MEMORIALS
Francis W. Nelson ’39
Frank died Dec. 7, 2015, in Granville, Ohio. He was 97. Frank interrupted his 15 years of living in Greenwich Village (from 1939 to 1954)…
George M. Elsey ’39
George, an adviser to President Harry Truman and former Red Cross president, died Dec. 30, 2015, in Tustin, Calif., with his daughter, Anne, by his…
Harold Van Buren Richard ’36
Van died Aug. 27, 2015, in his beloved summer home in York Harbor, Maine, at age 100. Van was raised in New York City and…
T. Scott Jones ’36
Scott died in his sleep Nov. 2, 2015, in Hinsdale, Ill., at age 101. His family dressed him in his Princeton blazer and tie after…
Gregory V. Leftwich *87
Gregory Leftwich, a scholar of classical art and archaeology, died Dec. 13, 2015, at age 64. Leftwich graduated from NYU in 1973, and after independent…
George M. Tronsrue Jr. *66
George Tronsrue, retired Army colonel, died Dec. 30, 2013, at age 83. Tronsrue graduated from West Point in 1952. After tours in the United States…
Herbert E. Scarf *54
Herbert Scarf, the Sterling professor of economics emeritus at Yale, died of heart failure Nov. 15, 2015, at the age of 85. In 1951, Scarf…
Leonard Julius Reinhart *53
L.J. Reinhart, retired Navy captain, died Oct. 11, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 93. While Reinhart was attending Parks Air College, he joined…
Neil H. Pfanstiel *40
Neil Pfanstiel, a former officer at Aetna Life and Casualty Co., died Dec. 7, 2015, at age 98. Pfanstiel graduated from Trinity College in 1938…
Jorge G. Castro ’79
The following is an expanded version of a memorial published in the June 1, 2016, issue. Jorge died March 29, 2015, of cancer. He attended…
Jeffrey S. Taylor ’69
A life rich with accomplishments came to a sudden conclusion when Jeff died in his sleep Oct. 18, 2015, at home in East Hampton, N.Y…
Charles A. Powers Jr. ’65
Charles, known to many of us as “Cap,” died Sept. 2, 2015, having expressed his regrets at being unable to attend our 50th. He was…
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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December 2025
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