MEMORIALS
James Blaine Young ’55
Blaine died Oct. 21, 2020, in Santa Fe, N.M., at age 86 just after doing his weekly food shopping. It was an appropriate closure to…
Gordon Grossman ’54
Gordon died Nov. 25, 2019. He was 87. He came to us from Bay Village (Ohio) High School, where he participated in publications, basketball, and…
Thomas Alison Fanjoy ’54
Tom died Sept. 21, 2020. He fought a long, difficult battle with dementia, but he did it true to his character: with dignity and grace…
Reginald Victor Williams Jr. ’53
Vic died Sept. 3, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. He was born in Buffalo and came to Princeton from the Nichols School. Vic joined Charter Club…
Wellington Smith Henderson Jr. ’53
Hendy was born in San Francisco, Calif., and attended the Thacher School before coming to Princeton, where he joined Quadrangle Club and majored in chemical…
Eric S. Merrifield ’52
Ric was the son of Clifford, a member of the Class of 1913. He came to us from The Hill School, accepted a bid from…
Charles H. Barrow ’52
Charlie came from Oak Park (Ill.) High School and majored in economics. He joined Tower, the Republican Club, the Chicago Club, and Orange Key. His…
Hayward Hutchinson Chappell ’51
Hayward was born Aug. 31, 1927, in Jamestown, R.I., to Walter and Sidney Webb Chappell. His father was in the Class of 1920. Hayward graduated…
Stanley Silvers Bergen Jr. ’51
Stan was born May 2, 1929, in Princeton to Stanley and Leah Johnson Bergen. At Princeton he was a biology major and active in the…
John A. Wilson ’50
Jack died Aug. 20, 2020, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He graduated from Deerfield. At Princeton, where his father was in the Class of 1925, he received…
Bryce W. Russell ’50
Bryce, a talented oil painter, died Aug. 23, 2020, in Princeton, N.J., where he had lived the past 12 years. A Northfield (Minn.) High School…
William F. Davis Jr. ’50
Bill died July 14, 2020, in Williamsburg, Va., after a long illness. He was professor emeritus of English at William and Mary. Before Princeton he…
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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