MEMORIALS
Ben Baldanza *86
Ben died Nov. 5, 2024, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in Arlington, Va. He was 62. Born Dec. 3, 1961, in Rome, N.Y., Ben earned…
Paul Michel Lion III *65
Mike died Nov. 3, 2024, in Gainesville, Va. Born in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 1934, he graduated from West Point in 1956. After serving in…
John R. Klauder *59
At the age of 92, John died Oct. 24, 2024, in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Born Jan. 24, 1932, in Reading, Pa., John graduated from the…
Samuel R. Gammon *53
At age 100, Sam died of respiratory failure Oct. 21, 2024, in Charlottesville, Va. Born in Sherman, Texas, Jan. 22, 1924, his studies at Texas…
Edward C. Hosty ’96
Ed came to us from River Forest, Ill., where he was one of three generations of proud Fenwick Friars. A member of the last freshman…
Sean Lawrence O’Sullivan ’88
Sean died Oct. 17, 2023, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born in Bari, Italy, in 1965, Sean moved to Cambridge, Mass., at age…
Gil Gabriel Silberman ’86
Gil, a computer engineer, lawyer, and serial entrepreneur who shepherded at least five unicorns, died of pancreatic cancer Feb. 1, 2025, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He…
Avijit Kumar Ray-Chaudhuri ’86
Avi, beloved father and friend, died at the age of 60 Dec. 15, 2024, of a malignant brain tumor. Those of us who had the…
Toy Dixon Savage III ’75
Toy died peacefully Dec. 1, 2024, in Norfolk, Va., at age 71 after a battle with liver disease. To his Princeton roommates, in particular Craig…
Andrew J. Packer ’72
Andy, an enthusiastic classmate who participated fully in our class events, died at home in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 22, 2024, surrounded by his family. Andy…
Michael A. Marrese ’72
Mike died in New York City Dec. 26, 2024. He was a devoted Catholic and known to his family and friends as a rock of…
William P. Trotter ’70
Our friend Bill died Aug. 25, 2024, after serving for decades in his own private artistic purgatory. Growing up the son of a dean at…
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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