MEMORIALS
James Louis Kerr ’54
Jim died in his sleep Sept. 12, 2004, at home. Born in Concordia, Kan., Jim prepared for college at Modesto [Calif.] High School. At Princeton…
John Bernhardt Wilson Jr. ’54
John Bernhardt Wilson of Charlotte, N.C., died at his family home Aug. 27, 2004, after a long illness. John was born in Lenoir, N.C. He…
Grady Avant Jr. ’54
Grady died June 2, 2004, in Birmingham, Ala. Born in New Orleans, he attended New Mexico Military Institute and Punahou School in Honolulu. At Princeton…
Joseph Thomas Nelson ’54
Tommy died unexpectedly Dec. 14, 2003, at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. He was born in Baltimore, where he graduated from the Gilman School…
Anthony J. Maruca ’54
Anthony J. Maruca died July 7, 2007, at his home in Lawrenceville, N.J. The cause of death was prostate cancer. A native of Trenton, he…
Mortimer J. Matthews ’54
Mortimer “Tim” Matthews died June 8, 2007, at the Rose Garden Convalescent Center in Pasadena after a long illness. Born in Glendale, Ohio, Tim graduated…
Gervais E. Reed ’54
Gervais Reed died unexpectedly June 20, 2007, following a bicycle accident in Wisconsin’s Telulah Park. Born in Greeley, Colo., Gerry prepared for Princeton at the…
Arthur William Thomas Jr. ’54
A graduate of the Milwaukee University School, he majored in history at Princeton, was a member of Tower Club, and participated in many campus committees…
Arthur L. Clements ’54
Art died Feb. 22, 2004, at home. He prepared at Brooklyn Technical HS. At Princeton he majored in philosophy, served on the editorial literary board…
John Thornton Dunn ’54
Jake, a U. Va. School of Medicine professor, died of a heart attack Apr. 9, 2004, at his home. A native Washingtonian, Jake graduated from…
Harry Stur Eid Jr. ’54
The Rev. Harry Eid of Winsted, Conn., died at his home Jan. 19, 2004, after a long illness. A graduate of Lynbrook [N.Y.] HS, Harry…
William Mack Morris ’54
Mack died Nov. 6, 2003, at his home in Tampa, Fla. A native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, he prepared for Princeton at Wicomico…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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