MEMORIALS
Ronald L. Katsky ’60
Ron died Nov. 20, 2017, of a sudden attack of septic infection after an otherwise healthy and very active life. Born and raised in Los…
Glenn L. Kelly ’58
Glenn died Nov. 21, 2017. He was struck and killed by a car while walking. He was a graduate of Germantown (Pa.) Academy. At Princeton…
Edwin J. Bomer Jr. ’58
Jeff died Nov. 28, 2017, in Austin, Texas, after a long illness. He came to Princeton from the Taft School. Jeff majored in electrical engineering…
M. Grant Gross Jr. ’54
Grant died Dec. 17, 2017. A graduate of Amarillo (Texas) High School, at Princeton he majored in geology, joined Quadrangle Club, and was active in…
Herschel R. Phelps Jr. ’53
Herschel died Dec. 12, 2017, at Tru Hospice in Greeley, Colo. He grew up in Denver and graduated from East High School before entering Princeton…
Daniel S. Blalock Jr. ’53
Dan died Dec. 9, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, which was first diagnosed about 10 years ago. Dan came to Princeton from…
Charles B. Renfrew ’52
Charlie graduated from Birmingham (Mich.) High School, then served in the Navy before coming to the class. He majored in SPIA, was elected to Phi…
G. Sidney Fox ’50
Sid died peacefully Nov. 12, 2017, at his home in Campo, Calif. Our class is grateful to Sid for the three five-year terms he served…
William J. Keenan III ’44
Bill died Dec. 19, 2017, in South Carolina at age 95. He was a graduate of Woodberry Forest School and Princeton. During World War II…
Henry M. Bonner ’44
Henry died Dec. 10, 2017, in Southport, Conn., at the age of 95. He had lived in the town since 1960. After graduating from Exeter…
Donald Kirtland Richards ’39
Don died June 18, 2017, at the age of 100 years and five months. He was raised in Lawrenceville, N.J., where his father was minister…
Mark L. Thamert *86
The Rev. Mark Thamert, professor of modern and classical languages at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., died April 29, 2017, of cancer. He was…
Memorial PAWcasts
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.
PAW IN PRINT
January 2026
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