MEMORIALS
Robert H. Hamor ’58
Bob died unexpectedly Jan. 9, 2020, while vacationing with his family in Breckenridge, Colo. He was 83. He came to Princeton from Harding High School…
David R. Comfort ’58
David died Jan. 12, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., after a three-year battle against cancer. He was 83. He came to Princeton from Atherton High…
William D. Ruckelshaus ’55
Bill, who transitioned from Princeton campus goof-off to one of the nation’s most principled, powerful, and effective public citizens, died at age 87. His life…
Earl B. Byrne ’54
Earl B. Byrne ’54 Buck died Nov. 15, 2019, at the Glen of Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, Pa. He prepared for Princeton at Shaker…
David W. Bradley Jr. ’54
Dave died peacefully Jan. 15, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He came to us from Greensboro (N.C.) High School, and joined Cloister…
Merlin Emery Ellinger Jr. ’53
Born in Hagerstown, Md., El came to Princeton from Culver Military Academy. He majored in history and was a member of Campus Club. After graduation…
Peter R. Brock ’49
Pete died Feb. 19, 2019, in Lebanon, N.H. He had lived across the river, in Woodstock, Vt., since 2012, following his retirement from DuPont and…
Mark A. Whitman ’45
Bud grew up in Philadelphia and attended Penn Charter School. At Princeton he played freshman soccer and track. He received the Keene Fitzpatrick Medal and…
Richard B. Ragland ’45
Dick was born in New York City, grew up in Paris, Mo., and graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, Calif. At Princeton…
William R. Haley ’45
Will grew up in Worcester and Middlesex counties in Massachusetts and attended Exeter Academy. At Princeton he was in the St. Paul’s Society, on the…
George McC. Gibbs ’44
George died Nov. 11, 2019, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born Sept. 25, 1922, in Sewickley, Pa. He prepared for Princeton at Sewickley Academy and…
Karl H. Cerny ’44
Karl died Nov. 11, 2019, in Arlington, Va. He was 97. He prepared for Princeton at Richmond Hill School, where he was active in intramural…
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.
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