MEMORIALS
Franklin C. Ellis Jr. ’54
Fra died Sept. 17, 2023. He prepared for Princeton at Culver Military Academy, where he participated in swimming and publications. A music major, he wrote…
David A. West ’53
David was born in Philadelphia and attended Germantown Friends School before coming to Princeton. He joined Tower Club, majored in history, and wrote his thesis…
Charles W. Sibbers ’53
Chip was born March 29, 1932, in Rockville Centre, Long Island, N.Y., and came to Princeton after graduating from Baldwin (Long Island) High School. He…
Harold Pilskaln Jr. ’53
Harold died Jan. 31, 2023, of complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Cleveland, and came to Princeton after graduating from Western Reserve Academy…
George A. Ives Jr. ’53
George was born in New Bern, N.C., and died there Oct. 4, 2022. He attended the New Bern public schools until his junior year of…
Calvin H. Hooker ’53
Calvin died Aug. 24, 2023, in Brunswick, Maine. At Princeton, he majored in architecture and became a member of Court Club, but left after his…
Cowles W. Herr ’53
Born in New York City, Cowles attended the Lawrenceville School before coming to Princeton. He was a member of Cap and Gown and majored in…
William Alexander Mills ’52
A proud Canadian, Alex was equally proud to be a member of the great Class of 1952. He roomed with Doug Hardy, Bob Warren, and…
Jay M. Schwamm ’51
Jay was born April 17, 1930, in Brooklyn and grew up in New York City. He attended the Ethical Culture School and New York Military…
John N. Schullinger ’51
John graduated from the Hotchkiss School. At Princeton, he majored in geology, was a member of the Key and Seal Club, and rowed on the…
William K. Mettler ’51
Bill was born in Orange, N.J., and graduated from Andover. At Princeton, he majored in English, managed the wrestling team, and was a member of…
Robert W. Cossum Jr ’49
Bob died Nov. 19, 2023, in Houston, Texas, his home state for most of his career as a geologist. His wife, Carol, had died less…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
October 2025
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