MEMORIALS
John H. Thatcher Jr. ’53
Born in Brooklyn but raised in New Jersey, John attended the Englewood School before coming to Princeton, where he majored in history and was a…
Robert Rich ’53
Bob was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and graduated from Fort Dodge High School. At Princeton he majored in economics, joined Elm Club, and played…
James Clyde Berryman ’51
Jim was born May 2, 1928, in Philadelphia, to Rufus and Lillian Ann Maguire Berryman. Jim was raised in Leighton, Ala., graduated from Colbert County…
Clinton W. Trowbridge ’50
Clint, author and professor, died June 24, 2017, in Sedgwick, Maine, where he had lived for many years. After graduating from Groton, he came to…
James B. Haynes Jr. ’50
Jim died July 9, 2017, at his home in Shreveport, La. He was respected as a true gentleman — selfless and unassuming — who inspired…
Mitchell Brock ’49
Mitch died July 22, 2017, in hospice care in Kingston, N.Y. He was 89 years old. Mitch was born in Wyncote, Pa., attended Episcopal Academy…
Ward B. Chamberlin ’43
Ward died Feb. 23, 2017. He prepared for Princeton at Phillips Exeter Academy. His Princeton career was interrupted when he left in 1942 to join…
David Giovacchini *84
David Giovacchini, Middle East studies librarian at the University of Pennsylvania, died suddenly Nov. 5, 2016. He was 57. He graduated from Cornell in 1981…
Karen Schoonmaker Freudenberger *83
Karen Schoonmaker Freudenberger, who spent her professional and personal life helping others, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Dec. 1, 2016, at age 60. Freudenberger…
Gary Wise *74
Gary Wise, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, died Nov. 5, 2016, at age 71. A math wiz who taught…
Stephen Jasperson *68
Stephen Jasperson, a longtime professor of physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), died Oct. 5, 2016, at the age of 75. Jasperson graduated from the…
William Ellis *67
William Ellis, former chief scientist at the Raytheon Co., died Oct. 11, 2016, at the age of 76. Ellis graduated from Clemson in 1962, and…
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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