MEMORIALS
B. David Hostetter ’48
David died July 22, 2014, in Rochester, N.Y. He was a Presbyterian minister and religious educator. (Most of the information we have about him is…
Edgar George Gordon Jr. ’46
In his autobiography for our 50th-reunion book, Ed wrote, “My greatest satisfactions in life have come from a variety of sources: meeting intellectual challenges, community…
George L. Bate ’45
George attended Newton Falls High School and transferred from Ohio State to Princeton, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in physics, cum laude, Phi Beta…
James Ware Cobbs ’44
Jim died May 19, 2017, at his home in Greenwich, Conn. Born in Washington, D.C., he graduated from Woodberry Forest School. At Princeton he majored…
Richard A. Tilghman ’43
Dick Tilghman died Feb. 23, 2017, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Dick attended St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H., where he participated in football, hockey, and…
John K. Meiners Sr. ’43
Jack died Feb. 16, 2017, in Pompano Beach, Fla. He prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville School. At Princeton he participated in sailing and lettered in…
John Donnell ’43
Another loyal member of the Great Class of 1943 has gone on. John died May 14, 2017. He came to Princeton from Waterloo East (Iowa)…
D. Bruce Merrifield ’42
Bruce died peacefully Jan. 1, 2017, in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 95. His ashes were interred with honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Bruce was…
Robert C. Wilson III ’41
Bob died peacefully at home Dec. 20, 2016, at 96. He was born to a Quaker family in Newtown, Pa. Bob attended George School, where…
Elliott D. Mossman *68
Elliott D. Mossman, former chair of the department of Slavic languages at the University of Pennsylvania, died March 16, 2007, at home after a long…
David R. Stadler *52
David R. Stadler, emeritus professor of genetics at the University of Washington and longtime peace and anti-war activist, died Feb. 9, 2007, at home, after…
Joseph A. McPhillips III ’58
Our Joe, delightful companion, world traveler, educator, and headmaster of the American School in Tangier (AST), Morocco, died June 11, 2007, in Tangier from a…
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
Giving big with Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94; Elizabeth Tsurkov freed; small town wonderers.
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