MEMORIALS
Howard G. Pontius ’61
Known to us as “Tod,” his lifelong nickname, Tod died in Austin, Texas, Aug. 12, 2024, from complications of diabetes. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., he…
John R. Winslow ’60
The class lost one of our most imaginative and productive classmates when artist and architect John died Sept. 1, 2024, of kidney failure at his…
Richard R. Lefever ’58
Dick died Oct. 28, 2023, in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He was 87. He came to Princeton from Carlisle (Pa.) High School, where he was president of…
John N. Gilbert Jr. ’58
John died Aug. 24, 2024, in Statesville, N.C. He was 87. He came to Princeton from McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he was active…
Robert L. Fish ’58
Bob died June 27, 2024, in Wolfeboro, N.H. He was 87. He came to Princeton from the Governor Dummer Academy, where he participated in student…
Birchard T. Clothier ’58
Birch died June 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. He was 87. He came to Princeton from Episcopal Academy, where he participated in football, publications, and the…
Robert F. Casciola ’58
Cas died April 25, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 89. He came to Princeton from the Manlius School, where he participated in football, baseball…
Joseph Frederic Wiese Jr. ’57
A prominent banker, Fred died Aug. 30, 2024. Originally from Pennsylvania, he came to Princeton from the Taft School in Connecticut. At Princeton, he majored…
Alan C. Kay ’57
One of our distinguished jurists, Alan died July 30, 2024, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Al came to Princeton from the Punahou School and from Lawrenceville. Originally…
Howard R. Gordon ’57
Another distinguished physician in our class, Howie died April 12, 2024. He was born Nov. 12, 1935, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He came to Princeton from…
Jack L. Goodman ’57
Jack died Aug. 30, 2024. He came to Princeton from Shaker Heights (Ohio) High School. At Princeton, he majored in history, served as ad manager…
John William Scott III ’56
John was born in Osaka, Japan — a happenstance that prepared him for a peripatetic life of foreign assignments as an executive for Corn Products…
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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