MEMORIALS
P. David Ober ’59
Dave died Nov. 20, 2006, after a long struggle with colon cancer. Known to many of us as “Obes,” Dave prepped at South Kent (Conn.)…
George Adam Rentschler Jr. ’59
Born in New York City, George attended Deerfield Academy. At Princeton he enrolled in the Woodrow Wilson School, joined Charter Club and served on its…
Joel I. Tirschwell ’59
Joel died suddenly Oct. 6, 2006, in New York City. Born in New York, Joel attended James Madison High School there, where he was captain…
William James East ’59
Bill East, a real estate negotiator and management specialist, died of cancer Nov. 28, 1995, at his home in Chestnut Hill, Pa. Bill was born…
David Haskell Sawyer ’59
David Sawyer, a pioneer political consultant, died July 2, 1995, of a brain tumor. His wife, Nell Michel Sawyer, died of cancer two weeks later…
Leo Booth Hogan Jr. ’59
Leo died of renal failure Aug. 13, 1993, following organ transplant operations. Leo grew up in Wilmington, Del., where he attended Alexis I. Dupont H.S…
H. Herbert Kashian ’59
HERB, AN ACCOMPLISHED architect, died of food poisoning in N.Y.C. Oct. 19, 1992. At Princeton, Herb majored in architecture and graduated magna cum laude. He…
E. Grey Lewis ’59
Grey died of cancer Nov. 2, 2005, at Inova Alexandria (Va.) Hospital. Born in Atlantic City, Grey attended the Peddie School, where he was president…
Salvatore J. Vinciguerra ’59
Sully died at home June 1, 2006, of lung cancer. Born in Methuen, Mass., Sully prepared for Princeton at Andover, where he captained the JV…
Salvatore J. Vinciguerra ’59
Sully died at home June 1, 2006, of lung cancer. Born in Methuen, Mass., Sully prepared for Princeton at Andover, where he captained the JV…
Frederick William Fitz ’59
WE LEARNED ONLY RECENTLY of the untimely death of Fred Fitz, from a heart attack, on Mar. 27, 1990. Fred came to Princeton from the…
Horace Donaldson Stephens ’59
Horace died of lung disease Dec. 6, 2005, at his home in Falmouth, Maine. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., Horace was preceded at Princeton by his…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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