MEMORIALS
David W. Shearer ’55
Dave died July 27, 2025, surrounded by members of his family. He was born Nov. 15, 1933, in Tarentum, Pa. He attended East Deer-Frazer High…
Edwin M. Clayton ’55
Ed, a pathologist whose classmates knew him as Ed Cieresko, died July 28, 2025. The name confusion arises because through high school and Princeton Ed…
James Rose Carter Jr. ’55
Jim died Sept. 17, 2025, at home in York, Maine. He attended Andover and was involved with debating, glee club, and publication of a literary…
Robert W. Hardy ’54
Bob died June 26, 2025. He prepared at the Morristown School. At Princeton, he majored in art, joined Cottage Club, and rowed bow in the…
William Henry Plauth Jr. ’53
Bill was born in Amityville, N.Y., and attended Amityville High School and the Choate School before coming to Princeton. He was a member of Dial…
Henry P. Erwin Jr. ’53
Henry died June 11, 2025, in Davis, Calif. Born in Washington, D.C., He came to Princeton after attending Culver Military Academy and Lawrenceville School. He…
Joseph A. Carragher Jr. ’53
Red died Jan. 29, 2025, in Pawleys Island, S.C. He was born in Newark, and grew up in Colonia, N.J., attending The Pingry School prior…
Thomas F. Brandt Jr. ’53
Tom died Aug. 13, 2025, in Madison, Ohio. He came to Princeton after graduating from J.R. Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio. He majored in…
William G. Paxton ’51
Bill graduated from New Trier High School in Illinois. He majored in chemical engineering, was a member of the Tigertones, Glee Club, and Key &…
Knox Marquand Mitchell ’51
Marq was born in Hartford, Conn., and graduated from the Choate School. After two years at Princeton, he transferred to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and majored…
Martin C. Agnew ’51
Marty graduated from Brighton High School in Rochester, N.Y., before coming to Princeton and majoring in mechanical engineering. He belonged to Quadrangle Club and was…
John W. Addison Jr. ’51
John was born in Ann Arbor, Mich. He came to Princeton after graduating from Phillips Academy. He majored in mathematics, was a member of Court…
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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November 2026
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