MEMORIALS
Ralph Kenneth Perry ’50
Ken was born in Westminster, Md., Jan. 11, 1928, and died Feb. 27, 2023. He prepared at Mercersburg Academy, where he was salutatorian. At Princeton…
George R. Petty Jr. *49
George died April 25, 2023, in Buffalo, N.Y., at age 94. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he came to us from the Peddie School at…
David M. Meyers ’48
David, who spent just one memorable year at Princeton with us, died Sept. 19, 2022, surrounded by his family. Born in Long Beach, Calif., David…
Robert B. Whittlesey ’43
Whit, a passionate advocate for affordable housing, died Feb. 27, 2023, at his home in Acton, Mass. He was 101 years old. Born in Preston…
Pieter Brakel ’69
We were sorry to learn only recently of the death of Pieter Brakel, who died in Ottawa, Canada, Dec. 3, 2015, from complications related to…
James C. Larmett ’73
James died Feb. 15, 2021, in New York City. He was raised in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and attended Mount Lebanon Senior High School, where he…
Satoshi Tamagawa ’83
Satoshi died July 21, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Born Feb. 13, 1960, in Japan, he moved with his family to the United…
Katherine Fritzsche-Peterson *14
Kate died Nov. 10, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine, of glioblastoma. She was 34. Born March 18, 1988, in Portland, Maine, Kate graduated from Brown in…
Alan F. Shockley *04
Alan died at home in Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020. Born in Warm Springs, Ga., in 1970, Alan studied composition and theory at the…
Robert C. Cassidy *71
Robert died Jan. 15, 2023, in Northport, N.Y. He was born Jan. 22, 1938, in Plainfield, N.J. He completed his undergraduate work at Williams in…
Robert F. Sawyer *66
Described by a colleague as “a giant in the combustion community,” Bob died of cancer Nov. 17, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. Born May 19, 1935…
Joseph B. Trahern Jr. *63
After a lengthy illness, Joe died Jan. 10, 2023, in Maryville, Tenn. Born Feb. 20, 1937, in Clarksville, Tenn., Joe earned BA and MA degrees…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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