MEMORIALS
Paul Geary Jr. ’57
Pete practiced thoracic surgery but enjoyed bridge. Eventually, a person close to him said, surgery even of the thorax became routine; he branched out into…
Samuel Ainslie Shelburne Jr. ’56
Sam died Jan. 7, 2021, of complications from a stroke in Bethesda, Md. Sam, known as Ainslie to family and close friends, was born Sept…
Edward Orshan ’55
Ed survived COVID-19 only to die of natural causes in a nursing home near Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 22, 2021. He was born Dec. 30…
Donald R. Mahaney ’55
Don died peacefully at home Nov. 18, 2020, from chronic debilitating illnesses that did not prevent him from working on that day to satisfactorily solve…
Owen Jacobsen Jr. ’55
Jake died Aug. 15, 2020, in South Hadley, Mass., with his life partner, Sheila Kay, by his side. Jake was born Sept. 20, 1933, in…
John Franklin Harper ’54
John died Jan. 23, 2021. He attended Kent School in Kent, Conn. At Princeton he majored in politics, joined Charter Club, was a member of…
Richard Joseph Kirk ’53
Dick died Feb. 21, 2021, in Kennett Square, Pa., after a life spent in the ministry of the Episcopal Church. Dick was born in Trenton…
Bruce Temple Buell ’53
Bruce died Nov. 30, 2020, in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was born in Pueblo, Colo., and graduated from Ordway High School. At Princeton he became…
Joseph Curtis Briggs ’53
Joe was born in Rochester, N.Y., and came to Princeton from the Kent School. He joined Colonial Club, majored in economics, and wrote his thesis…
Houghton Heyl Baer ’53
Houghton died Jan. 13, 2021, in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he had lived in retirement since 1984. He was born in St. Louis, Mo., and came…
Warren Lee McCabe ’52 *55
Warren came to the class from Cranbrook School, ate at Dial, and majored in aeronautical engineering. He belonged to the Cranbrook Club and contributed to…
Warren Lee McCabe ’52 *55
Warren came to the class from Cranbrook School, ate at Dial, and majored in aeronautical engineering. He belonged to the Cranbrook Club and contributed to…
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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