MEMORIALS
Russell O. Stewart ’57
Russ died Feb. 23, 2020, of respiratory failure. Throughout his life he derived great pleasure in renovating the houses in which he lived with his…
John A. Ruvane ’57
A last gesture before John died was mimicking with his fingers playing a piano, an essential component of his life from age 5. He attributed…
Jonathan W. Murphy ’57
“No member of the Class of 1957 will ever be alone if he doesn’t want to be,” Jon concluded his essay for the 50th-reunion yearbook…
Jasper R. Daube ’57
Jasper was one of several science giants in the Class of 1957. Jasper’s specialty was the study, practice, and teaching of electro-diagnostic medicine, which involves…
Whitney W. Addington ’57
Whit was a man of many parts and as many accomplishments: a renowned medical researcher in pulmonology, a trustee of the Chicago Lyric Opera, and…
Harry Hoffner ’56
Harry died suddenly March 10, 2015 at the age of 80. He graduated cum laude from Princeton and earned a master’s of theology from Dallas…
Charles W. Coward Jr. ’56
Chuck died April 19, 2020, in Cherry Hill, N.J. He was born in Camden, N.J., grew up in Riverton, N.J., and graduated from Moorestown Friends…
John R. Cobau ’56
Jack died April 1, 2020, like too many others succumbing to COVID-19, in Grosse Pointe, Mich. He grew up in New Castle, Pa., where he…
Barry R. Schenk ’55
Barry died April 30, 2020, at his home in Scotch Plains, N.J., where he had lived for more than 60 years. He was 86 years…
Thomas L. Pritchard ’55
Tom died April 14, 2020, of cardiac complications at age 86. Since 1973 he and his wife, Mary Laura, had lived in Ridgefield, Conn. Tom…
Thomas F. Evans ’55
Tom died Feb. 15, 2020, at Cordia Senior Living in Traverse City, Mich. Tom was born in Indianapolis, came to us from Shortridge High School…
Lester L. Colbert Jr. ’55
Lester died Oct. 10, 2019 in New York City, where he had lived since 1992, when he left a pioneering career in Silicon Valley. 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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