MEMORIALS
Richard R. Lefever ’58
Dick died Oct. 28, 2023, in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He was 87. He came to Princeton from Carlisle (Pa.) High School, where he was president of…
John N. Gilbert Jr. ’58
John died Aug. 24, 2024, in Statesville, N.C. He was 87. He came to Princeton from McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he was active…
Robert L. Fish ’58
Bob died June 27, 2024, in Wolfeboro, N.H. He was 87. He came to Princeton from the Governor Dummer Academy, where he participated in student…
Birchard T. Clothier ’58
Birch died June 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. He was 87. He came to Princeton from Episcopal Academy, where he participated in football, publications, and the…
Robert F. Casciola ’58
Cas died April 25, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 89. He came to Princeton from the Manlius School, where he participated in football, baseball…
Joseph Frederic Wiese Jr. ’57
A prominent banker, Fred died Aug. 30, 2024. Originally from Pennsylvania, he came to Princeton from the Taft School in Connecticut. At Princeton, he majored…
Alan C. Kay ’57
One of our distinguished jurists, Alan died July 30, 2024, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Al came to Princeton from the Punahou School and from Lawrenceville. Originally…
Howard R. Gordon ’57
Another distinguished physician in our class, Howie died April 12, 2024. He was born Nov. 12, 1935, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He came to Princeton from…
Jack L. Goodman ’57
Jack died Aug. 30, 2024. He came to Princeton from Shaker Heights (Ohio) High School. At Princeton, he majored in history, served as ad manager…
John William Scott III ’56
John was born in Osaka, Japan — a happenstance that prepared him for a peripatetic life of foreign assignments as an executive for Corn Products…
James Van Deusen Eppes Jr. ’55
Jim, perhaps the most linguistically adept and academically well-traveled member of the Class of 1955 — but not a graduate — died Oct. 30, 2023…
Simon David Brandt ’55
David, who spent 30 years on the New Jersey State Board of Education (four as president), and loved travel, the theater, and the Philadelphia Eagles…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Hendrix Niemann ’73
‘A relationship with Drix, even in business, it was personal. You couldn’t be with him ... and not treat it as a friendship that you either wanted to develop or…
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.
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