MEMORIALS
Jan G. Brechnitz ’57
Jan died July 4, 2015, in Travelers Rest, S.C., at the age of 79. At Princeton, he majored in economics and played JV and varsity…
Robert T. Strommen ’56
Bob died June 19, 2015, after several years of declining health. He was born in Pittsburgh and graduated from Turtle Creek High School. At Princeton…
Alfred U. Elser Jr. ’56
Fred died Feb. 24, 2013. He was the son of Alfred Uihlein Elser, a member of the Class of 1928, and Gertrude Emma Deuster. Fred…
Coleman B. Brown ’56
Coleman died Dec. 14, 2014, following a long illness. He was a professor of philosophy and religion at Colgate University from 1970 to 1999 and…
Leonard S. Zegans ’55
Professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco, Leonard was born April 12, 1934, and died July 7, 2015, in Lebanon, N.H. He graduated…
Ashok M. Bhavnani ’55
Born in Bangalore, India, Dec. 1, 1933, to Enakshi and Mohan Bhavnani, Ashok died July 25, 2015, from lung cancer complications at home in Manhattan…
Winthrop R. Adkins ’55
Win was born Oct. 25, 1932, in Beirut, Lebanon, to his missionary parents, Edwin Sanderson and Dr. Leslie John Adkins. He died July 17, 2015…
L. Dean Pringle ’53
Dean’s athleticism at Princeton — four years of soccer and a role as captain of the team senior year — likely helped him survive and…
James G. Metcalfe ’53
Jim died July 21, 2015, in Louisville, Ky., after a long illness. Although he was born in Cincinnati, Jim lived most of his life in…
John S. Brumback Jr. ’53
Director of Admission Radcliffe Heermance *1909 looked kindly at Culver Military Academy, and John was one of the good students from that school he admitted…
Donald Oberdorfer ’52
Don died July 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C., from Alzheimer’s disease. He prepared at Druid Hills High School in Atlanta and came to Princeton determined…
Ray F. Chirurgi ’52
Ray died April 7, 2015. He joined the class from Yonkers (N.Y.) High School, where he was a star athlete. At Princeton, Ray played varsity…
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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