MEMORIALS
S. Ralph Parris *58
Ralph Parris, a retired electrical and engineering manager at Burroughs (later UNISYS) Corp., died Feb. 5, 2016, after a brief illness. He was 83. Parris…
Marvin L. Minsky *54
Marvin Minsky, the eminent computer-science professor at MIT who was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, died Jan. 24, 2016, of a cerebral…
George D. Halsey Jr. *48
George Halsey, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Washington, died Jan. 15, 2016, at the age of 90. Halsey graduated from the University…
Robert Schiffner ’71
We unexpectedly lost Bob Schiffner to a heart attack during a neighborhood walk Oct. 27, 2015. Schiff was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and grew up…
Robert Wiltshire ’69
Robert graduated from high school in Richmond, Va., where he was an all-state football player. After our sophomore year, he transferred to the University of…
Paul I. Munves ’69
The class notes with sadness the March 18, 2016, death of Paul Munves after a brief illness. A native of Dallas, Paul graduated from St…
Douglas Hunt ’67
Doug Hunt died suddenly Oct. 25, 2015, only two days after attending a reunion of Princeton Glee Club members. Doug had been singing since his…
Francis E. Gaskins III ’65
Francis died Feb. 22, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif., of myelofibrosis. He came to us from South Salem High in Salem, Ore., where he was…
Gary Avram Fields ’61
Gary died Dec. 28, 2015, in Sacramento, Calif., after a long struggle with cancer. Born in Philadelphia, he came to Princeton from Friends’ Central School…
J. Vinton Lawrence ’60
Class act. Art history major. Varsity lacrosse. Dined at the Vine. Ravishing Triangle chorine whose hairy gams left debutantes agog in Philly and Chicago. After…
Frederick W. Tiley ’59
Fred died Feb. 20, 2016, leaving the class a proud legacy. Fred came to Princeton from Deerfield, where — as a precursor to his Princeton…
Phillip A. Levitz ’59
Phil Levitz died Jan. 21, 2016, in Coral Gables, Fla., after a brief illness. Born in Lebanon, Pa., Phil attended the Peddie School prior 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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