MEMORIALS
Richard W. Johnson ’56
Dick died June 2, 2024, in Fitchburg, Wis. He came to Princeton from a high school in Big Lake, Minn., where he excelled as a…
Donald M. Ditmars Jr. ’56
Don died June 12, 2024, at his home in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Following his father, Donald Sr. ’30 *31, Don came to Princeton from Hopewell…
Vernon Stanton Jr. ’55
Vern died June 14, 2024, in Jupiter, Fla. He was one of those classmates whose life embraced a remarkable roster of interests, from pursuing new…
William B. Hetzel Jr. ’55
Bill, who was fond of travel, Boston’s Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics, and who adored a succession of his seven dogs, died July 6, 2024…
Robert Sloane Custer ’55
Bob, whose talents ranged from hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal at 17,000 feet to making great chocolate chip cookies and salmon quiche, died April…
Alwin C. Michaelsen ’54
Alwin died March 24, 2024, at home surrounded by family. He attended the Buckley School before preparing at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass., where…
James C. Gartin ’54
Jim died May 3, 2024. He prepared at Albany Academy and was active in football, track, and publications. At Princeton, Jim majored in mechanical engineering…
Carl F. Steinfield ’53
Carl died July 4, 2024, in Sarasota, Fla. He was born in Boston, Mass., and came to Princeton after graduating from Stevens High School in…
R. Bruce Brumbaugh ’53
Bruce was born in Altoona, Pa., and came to Princeton from Phillips Andover Academy. He joined Key and Seal and majored in politics, writing his…
Herbert Lowell Milligan ’52
Herb came to us from Binghamton (N.Y.) Central High School. At Princeton, he majored in mechanical engineering, ate at Terrace, and played in the marching…
William Cabot Gough ’52 *55
Bill died June 29, 2024, at the age of 93. A resident of Los Altos, Calif., he was born in Jersey City, N.J. At Princeton…
Russell E. Randall Jr. ’49
Russell died April 27, 2024, in Mechanicsville, Va. He was 95. The son of a brigadier general, Russell entered Princeton at age 16. He majored…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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