MEMORIALS
Brooks Noyes Edwards ’46
Over the course of 46 years in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Barney came to be considered a fixture in his neighborhood, known for his daily walks…
Laurence Thomas Sherwood ’43
Tom died July 31, 2016, at home in Kendal at Longwood, a Quaker community, in Kennett Square, Pa. Tom graduated from Westtown School in Connellsville…
Peter V.K. Funk ’43
Peter died peacefully Sept. 19, 2016, in Keene, N.H. He prepared for Princeton at Montclair (N.J.) Academy, where he was on the football and track…
John Brinster ’43
John died Sept. 9, 2016, peacefully at home. He was our classmate and a loyal son of Princeton. John prepared for Princeton at Butler (N.J.)…
Gordon Griffin ’40
Gordon died Jan. 29, 2016, in Skillman, N.J. He was born in Detroit, raised in the Princeton area, and came to the University from Trenton…
James T. Gearhart ’39 *40
Jim died June 25, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was 99. He was born in Shamokin, Pa., and he worked his entire career…
James T. Gearhart ’39 *40
Jim died June 25, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was 99. He was born in Shamokin, Pa., and he worked his entire career…
Richard Edwards ’39
Richard died March 25, 2016, at the age of 99. He was a descendent of Princeton’s third president, Jonathan Edwards. To us, he was our…
John F. Guilmartin *71
John Guilmartin, a member of the history faculty at Ohio State University and a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, died March 10, 2016…
Melinda Woodward *69
Melinda Woodward, who spent much of her career working for the state of Oregon, died March 16, 2016, after bravely battling ALS. She was 72…
Ronald C. Davidson *66
Ronald Davidson, director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory from 1991 to 1996, died May 19, 2016. He was 74. Born in Canada, Davidson graduated…
Jon C. Vanden-Bosch *60
Jon Vanden-Bosch, a retired Army colonel who served as the director of public works for the city of Houston, died Jan. 12, 2016, at the…
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
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