MEMORIALS
George Logan Christian Wright ’56
GEORGE DIED Apr. 1, 1991, in Charleston, S.C., after a courageous struggle of five years with cancer. He was born Sept. 11, 1934, in Mukden…
William Ross Wilson ’56
Ross Wilson died Sept. 29, 1995, after a long struggle with cancer. He was 60. Ross was born in 1935 in St. Louis, and came…
Edward Lyman Coffey Jr. ’56
ED, WINNING his bout with cancer, had resumed his professional duties when he was struck down suddenly by heart failure June 19,1990, at home in…
Richard K. Buerk ’56
Dick died June 19, 2004, at his Buffalo home. Classmate John Butsch wrote: "The last few years were tough on him. … He was wheelchair-bound…
Jerome Wendell Platek ’56
Jerry Platek, of Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), Pa., died July 28, 1998. He prepared at Mercersburg Academy, majored in modern languages and literature (emphasis on Russian)…
George Milton Johnson ’56
Milt died Oct. 15, 2005, in San Antonio, where he was a lifelong resident. At Thomas Jefferson High School, his primary interests were football, track…
Gottfried Von Koschembahr ’56
On Dec. 17, 1995, we lost Gottfried to a five-year battle with cancer. Gottfried (Jeff to many), youngest of 13 children, was born in Switzerland…
William B. Plasket ’56
Bill died in his sleep Jan. 6, 2005, at his new home in Kennesaw, Ga. His activities that day were typical of many he enjoyed…
Rowland Smith Holbrooke Bedell ’56
AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND an aviation enthusiast, Rowland H. S. Bedell died of a heart attack April 4, 1990, in Bethesda, Md. A native of N.Y…
Frank J. Cosentino ’56
Frank died Aug. 9, 2005, at home in Princeton, after a brief battle with multiple myeloma. At Tappan Zee High School, he was president of…
Peter E. Ringawa ’56
Peter Ringawa died Nov. 11, 2001, at his home in Nuangola, Pa. He had been in failing health for several months. Pete prepared for Princeton…
William Barrow Floyd ’56
Bill Floyd, a native son and lifelong resident of Lexington, Ky., died there on Dec. 18, 1999. Bill entered Princeton from Culver Military Academy, and…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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