MEMORIALS
Thomas E. Kurtz *56
At age 96, Tom died of multiple organ failure from sepsis, Nov. 12, 2024, in Lebanon, N.H. Born Feb. 22, 1928, in Oak Park, Ill…
Gregory I. Sewell ’93
Greg died Nov. 22, 2024, at the age of 52, following a brief illness. He was born Nov. 26, 1971, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Elaine…
Heather J. Trumbower ’87
Trailblazer, scientist, musician, and dog whisperer, Heather died May 1, 2024, in California. After long mental health struggles, she took her own life. Born in…
Susan E. McConnell Brady ’87
Susan died Dec. 19, 2024. She grew up in Silver Spring, Md., and lived in her hometown for much of her life. Susan majored in…
Guy H. Kinley ’85
Guy died Aug. 26, 2023. He grew up on naval bases around the country. He arrived at Princeton and immediately formed fast friendships across campus…
John G. Stryker ’74
John died Aug. 13, 2024, at Bethany Village, Pa., after an illness. Born July 1, 1952, in Perth Amboy, N.J., he earned a law degree…
Michael K. Hammaker ’73
Michael died April 29, 2025, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and after more than 10 years of fighting primary lateral sclerosis, a rare neurodegenerative…
Douglas B. Northcutt ’69
Doug was born Aug. 15, 1944, and died Feb. 1, 2025, at age 80 of complications following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. As a…
Julian L. McPhillips ’68
Another titan from our class has passed. Julian died April 12, 2025, in Atlanta, of complications of Lewy Body dementia. He came to us from…
Joseph Dennis Russell ’66
Dennis died Oct. 16, 2024, of cancer. He graduated from the Delbarton School, in Morristown, N.J., where he was football captain and senior class vice…
Michael Bliss Feldman ’66
Mike died April 17, 2024. He came to Princeton from Central High School in Philadelphia, where he was chief justice of the student association tribunal…
F. Claiborne Johnston Jr. ’64
Jay died March 31, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C., after two years of a debilitating illness. He was a lifelong resident of Richmond, Va. Jay graduated…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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