MEMORIALS
Leonard W. Riches ’61
Len died Dec. 29, 2024, in Doylestown, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, he came to us from Audubon (N.J.) High School. At Princeton, he majored in…
John L. Randall ’61
John died Nov. 3, 2024, after a long journey with Parkinson’s disease. He was 85. After studying religion at Princeton, he earned his medical degree…
Frank E. Michener ’61
Known to us as “Mitch,” Frank died Dec. 26, 2024. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he came to us from Passaic Valley High School in…
Thomas Chapin Braman ’61
Tom died Jan. 18, 2025, in Palm Coast, Fla., his home for more than 20 years. Born in Princeton, he came to us from The…
William M. Thompson Jr. ’60
An able poet and determined conservationist, Bill was born and raised near Albany, N.Y., and prepared for Princeton at Phillips Exeter Academy. He majored in…
Alexander R. Irvine ’60
Alex was always determined on medicine. Born and raised in greater Los Angeles, he did take time at Beverly Hills High School to excel in…
Martin H. Garrell ’60
Physicist, environmentalist, sportsman, Marty wore several hats over his interesting lifetime. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he graduated from its Technical High School, where he…
Anthony L. Cervino ’60
Tony was born and raised in Jeannette, Pa., tucked in the Allegheny Mountains east of Pittsburgh. He attended Shady Side Academy in his high school…
Bruce E. Burnham ’60
Talk about work ethic! At our 50th reunion, Bruce proudly described the full services cosmetic Plastic Surgery Center he had just opened in Glastonbury, Conn…
Robert F. Taylor ’59
Husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Bob died Sept. 27, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Davenport, Iowa, and lived in Plainfield, N.J…
Edward Ford Shaw Wilgis ’58
Shaw died Feb. 2, 2025, at the Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson, Md. He was 88. “He died in his sleep,” said his wife, Betsy…
Garrison F. Lane ’57
Garry died Feb. 23, 2025, of complications of lung cancer at his home in Stonington, Conn. He came to Princeton from Tabor Academy. He majored…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
November 2026
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