MEMORIALS
George A. Ruff *67
George died of cancer Sept. 26, 2024, in Lewiston, Maine. Born in Bayshore, N.Y., May 10, 1941, he received a bachelor of science degree at…
Rafael Rivas-Posada *67
Colombian lawyer, educator, and diplomat, Rafael died Aug. 30, 2024, in Bogotá. Born in Bogotá April 5, 1932, he studied law at the Universidad Nacional…
Brian J. Warter ’95
Brian and his fiancée, Erica Wishart, drowned in a an accident June 20, 2024, off the shore of Hutchinson Island, Fla. The two were pulled…
Claire V. Crooks ’95
Claire died June 28, 2024, in London, Ontario, Canada, surrounded by her family. She grew up in Lethbridge, Alberta, and attended high school at Brentwood…
Ivy Horowitz Elkins ’88
Ivy died June 23, 2024, after a battle with stage-four EGFR lung cancer. Raised in Riverdale, N.Y., Ivy attended the Bronx High School of Science…
John D. Boston ’88
John died Nov. 14, 2023. Known as “JB” to his classmates, he lived a life marked by intellect, devotion to his family, and selfless service…
Michael A. Kjelsberg ’87
Mike died August 21, 2022, of colon cancer, having already survived cancer before coming to Princeton. His philosophy was “life is sweet,” and he lived…
Dawn Jimenez-Salta ’86
Dawn, a New York State Supreme Court justice, died in a motorcycle accident on the Long Island Expressway Oct. 20, 2024. She joined us from…
Roger M. Poor ’71
Roger, one of our class’s globe-trotting financial managers, died July 14, 2024, in Laurel, Md. Born in New York City, Roger came to Princeton with…
Elliott D. Moorman ’71
Elliott died May 31, 2023, after living for many years with dementia. He came to Princeton from a musical family (sister Melba Moore and father…
John A. Lawrie ’71
Remembered for his devotion to profession, patients, and family, John died at home in Newtown, Pa., July 3, 2022. He came to Princeton from Cathedral…
John B. Hanks ’69
John died Oct. 9, 2024, at home in North Garden, Va., of prostate cancer. He was surrounded by his wife of 48 years, Bonnie, and…
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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