MEMORIALS
Paul Benacerraf ’52 *60
Paul died Jan. 13, 2025. An alumnus of the Peddie School, he came to Princeton and never left. He studied philosophy, stayed on for a…
Donald M. Marcus ’51
Don graduated from Horace Mann School in Riverdale, N.Y., before coming to Princeton and majoring in biology. He was a member of Campus Club, the…
Richard A. Henderson ’51
Dick graduated from the Episcopal Academy in Overbrook, Pa. At Princeton, he majored in electrical engineering. He was a member of Terrace Club, the Glee…
George C. Gaines ’51
George was born in Fayetteville, W.Va., and graduated from Lawrenceville. At Princeton, he majored in Modern Languages, was a member of Cottage Club, and was…
James Heywood Alexander ’51
Heywood came to Princeton after graduating from Deerfield Academy. He was a music major, president of the Glee Club, and a member of The Daily…
William H. Reifsnyder III ’48
Bill died April 15, 2024, in Wyomissing, Pa., at age 97. Born Oct. 12, 1926, on his grandparents’ farm in Bechtelsville, Pa., he graduated from…
John Lowry Jr. ’48
John died at home Jan. 27, 2025, at age 98. Born in New York City, he grew up in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and graduated from…
Earl P. Galleher Jr. ’48
Earl died Dec. 7, 2024, at age 98 in Towson, Md., just eight days after the death of his wife, Martha. Born in Baltimore and…
Raymond E. Fredrick Jr. ’48 *53
Ray died Oct. 12, 2024. He was a resident of Palm City, Fla., at the time of his passing. At Princeton, he received a B.S.E…
Raymond E. Fredrick Jr. ’48 *53
Ray died Oct. 12, 2024. He was a resident of Palm City, Fla., at the time of his passing. At Princeton, he received a B.S.E…
Robert W. Akers ’48
Bob died Jan. 13, 2025, at age 99. Born in Cleveland, he prepped at nearby University School in Shaker Heights and was the first of…
Diane Harris Cline *91
Diane died of cancer in Rockville, Md., July 8, 2023. Born May 11, 1961, in El Paso, Texas, she received her B.A. from Stanford 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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