MEMORIALS
Margaret Ellen Peebles ’84
Ellen died Oct. 28, 2018, after a long struggle with alcohol addiction. She was 56. Ellen was born in Princeton, N.J., and came to the…
Gail Dorff Serota ’75
Gail Dorff Serota, beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, classmate, friend, lawyer, and gift to the community, died Nov. 25, 2018, after a tragic snorkeling accident…
Kathreen Mary Johnston ’75
Kay died on December 18, 2018, after a long and bravely fought battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Chicago on March 17, 1953, Kay majored…
James P. Lape ’73
Jim died March 21, 2019, from complications arising from pancreatic cancer. Jim went to Columbus (Ohio) Academy, where he was a three-sport athlete and county…
Peter M. Lafen ’73
Pete died Feb. 13, 2019, of a heart attack. His keen intellect, commitment to social justice and our environment, and ability to engage in deep…
Holt Apgar ’69
Holt died Jan. 5, 2018. He lived in Fairfax Station, Va., with his wife of 45 years, Phebe. He and Phebe met in middle school…
John K. McNeel ’68
John died Feb. 7, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas, of heart failure. He was 72. He was born in San Antonio June 18, 1946. He…
Stephen M. Holton ’65
Steve died Feb. 1, 2019, after a 12-year battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Essex Fells, N.J., and graduated from Montclair High…
Stanley R. Panosian ’61
Stan died Jan. 10, 2019, in Kennett Square, Pa., where he had lived for a short time in an assisted-living facility near his son, after…
Robert C. Cooke ’59
Robert died Dec. 31, 2010, in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. We learned recently of his death. Born in Duluth, Minn., Robert matriculated with us in 1955…
David E. Riordan ’58
Dave died Feb. 12, 2019, in Clifton, Va. He was 83. He came to Princeton from The Hill School, where he lettered in football and…
Curtis F. Crandall ’58
Curt died Jan. 26, 2019, in The Villages, Fla. He was 82. He came to Princeton from Haddonfield High School, where he was active in…
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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