MEMORIALS
David F. Cross ’59
Born and raised in Chicago, Dave died Sept. 21, 2025. He attended South Shore High School and Shimer College en route to Princeton, where he…
Travis B. Jacobs ’58
Trav died Sept. 16, 2025, in Bridgport, Vt. He was 89. He came to Princeton from Deerfield Academy, where he played soccer and tennis and…
William T. Holcomb Jr. ’58
Bill died Oct. 13, 2025, in Chicago, Ill. He was 89. He came to Princeton from Carson (Nev.) High School, where he participated in football…
James W. Haugh ’58
Jim died Jan. 27, 2026, in Hinsdale, Ill. He was 89. He came to Princeton from New Trier High School, where he was active in…
W. Landon Dennison Jr. ’58
Lanny died Oct. 10, 2025, in Hinesburg, Vt. He was 89. He came to Princeton from Deerfield Academy, where he ran track, played lacrosse, and…
Douglas L. Ayer ’58
Doug died May 15, 2025, in Greenwich, Conn. He was 89. He came to Princeton from Phillips Andover Academy, where he was on the track…
Michael N. Ambler ’58
Mike died Sept. 6, 2025, of complications following a fall. He was 89. He came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy, where he played squash…
David L. Williams ’57
Dave, another of our noted professors, died May 28, 2025. The son of David Williams 1926 and brother of Morton Williams ’54, (both of whom…
John M. Matsen ’57
John died June 9, 2025, at Morristown Medical Center near his home at the Fellowship Village retirement community in Basking Ridge, N.J. A native of…
Peter O. Willauer ’56
Peter died Nov. 6, 2025, at his home in Falmouth, Mass. He followed his father, A. Osborne Willauer 1929, to Princeton from the Noble and…
Robert P. Teulings ’56 *66
Bob died Jan. 1, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. He came to Princeton from Montclair (N.J.) High School with a scholarship from the Montclair Princeton Alumni…
Elliot N. Pinson ’56
Elliot died June 9, 2025, after a distinguished career at Bell Laboratories. He came to Princeton from Forest Hills High School, where he was captain…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
November 2026
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