MEMORIALS
Ray T. Mentzer Jr. ’56
Ray died March 28, 2024, in Manchester, Conn. He came to us from Haverford and Lawrenceville, where he played basketball on two championship teams. At…
Henry Wendt III ’55
Henry died April 11, 2024. He once told a Princeton friend that he aimed to become head of a major corporation. He did just that…
Herbert B. Hechtman ’55
Herb, of Chestnut Hill and North Truro, Mass., died March 16, 2024, four days short of his 90th birthday. He was born and raised in…
John B. LaVecchia ’54
John (remembered as “Laveck”) died March 6, 2024. He came to us from Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J., where he played on the school’s first…
Marc T. Inman III ’54
Marc died Sept. 27, 2023, in Oakland Park, Fla. He prepared at Nyack (N.Y.) High School and was active in swimming, track, and glee club…
Donald R. Taylor ’53
Don was born in Denver, Colo., and came to Princeton after graduating from South High School in Denver. He was a member of Quadrangle Club…
Cecil F. Backus Jr. ’51
Cecil came to us from St. Paul’s School. At Princeton, he majored in chemical engineering and was a member of the Yacht Club, the hunting…
David H. Hughes ’49
Dave, a true Missourian, was born in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 9, 1928, and died there Feb. 28, 2024. His family briefly lived in various…
Peter Haaren ’49
Peter died March 8, 2024, in Keene, N.H. His wife, Sally, predeceased him after almost 70 years of marriage. He is survived by his three…
Robert B. Zufall ’45
Bob died March 5, 2024, at age 99. He grew up in Irvington, N.J., and spent summers working on the family farm. At Princeton, he…
William C. McCoy Jr. ’45
Bill died March 9, 2023. He was 99. Finishing Exeter in 1941, Bill turned 18 three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and volunteered…
Joseph T. Schein ’37
Joe, the longest-lived ’37 classmate and oldest undergraduate alumnus in University history, died May 24, 2024. He was 109. Joe entered Princeton from Newark, N.J…
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
July 2025
On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.
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