MEMORIALS
James Neal Glerum ’52
Jim came to us from Caldwell (N.J.) High School. At Princeton he majored in economics, ate at Dial, and belonged to NROTC, the Wesley Foundation…
John DeWitt Titman ’51
John came to us from Binghamton, N.Y., after graduating from the Lawrenceville School and a stint in the Army. At Princeton he roomed with Porky…
Charles W.H. Dodge ’51 *53
Charlie was raised in Philadelphia, attending Chestnut Hill Academy before graduating from St. Paul’s School. At Princeton he majored in chemical engineering, roomed with Jim…
Charles W.H. Dodge ’51 *53
Charlie was raised in Philadelphia, attending Chestnut Hill Academy before graduating from St. Paul’s School. At Princeton he majored in chemical engineering, roomed with Jim…
Robert Newton Akeley ’51
Robert grew up in Gardiner, Maine, where his father was rector of the Episcopal Church, and graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. At…
Earl A. Wheaton Jr. ’50
Earl died peacefully March 23, 2021, at his beloved Valley (Bergen County, N.J.) Hospital after a short struggle with cancer. Coming from Ridgewood (N.J.) High…
Turner R. Odell ’50
Turk died March 15, 2021, in Portland, Ore. He came from Woodberry Forest to Princeton, where his father was Class of 1906. He rowed on…
Karl A. Gruber ’50
Karl died March 3, 2021, in Colorado, where he lived for the past 38 years. He graduated from Pleasantville (N.Y.) High School. At Princeton he…
Stuart Duncan ’50
Stu, our class vice president, died peacefully April 30, 2021, at his Princeton home. He graduated from the Wooster School in Danbury, Conn., and served…
Stirling H. Carpenter ’50
Stirling died Feb. 9, 2021, in Porto, Portugal, after contracting COVID-19. He had lived in Porto for almost 25 years. He graduated from Episcopal Academy…
John D. Pomfret ’49
John died Feb. 24, 2021, in Seattle. He was the retired executive vice president of The New York Times. John graduated magna cum laude in…
MacFarlane L. Cates Jr. ’49
Mac died May 2, 2021, in Spartanburg, S.C., at his lifetime home. Mac attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. While at Princeton, where his…
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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