MEMORIALS
Derick Doane Schermerhorn ’53
Derick, one of 15 Hotchkiss grads who entered in 1949, died May 1, 2005, at his West Palm Beach home after a long and gallant…
Frederick William Catterall III ’53
Fred, who never was too far from his native Texas except for a productive four years at Princeton, died in Dallas April 26, 2007, of…
John Philip Harding II ’53
John, one of our most engaging members, died Aug. 21, 2003 at his Wonder Lake, Ill., home after a period of declining health. He had…
Theodore Yankauer III ’53
Tim, one of our successful Wall Street executives, died May 11, 2003, after a bout with brain cancer. Upon finishing Woodmere [N.Y.] HS, he began…
William Lasater McLeod Jr. ’53
Bill, an attorney, state legislator, and judge, died Jan. 19, 2003, in Lake Charles, La. At Princeton he was an officer in Whig-Clio and participated…
Paul E. Peabody ’53
Paul, who brought joy to all ages with his marionette shows and who was dedicated to ending conflicts nonviolently, died of a heart attack on…
Thomas Hutton Brown Boothe Jr. ’53
Tom died Apr. 16, 2002, in Bethlehem, Pa., of cancer. He came to Princeton from West Orange [N.J.] HS. At Princeton he was president of…
Harold Alvin Weideli Jr. ’53
Hal, who was mayor of New Providence, N.J., from 1978-99 and a councilman for 20 years before that, died of a heart attack on Feb…
Charles John Kushell III ’53
We have just learned that Chuck, a singer of note at the Peddie School and a stalwart member of our freshman and varsity glee clubs…
John E. McGovern ’53
John “Jack” E. McGovern died April 10, 2007, following complications from lung cancer. He majored in engineering and graduated with honors. Upon graduation, he…
James McKee Ridgway ’53
Jim, who graduated from Plainfield High School, was named New Jersey all-state in basketball, and played for Coach Cappy Cappon's 1951-1952 Eastern Intercollegiate League champions…
R. Stockton Rush ’53
Tock Rush, whose forbears included two signers of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Rush and Richard Stockton, and whose father was Richard S. ’27, died…
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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