MEMORIALS
Henry R. Durell ’49
Our class lost one of its best-liked members when Hank Durell passed away at his home in Milford, Conn., on Aug. 2, 1994, after a…
Thomas S. Matthews ’48
Tom Matthews died at his home in Cavendish, Suffolk, England, May 13, 1995, of a heart attack. He had been in poor health in recent…
William F. Mathieson ’44
Bill Mathieson died of a heart attack Aug. 14, 1994, at his home in Pittsfield, Mass. He came to us from Hill School and freshman…
Edward B. Bamman Jr. ’42
Ed died Apr. 9, 1995, at Penn Hospital in Philadelphia. Having devoted his entire career to education, he retired from the chairmanship of the science…
Bennington Howell ’41
Ben Howell, a gentleman of good will and cheerful humor, died in Ft. Lauderdale Apr. 6, 1995, He had semi-retired there in 1970, working as…
William Carter Burdett Jr. ’41
Bill Burdett, a distinguished Foreign Service officer, died of malignant melanoma in a hospital near his Gloucester, Mass., home on Mar. 11, 1995. His wife…
Albert Boyd Sharp ’39
Al died Jan. 19, 1995, in Sarasota, Fla., where he and wife Mary had lived for nine years, after he retired from a lifetime law…
Whitman Ridgway ’39
A third-generation Princetonian, Whit died Feb. 19. 1995, at his home in Schenectady, N.Y. There he had been associated with G.E., ever since receiving his…
Robert G. Clark ’38
One of our best-liked classmates, Robert "Maxie" Clark, died of cancer Mar. 5, 1995, in the hospice of Anne Arundel Medical Cener in Annapolis. His…
Benbow P. Cheeseman ’38
Ben Cheeseman, technical writer and librarian, died Dec. 18, 1994, in Cambridge, Md. A Kent School graduate, Ben majored in English and graduated magna cum…
Carl Ferenbach ’37
Incredibly capable, energetic, and ever cheerful cruise director Carl died Mar. 26, 1995. At the Hill, he was active in the Science Forum, debating, soccer…
James J. Coale III ’37
A man of many careers, Jim Coale died Mar. 7, 1995, at Broadmead, a retirement community in Maryland. His wife, Marietta, had died in 1974…
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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