MEMORIALS
George S. Robinson Jr. ’61
Robbie died Oct. 19, 2020, in Plano, Texas. Born on a U.S. Naval Base in the Philippines in 1939 and evacuated just before the Japanese…
Stephen W. Roberts ’61
Steve died Nov. 7, 2020, having struggled with a variety of health issues over the years. Born in Des Moines, where he lived all of…
Howard R. Harrison ’61
Howie died Nov. 16, 2020, of natural causes in Morris Plains, N.J. Born and raised in New Haven, he came to Princeton from Hopkins Grammar…
Peter M. Crispo ’60
We lost one of our most interesting classmates when Pete “The Dealer” died Dec. 20, 2020, of a stroke. He earned his nickname as a…
William L. Weston ’59
Bill died Oct. 17, 2020, at home in San Diego. As he said in his 45th-reunion yearbook biography, “I can’t imagine anyone being luckier in…
Benjamin R. Jones III ’59
Ben passed away Dec. 3, 2020, at his home in Dallas, Pa. Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Ben attended Wyoming (Pa.) Seminary, where he…
Michael W. Ellis ’59
Michael died Sept. 15, 2020, after enduring several years of Parkinson’s disease. Born in Cambridge, Mass., he came to Princeton via the Kent School. Michael…
Robert W. Duff ’59
Bob died Oct. 31, 2020, in Lancaster, Pa., the result of Lewy body dementia. Born May 10, 1936, in Richmond, Va., Bob prepared for college…
Rodolfo E. Wachsman ’57
Rudy was big — big in body and big in spirit, and big in his pleasure in being alive. “He enjoyed every single little bit…
John A. Spanogle ’57
Although Andy realized in his junior year at Princeton that he’d prefer some career other than engineering, he graduated as one, and then attended the…
Louis C. Lagomarsino Jr. ’56
Lou passed away Aug. 5, 2020. He graduated from Hackensack (N.J.) High School and immediately joined the Marine Corps. His unit was called to Korea…
Alexander A. Weech Jr. ’55
Alex was born Sept. 21, 1933, in New York City, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died Jan. 11, 2021, at home in Bradenton…
Memorial PAWcasts
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.
PAW IN PRINT
January 2026
Giving big with Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94; Elizabeth Tsurkov freed; small town wonderers.
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