MEMORIALS
Sian Wang ’88
Sian died March 10, 2024, at his home in Los Angeles after a courageous battle with cancer. Sian’s friend David Silverstein shared that “all Sian’s…
John Henry Low ’76
John Henry died April 11, 2025, at home in Pine Plains, N.Y., following a two-year struggle with cancer. Born and raised in New York City…
Walter B. Jones Jr. ’76
Walt died Dec. 5, 2023, at home in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, of cancer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Walt was an active member of Holy…
James A. Hansen ’76
Jim died April 9, 2025, at home with his wife at his side in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., following a 11/2-year struggle with glioblastoma. Born…
David A. Handzo ’76
Dave died June 15, 2022, several weeks after learning he had a rare, asymptomatic cancer. He grew up in New Jersey. At Princeton, he rowed…
Lewis M. Edwards III ’76
Lewis died Jan. 29, 2025, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was employed by Lending Tree as a software architect/developer. Born and raised…
John Scott Sheppard ’71
Scott died Jan. 27, 2025, at his home in Ottawa after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He came to Princeton from Hamilton Collegiate Institute…
Thomas K. Pettus ’71
Our highly respected classmate Tom died April 15, 2025, in Black Mountain, N.C., after living many years with Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. Tom came…
Charles K. Harmar ’71
Charley died Dec. 19, 2024, at home in Glenside, Pa., of Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He grew up one of six siblings in…
Richard B. DiFedele ’71
We lost our most affable and respected classmate Rich Jan. 31, 2025. He died on his beloved boat, Breakaway, anchored in Longboat Key, Fla. He…
George Wells McMurray II ’66
Wells died April 28, 2025, after a long battle with the effects of prostate cancer. Wells followed his father, George Wells McMurray ’36, to Princeton…
Philip J. Moorad Jr. ’65
Phil died Aug. 13, 2022, in Helotes, Texas, where he had lived for the past 45 years, of a glioblastoma. He was surrounded by 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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