MEMORIALS
George Gering ’55
George died March 21, 2020, of a heart attack in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 86 years old and had been vigorous until a week…
Frank Lee Zingale ’54
Lee died May 8, 2020, in St. Louis, Mo. He had prepared for Princeton at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, where he was active…
Benjamin F. Aiken ’54
Ben died April 13, 2020. He prepared for Princeton at Valley Forge Military Academy, where he played football, basketball, and tennis. Ben chose basic engineering…
Mack Clovis Harris III ’53
Mack died April 2, 2020, in Wichita, Kan., where he had been living for the last 11 years. He was born in Hollywood, Calif., and…
Charles C.J. Carpenter Jr. ’52
Chuck graduated as salutatorian from the Lawrenceville School. His father was a member of the Class of 1923 and the Episcopal bishop of Alabama. Chuck…
William L. Winters Jr. ’50
Bill, affectionately known as “Grandoc,” died March 13, 2020, in Houston, Texas. A graduate of Highland Park (Ill.) High School, he served two years as…
John Q. Robinson ’50
Jack died March 20, 2020, in an auto accident in Rocky Hill, N.C. He lived in Cranford, N.J. A graduate of his hometown high school…
Sheldon H. Elsen ’50
Shel died March 27, 2020, of Parkinson’s disease. He lived in Scarsdale, N.Y., for the last 50 years. At Princeton Shel was a member of…
Saul W. Brusilow ’50
Saul died April 19, 2020, in Maryland. He was a pediatrician and biochemical geneticist who developed groundbreaking therapies to treat rare and often fatal genetic…
John N. Jackson II ’49
John died April 5, 2020, in St. Cloud, Minn., his lifetime home. He was a graduate of St. Paul Academy in St. Cloud. John came…
Donald C. Foote ’49
Don died July 20, 2018, in Hilton Head, S.C., his home following his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Judy; and his four children…
Henry F. Merritt ’48
Buzz had strong connection with and loyalty to Princeton and to our class. His father, Henry, was in the Class of 1915, and an uncle…
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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