MEMORIALS
Charles R. Krigbaum ’50 *52
Charlie, an eminent organist and professor emeritus of music at Yale, died April 30, 2020, of COVID-19 in Beverly, Mass. A colleague noted: “He leaves…
Charles R. Krigbaum ’50 *52
Charlie, an eminent organist and professor emeritus of music at Yale, died April 30, 2020, of COVID-19 in Beverly, Mass. A colleague noted: “He leaves…
John J. Pohanka ’49
John came to Princeton in 1945 from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., where his father had maintained an Oldsmobile dealership since 1919. While on…
Theodore N. Pockman ’49
Ted died April 2, 2020, in Albuquerque, N.M., his home after his retirement. The cause of death was complications 0f COVID-19. Ted came to Princeton…
John S. Abbott ’49
John died peacefully Nov. 8, 2019, in Jacksonville, Fla., just one week shy of his 92nd birthday. John worked for many years in the insurance…
Warren Peter Musser ’48
Pete was born Dec. 15, 1926. He grew up in Harrisburg, Pa.; attended Admiral Farragut Academy; then was at Princeton for freshman and sophomore years…
Henry Read Martin ’48
Hank was a prolific and renowned cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine from 1950 until his retirement in 1995, as well as for many other…
S. Peter Law ’48
Peter was born March 30, 1927, in Rome, Italy. He grew up in Great Neck, N.Y.; attended Choate School; and served briefly in the British…
Meridon Gooding Harter ’48
Bill died in hospice care June 19, 2020. He was born Jan. 14, 1927, in Delaware, Ohio. His long business career was in sales and…
Jonathan W. Jaffee ’89
Jon, our gentleman rocker who wrote his Wilson school thesis on Guns N’ Roses, then battled multiple myeloma cranking quadrophonic power ballads in hospice, died…
Peter A. Lynn ’83
Peter died suddenly June 5, 2020. He was the son of Roseclaire and Richard Lynn of Sands Point and East Hampton, N.Y. Peter prepared for…
Manuel Vellon ’81
The world lost a great soul May 27, 2020, when a tragic hiking accident took our beloved friend, Manny Vellon. Manny was a beacon in…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
December 2025
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