MEMORIALS
William G. Wiegand Jr. ’57
Having lived in the South (Mississippi and Louisiana) for most of his life, Bill died in Durham, N.C., Nov. 20, 2023. He came to Princeton…
Richard N. Stillwell ’57
A noted chemist and computer expert, as well as another one of the “townies” in our class, Dick died Dec. 23, 2023. The son of…
David E. Sosin ’57
A psychiatrist who became an expert on ADHD, Dave died Jan. 4, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He came to Princeton from Highland Park (N.J.) High…
David J. Lewittes ’57
One of the premier accountants in our class, Dave died June 16, 2024, of complications of Parkinson’s disease. He came to Princeton from the Oakwood…
Edward J. Coughlin III ’57
Returning to his childhood home of Williamstown, Mass., in recent years, Terry died there Dec. 25, 2023. He graduated from Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, N.Y…
John W. Bonge ’57
Another outstanding professor in our class, John died June 24, 2024, at his home in Kirkland Village, Bethlehem, Pa. He came to Princeton from New…
Richard W. Johnson ’56
Dick died June 2, 2024, in Fitchburg, Wis. He came to Princeton from a high school in Big Lake, Minn., where he excelled as a…
Donald M. Ditmars Jr. ’56
Don died June 12, 2024, at his home in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Following his father, Donald Sr. ’30 *31, Don came to Princeton from Hopewell…
Vernon Stanton Jr. ’55
Vern died June 14, 2024, in Jupiter, Fla. He was one of those classmates whose life embraced a remarkable roster of interests, from pursuing new…
William B. Hetzel Jr. ’55
Bill, who was fond of travel, Boston’s Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics, and who adored a succession of his seven dogs, died July 6, 2024…
Robert Sloane Custer ’55
Bob, whose talents ranged from hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal at 17,000 feet to making great chocolate chip cookies and salmon quiche, died April…
Alwin C. Michaelsen ’54
Alwin died March 24, 2024, at home surrounded by family. He attended the Buckley School before preparing at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass., where…
Memorial PAWcasts
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.
PAW IN PRINT
July 2025
On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.
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