MEMORIALS
Kent A. Peterson ’63 *70
Kent, who had a long career in federal government, died Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington, D.C. First in his class at Moline (Ill.) High School…
Stephen A. Molasky ’63
Steve died Jan. 1, 2020, of cancer in Chicago. He was an adept money manager and a charming classmate with a wide embrace of life’s…
David S. Hodes ’63
David, whose proudest professional accomplishment was contributing to a clinical study showing that treating HIV-infected pregnant women with anti-retroviral agents could prevent passing the virus…
Hurst K. Groves ’63
Hurst died Nov. 11, 2020, in Middleburg, Va. He was a prominent energy attorney and a faculty member at Columbia. His legal career progressed from…
A. Howell Cooper ’63
Howell died April 10, 2020, of complications of a blood disorder. He had homes in Atlanta and Highlands, N.C. Howell entered our class from Westminster…
Eugene F. Humphrey III ’62
Gene died Nov. 30, 2019. Coming from Hotchkiss, Gene roomed with Duane Minard, Vince Lytle, Jim Hicks, John Ferguson, Richard Thatcher, and later Carl von…
Douglas L. Relyea ’60
Born in Hackensack, N.J., Doug was a chorister/student at St. Thomas Choir School, New York City, and then graduated as valedictorian from St. Peter’s School…
Edward A. Kostelnik ’60
Born and raised in Connellsville, Pa., Ed attended Connellsville High School, where he was class president and valedictorian, and lettered in football, basketball, and track…
George C. Thomas ’57
George died Oct. 18, 2020, after a long decline brought on by Lewy body dementia. He left Princeton bound for the ministry but instead found…
William C. Shafer ’55
Bill, a notably warm-hearted, strong supporter of his class and the University, died Nov. 21, 2020, at age 87 after two falls triggered serious neck…
Arthur Edmund Pew III ’55
Art, of White Bear Lake, Minn., died after a long bout with Parkinson’s Oct. 2, 2020. He was 87. Art was born June 28, 1933…
Thomas A. Vyse ’54
Tom died Oct. 21, 2020. He was born in Shanghai, where his father was with the State Department. The family was evacuated at the beginning…
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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