MEMORIALS
Thomas B. Grootemaat ’55
Tom died May 15, 2004, in Naples, Fla. He was born in Madison, Wis., but grew up in Milwaukee. Tom attended the Milwaukee University School…
Morris Ruggles Brownell III ’55
Ruggles died March 14, 2007, at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nev., following a valiant struggle against several diseases. He came to us from…
Ernest H. Ruehl ’55
Ernie Ruehl died Easter Sunday, Apr. 12, 1998, at his home in Orinda, Calif., after a long, hard-fought battle with prostate cancer. He was 64…
D. Verne McConnell ’55
Verne McConnell died July 22, 1996, at his home in Wheeling, W. Va., where he had lived for 23 years. He had been diagnosed with…
Chester Odlin French III ’55
CHET (LIN) died of throat cancer July 21, 1990, at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. Known to many of us as Lin, he was…
George Mefiman Parks ’55
CHIP DIED suddenly while scuba diving off Bermuda this past summer. His death takes a truly unforgettable character from our Class. Exuberance was the hallmark…
Joseph L. Castle II ’54
Joe died suddenly of heart failure Aug. 15, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital in Sun Valley, Idaho. Born in Germantown, Pa., he attended Chestnut Hill…
Prewitt B. Turner Jr. ’54
Prewitt died Feb. 14, 2005. Born in Kansas City, Mo., he prepared for Princeton at Pembroke Country Day School. A member of Cottage Club, where…
Walter F. Moeller Jr. ’54
Walt died Oct. 24, 2004, from complications of Hodgkin's disease and multiple myeloma. He prepared for Princeton at Mamaroneck High School in Larchmont, N.Y. At…
Sewell S. Watts III ’54
Sewell Watts died July 17, 2004, of complications from back surgery. Born in Baltimore, he prepared at Gilman School. He majored in economics and played…
Hays MacFarland Jr. ’54
The class officers recently learned that Hays MacFarland died March 24, 2001. Hays prepared for Princeton at Phillips Exeter Academy. He became a history major…
Eugene J. McPartland ’54
The class and the university lost a loyal member Jan. 6, 2003, when Gene died of coronary failure following a brief illness. Gene was a…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
December 2025
Judge Michael Park ’98; shifts in DEI initiatives; a night at the new art museum.
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