MEMORIALS
Stephen Paul Berger ’79
Paul came to Princeton from New York City as Steve, adopting Paul to avoid confusion with his numerous sophomore roommates, also named Steve. Briefly a…
Jeffrey E. Skeer ’78
Jeff died April 3, 2019, from influenza during a lecture trip to India, Ethiopia, and China. At Princeton he majored in the Woodrow Wilson School…
Barbara L. Leighton ’77
Barbara died June 19, 2020, in Oakland, Md. After Princeton, Barbara graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and did her residency in obstetric anesthesia…
James Mascre Williamson ’76
Jim died Oct. 21, 2020, in Maryland. Born in Ohio, Jim moved with his family to Washington, D.C., where he graduated from DeMatha High School…
Walter A. Snickenberger Jr. ’75
Walter Alexander Snickenberger Jr. ’75 Walt died of a sudden heart attack at his home in Wellesley, Mass., on August 12, 2020. Entering Princeton from…
James E. D’Itri ’75
James Edward D’Itri ’75 Jim died suddenly on Sept. 21, 2020. He was born in Midland, Pa., where his father served as chief of police…
Joseph Vavricka ’74
Joe died May 28, 2020, at the age of 67 of cancer complications. Joe came to Princeton from Fort Lee, N.J., where he was a…
John S. Lloyd ’73
Jack died Sept. 17, 2020, in Ambler, Pa. Jack grew up in Laverock, Pa., and graduated from Chestnut Hill Academy before coming to Princeton. He…
H. Jay Melosh ’69
On Sept. 11, 2020, Jay died, and a life of great and enduring accomplishment came to an end. An American geophysicist specializing in impact cratering…
Thomas George Greig III ’69
Tom died Aug. 7, 2020, while vacationing with his family in Nantucket, Mass. A longtime resident of Summit, N.J., Tom and his family enjoyed summers…
James S. Green ’69
The Wilmington, Del., newspaper obituary for Jim Green, who died in the city Oct. 12, 2020, chronicles a remarkable, rich, and full life. Jim was…
John C. Beatty III ’69
John died July 2, 2020, in his sleep at his home on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada. Born in New York, John grew up in…
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.
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