MEMORIALS
John J. Bellew ’58
John died April 14, 2024, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was 87. He came to Princeton from the Lawrenceville School, where he was active in dramatics…
William L. Balfour ’58
Bill died March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. He was 88. He came to Princeton as a sophomore from Kent School, where he was on the…
Harlan F. Stone II ’57
One of the grandsons and the namesake of the chief justice of the Supreme Court during the World War II years, Harlan died Jan. 31…
Alexander M. Luke ’57
We recently heard from Sandy’s attorney that he died April 23, 2023. He was the grandson of Edmund S. Burke 1900. A native of Cleveland…
Alfred J. Law III ’57
Southern gentleman, journalist and attorney, and Jungian philosopher, Alf died of complications of Parkinson’s disease March 21, 2024. He came to Princeton from Chattanooga (Tenn.)…
William J. Gies II ’57
Always expressing gratitude for his college education and his classmate friends, Bill died Feb. 8, 2024, in California. He came to Princeton from the Haverford…
Ray T. Mentzer Jr. ’56
Ray died March 28, 2024, in Manchester, Conn. He came to us from Haverford and Lawrenceville, where he played basketball on two championship teams. At…
Henry Wendt III ’55
Henry died April 11, 2024. He once told a Princeton friend that he aimed to become head of a major corporation. He did just that…
Herbert B. Hechtman ’55
Herb, of Chestnut Hill and North Truro, Mass., died March 16, 2024, four days short of his 90th birthday. He was born and raised in…
John B. LaVecchia ’54
John (remembered as “Laveck”) died March 6, 2024. He came to us from Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J., where he played on the school’s first…
Marc T. Inman III ’54
Marc died Sept. 27, 2023, in Oakland Park, Fla. He prepared at Nyack (N.Y.) High School and was active in swimming, track, and glee club…
Donald R. Taylor ’53
Don was born in Denver, Colo., and came to Princeton after graduating from South High School in Denver. He was a member of Quadrangle Club…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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