MEMORIALS
William Whipple III ’60
Bill went to school everywhere. As the son of an Army senior officer he attended four high schools, finally graduating from Orleans (France) American High…
Charles G. Reul ’60
Chuck came just down the road to us from Westfield (N.J.) High School. At Princeton he became a “pipe smoking philosophy major,” joined Cloister Inn…
Henry Dustin Mirick Jr. ’60
Word of Dustin’s passing in 2016 has belatedly arrived from England, where he spent his postgraduate life. Born and raised in Ardmore, Pa., and namesake…
George W. Scott Jr. ’59
George died March 27, 2021, of ALS. He came to Princeton from Coral Gables High School, where he excelled in all things musical, continuing at…
Robert H. Richards III ’59
Robbie, as he was known to friends and family alike, ate at Colonial, majored in history, rowed in the lightweight boat, and roomed senior year…
Felix Jackson ’59
Felix passed away April 16, 2021, in Metairie, La. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia. After graduating cum laude from Episcopal Academy in…
Robert C. Hilton ’59
Bob died April 7, 2021, of natural causes at his home. Before college Bob moved often, living in Bronxville, Terra Haute, and Nashville, and preparing…
Samuel B. Caruthers Jr. ’59
Sam, a native of Grenada, Miss., and graduate of its high school, died of cancer in Little Rock, Ark., at home in hospice care Dec…
David Thomas McCune ’57
“A lovely man — generous, modest, with a keen and wonderful sense of humor and ability to see the perspective of others,” a colleague said…
Roger Drexel Gridley ’56
Roger died Nov. 6, 2020, after a long illness. He prepared for Princeton at John Marshall High School in Rochester, N.Y., where he was a…
Michael H. Farney ’56
Mike died Sept. 26, 2019, in Lincoln, Mass. His work experiences on ranches and his family’s love of the outdoors shaped his life. Summer jobs…
John Havens Thornton ’55
John died April 16, 2021, in New Bedford, Mass. He was a noted artist whose first published works were cartoons in Princeton student publications and…
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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