MEMORIALS
Thomas C. Helm ’53
WHAT BEGAN as a happy family gathering at the beach ended in disaster when Tom Helm accidentally drowned in the ocean at Martha's Vineyard July…
John G. Hoffman ’52
A SUPERB ATHLETE, with no history of heart disease, John Griffith Hoffman died of a heart attack in San Francisco Nov. 21, 1993. His memorial…
Walter C. Clemons Jr. ’51
WALTER DIED July 6, 1994, at his home in Long Island City, N.Y., from diabetic complications. He was among the very best writers that our…
George H. Nimick ’48
GEORGE NIMICK DIED July 5, 1994, in Wyoming, in the great West that was his lifelong love. George was a born rancher; ranching was his…
David D. Gray ’48
DAVE GRAY DIED at his summer home on Nantucket July 4, 1994. When not on Nantucket, he and Kougie had resided in Greenwich, Conn. He…
Rudolf A. Clemen Jr. ’48
RUDY CLEMEN took great glee in telling of one afternoon at Yale Field, when he struck out the Elis’ first baseman (who later became a…
Donald Mackie ’44
DON DIED of cancer at the Princeton Medical Center Apr. 23, 1994. He entered Princeton with us the fall of 1940 after preparing at the…
Gerald R. Putnam ’43
THE CLASS LOST ONE OF ITS BEST-LIKED and staunchest supporters when Gerry died June 18, 1994, after a long and difficult bout with cancer. He…
Charles S. Benson ’43
CHARLES DIED July 2, 1994, in Carlsbad, Calif., while on a weekend visit with relatives, of an apparent heart attack. He was 72. An expert…
Andrew E. Palmer ’42
ANDY DIED Apr. 17, 1994, in Hendersonville, N.C., where he had lived since 1982. He retired in 1980 from Oxford Univ. Press in N.Y.C. after…
Tom T. Wuerth ’40
ARCHITECT AND DEVOTED OCEAN SAILOR Tom Wuerth, son of Gustav C. '07, died May 3, 1994, after a long diabetic-related illness. Classmates Bill Farrar and…
David M. Watts ’40
FORMER INSURANCE EXECUTIVE Dave Watts died at Harlen Manor in Springfield, Penn., June 6, 1994. Son of Alfred Watts '12, Dave prepared at Haverford, majored…
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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