MEMORIALS
Christopher Morgan Brookfield ’58
Chris died June 15, 2018, of a heart attack in Charlottesville, Va. He was 82. He came to Princeton from St. Paul’s, where he participated…
Paul R. Abeles ’58
Paul died unexpectedly Dec. 5, 2017, in Adelaide, Australia. He came to us from Roxbury (N.J.) High School, where he participated in football, basketball, track…
James MacDowell Markert ’56
Jim died March 9, 2017, surrounded by family after an 18-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 83 years old. Jim came to Princeton from…
George Kovatch ’55
George was born Feb. 20, 1934, in Scranton, Pa., to Anna and Alex Kovatch. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering and was a member…
Peter R. Ransom ’54
Pete died May 25, 2018. He prepared for Princeton at the Pomfret School. He left Princeton after his sophomore year and later obtained additional education…
A. Bliss McCrum ’54
Bliss died June 6, 2018, after years of coping with Parkinson’s disease with his characteristic zest for life. He came to us from Culver Military…
Robert Louis Slighton ’53
Bob died June 24, 2018, in Princeton after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Jefferson City, Mo., and came to Princeton from…
Wade Newlin Mack ’51
Wade was born Jan. 26, 1928, in McKeesport, Pa., to Paul Mack 1911 and Mary Newlin Mack. At Princeton Wade was a history major and…
William P. Wallace ’50
Bill was born in St. Petersburg, Fla., and died there Dec. 16, 2017. He graduated from Mt. Hermon School and the New York Maritime Academy…
Dunning Idle IV ’48
Born Sept. 1, 1927, in Muskegon, Mich., Dunning spent most of his childhood in Gettysburg, Pa. He attended Mercersburg Academy, served in the Navy near…
Robert M. Thompson ’44
Bob died March 6, 2018, at age 96, in Pittsburgh, Pa., surrounded by his loving family. He prepared at Shadyside Academy, where he played football…
Henry C. Gibson ’44
Hank died May 4, 2018, at his home with his wife, Paula, by his side. At Princeton he was involved in squash and student government…
Memorial PAWcasts
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.
PAW IN PRINT
January 2026
Giving big with Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94; Elizabeth Tsurkov freed; small town wonderers.
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