was 89. He was born in Charleston and came to Princeton after…
Peter Ashurkoff ’53
Peter died June 16, 2021, in Ashburn, Va., where he and his wife had moved when he retired from General Motors after some 40 years…
William A. Nicely ’52
Bill graduated from Monroe High School in Rochester, N.Y. At Princeton he majored in economics and joined Elm, Triangle, and the band. He belonged to…
Charles Douglas Hardy ’52
Doug came from the Morristown School and followed his father, a member of the Class of 1925, to Princeton. He studied basic engineering and joined…
Hugh Roeser Paladino ’51
Hugh was born in Newark and graduated from Barringer High School with awards in science and math. He majored in chemical engineering, was a member…
Bruce Westcott Hotchkiss ’51
Having come to Princeton after graduating from the Lawrenceville School, Bruce left us during our sophomore year, briefly attended Columbia, and graduated as an English…
Earle Graham Helton ’51
Earle came to Princeton from Decatur, Ga., having won the NROTC scholarship at Decatur High School. Earning a degree in chemistry and naval science, he…
Vincent L. Gregory ’45
Vince was born in Oil City, Pa., and he was class president at Oil City High School. He obtained a scholarship to Princeton, where he…
Clyde Hubbard ’38
Clyde died Oct. 26, 2020, at the age of 104 in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he had lived for almost 50 years. He was born Feb…
John V.E. Hardy ’38 *39
John died Aug. 28, 2021, of the coronavirus and old age in Vero Beach, Fla. Born Oct. 26, 1915, he was 105 and in reasonable…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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December 2025
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