MEMORIALS
Edward Richard Burka ’52
Ed came to Princeton from Staunton Military Academy, majored in biology, graduated magna cum laude, ate at Elm, ran track, was a Distinguished Military Student…
Gregory Thomas Sheridan ’51
Greg was born July 31, 1929, in New York City and came to us from Scarsdale High School as an NROTC student. He roomed with…
Byron S. Hollinshead ’51
Byron was born May 14, 1929, in Lewisburg, Pa., and came to us from the Franklin School in Cedar Rapids, where his father was president…
William H. Osborne III ’50
Bill died Nov. 30, 2020, of COVID-19. He was a resident of Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe, N.M., where he lived after moving from…
Charles Mosmann ’50
Chuck died Oct. 20, 2020, in California. Coming to Princeton from Blair Academy, he participated in Theatre Intime and graduated with high honors in philosophy…
Braxton D. Mitchell ’50
Pas died Oct. 22, 2020, from Parkinson’s disease. He was a direct descendant of Carter Braxton, a Virginian planter who signed the Declaration of Independence…
Thomas G. Eshelman ’50
Tom died Nov. 21, 2020, at his home in Winston-Salem, N.C. He lived in North Carolina throughout his life, except for the two years he…
Robert Y. Turner ’48
Bobby was born Feb. 19, 1927. He attended Mt. Zion Institute in his hometown of Winnsboro, N.C., and came to Princeton in the summer of…
Erwin P. Wenz ’47
Dit died Dec. 23, 2020, in Roseville, Minn. Throughout his 95 years, he played many roles — surgeon, soldier, hunter, fisherman, golfer, world traveler —…
Sidney Gordon Dillon ’46
Sidney died peacefully in his sleep Feb. 4, 2021, at home in Basking Ridge, N.J. He was 97. Born June 3, 1923, in New York…
Alfred J. Bersbach II *74
Al died Dec. 12, 2020, in Portland, Maine, after contracting COVID-19 at the memory-care facility where he resided. He was 75. Born July 12, 1945…
Victor A. Liguori *68
Victor died Dec. 7, 2020. He grew up outside of Philadelphia and spent his summers in Avalon, N.J., working on a charter fishing boat. After…
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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