MEMORIALS
Charles Leo Elliott Jr. ’56
Charlie died peacefully Nov. 4, 2019, in Houston, Texas. He came to us from the McDonogh School in Baltimore. He enjoyed athletics and competition. He…
Kendrick A. Sears ’55
Rick died March 13, 2019, at age 86. He was the son of Frederick and Doris Sears and grew up in North Syracuse, N.Y., where…
Robert Alford ’57
Participating in migratory bird counts and finding homes for retired greyhound racing dogs: These interests reflect Bob Alford’s curiosity, independence, and a certain eclecticism that…
Nicholas Beauchamp ’57
Nick led a full, joyful, and sociable life. Nick and his wife, Eva, came to Princeton Reunions. He sang baritone in the Princeton Glee Club…
William Cary Duncan III ’58
Bill died Dec. 3, 2019, in Portland, Ore. He was 83. He came to Princeton from the Darrow School, where he was valedictorian, a class…
E. Bruce Fredrikson ’59
Bruce died Dec. 5, 2019, following a valiant struggle with complications from a lung transplant in January of that year. Born and raised in Mount…
David M. Jeffreys ’59
Born in Philippi, W.Va., raised in Arlington, Va., and schooled at Exeter, David died suddenly of a massive heart attack at home in State College…
Donald E. Lawson ’59
Don died Dec. 8, 2019, of complications from a fall and worsening dementia. He was a resident of Paramus, N.J. Born and raised in East…
David R. Winans Jr. ’54
Dave died Jan. 28, 2020. He was the son of David Ross Winans 1918 and grandson of Samuel Ross Winans 1874, professor of Greek and…
Richard E. Briggs ’60
Born in Amesbury, Mass., Dick graduated from Amesbury High School. At Princeton he enrolled in the Air Force ROTC, majored in politics, and joined Cannon…
Kenneth R. Strong ’54
Ken died Dec. 26, 2018. After graduating from St. Paul’s School in Garden City, N.Y., he attended Princeton for two years, where he joined Key…
Peter W. Williamson ’60
Born in Albany, N.Y., Peter attended the Albany Academy from kindergarten through 12th grade. At Princeton he joined Cottage Club and majored in politics. He…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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