MEMORIALS
Noel Hemmendinger ’34
Noel died Jan. 3, 2017, peacefully in his home in Alexandria, Va. He was 103, and the last living member of the Class of 1934…
Alden B. Ashforth *71
Alden Ashforth, professor emeritus of music at UCLA and a prolific composer, died of heart failure Jan. 29, 2016, at the age of 82. In…
Harry J. Lipkin *50
Harry “Zvi” Lipkin, professor of physics emeritus at the Weizmann Institute and a leading Israeli theoretical physicist, died Sept. 15, 2015, at the age of…
William R. Busing *49
William Busing, a retired senior research staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), died April 14, 2016. He was 92. He graduated from Swarthmore…
C. Ernest Dawn *48
Ernest Dawn, professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois-Urbana, died Jan. 5, 2016, after a short illness at age 97. Dawn earned a…
Shea Gardner ’91
Shea died Feb. 21, 2016, in Oakland, Calif., of metastatic lung cancer. She came to us from Bellingham, Wash., participated in club sailing and gymnastics…
Elizabeth A. Coulter ’84
Liz died Sept. 30, 2014, in Cambridge, Mass., of cancer. Liz grew up in Washington, D.C., where she graduated from the National Cathedral School. She…
William Clack ’81
Bill died Aug. 10, 2016, at his home, in Stow, Mass. The cause was heart disease. Bill was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and attended Shady…
Travis Emery ’78
We lost Travis when his giant heart stopped May 29, 2016. Travis was raised in Baltimore and graduated from Gilman School. At Princeton, he was…
Berrylin June Ferguson ’77
BJ passed away July 23, 2016, at her home in Fox Chapel, Pa., surrounded by the love and warmth of her family. She grew up…
Robert Stanley Pieringer ’70
Stan died June 10, 2016, following cancer treatment and a massive stroke at the University of Washington Medical Center, with his family at his side…
Philip L. Johnson ’70
Phil died July 4, 2016, at his home in Wellesley, Mass., of pancreatic cancer. He was a truly generous classmate and friend. He came to…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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