MEMORIALS
Paul Thompson II ’48
PAUL THOMPSON died on Oct. 10, 1989, of heart failure after a long illness. He lived in Berwyn, Penn. Paul came to us from Philadelphia's…
William Hamlin Neely ’47
Ham died from advanced bladder cancer at home in Allentown, Pa., on Sept. 18, 2001. He was 76. Descended from a long line of illustrious…
David S. Schaff III ’47
Dave died on Jan.1, 2001. He had had heart-bypass surgery in 1986 and had enjoyed excellent health since. However, on Jan. 1 he suffered a…
Lee Carrington Bradley III ’47
Lee died Mar. 12, 2001. He was a native of Birmingham. He attended the former Birmingham U. School and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, where…
Howard Adler ’47
Howie joined us in 1943 as a premed V-12er. During World War II and the Korean conflict he served as a seagoing physician. He returned…
Aaron "Sunshine" B. Herrick ’47
Sunshine died on Jan. 22, 2000, in Scottsdale, where he had lived since 1972. Born and raised in Tunkhannock, Pa., he graduated from Gilman before…
William L. Knappenberger III ’47
Bill died on May 5, 1999, in Pittsburgh. He was born and raised in Vandergrift, Pa. After graduating from high school, he matriculated at Michigan…
Robert "Bob" H. Vaterlaus ’47
Bob Vaterlaus was a caring and quiet man, whose cherished friendships lasted long and ran deep. He died peacefully of cancer at home in Orinda…
Lawrence "Lonny" Heffron ’47
Lonny died of cancer on Feb. 9, 1997 at Columbia Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, N.H. Lonny was born and raised in Greenwich, Conn. He…
Sylvia McAlpin Walsh ’47
The Class of '47 lost one of its dearest friends and greatest supporters when Sandie Walsh died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Apr. 22, 1996…
Donald McPherson Finnie ’47
Donald Finnie died Dec. 30, 1995, in his apartment in Cambridge, Mass. In recent years, although crippled with rheumatoid arthritis, Don largely overcame the demons…
John M. McClenahan ’47
John died Nov. 26, 1995, in Bryn Mawr, Penn. His home was in nearby Haverford. He prepared for Princeton at the Haverford School and entered…
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
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