MEMORIALS
Thomas D. Gorman ’73
Tom died peacefully Sept. 11, 2020, with his family. He pursued a lifelong fascination with China and lived nearly all of his adult life in…
Richard L. Cann ’72 *78
Richard died Oct. 6, 2019, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at his home in Hopewell Township, N.J. He was 68. A Denver, Colo., native, Richard…
Richard L. Cann ’72 *78
Richard died Oct. 6, 2019, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at his home in Hopewell Township, N.J. He was 68. A Denver, Colo., native, Richard…
Arthur Collins Hamm ’69
Art died peacefully Aug. 5, 2020. A graduate of Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., he received his Princeton degree in philosophy of religion…
David C. Bruner ’69
We note with sadness the passing of Dave Aug. 15, 2020. A Chicago native, he grew up in Racine, Wis., where he was president of…
Thomas B. Stoel Jr. ’62
Tom died July 17, 2020, after a year of declining health. He grew up in Portland, Ore., and graduated from Lincoln High School. He majored…
David P. O’Brien III ’62
Obie died Aug. 20, 2020. Coming from Louisville’s Atherton High School, he majored in biology as a pre-med student. Obie dined at Cap and roomed…
Donald M. Hayward ’62
Don died May 25, 2020, in Beech Mountain, N.C., from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Don came to Princeton from Loveland, Colo., where in high school…
Robert S. Dumper Jr. ’62
The class was saddened to learn that Bob died Feb. 4, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. Bob came to us from the Hotchkiss School, where he…
Gaylord Edwin Smith ’61
Gay died Jan. 30, 2020, at his home in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Port Washington, N.Y., and raised largely in LaPorte, Texas, he came to…
Stephen H. Polansky ’61
Steve died Sept. 4, 2019, presumably in San Francisco, where he had lived for many years. Born in Lynn, Mass., he prepared for Princeton at…
Richard H. Palmer ’61
Rich, professor emeritus of theatre at the College of William & Mary, died March 15, 2020. Born in Richmond, he came to us from Chattanooga…
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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