MEMORIALS
David N. Fisher Jr. ’61
Longtime Cape Elizabeth, Maine, resident and Portland attorney, Dave died Dec. 5, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Portland. The son of David N. Fisher ’30…
Harold R. Medina III ’60
Scion of a considerable Tiger clan, Kurt came to us from Philips Exeter Academy, At Princeton, he dined at Charter and majored in economics, but…
David L. West ’59
Born in Kansas City, Mo., to Elmer and Susan West, Dave graduated from Shawnee Mission High School, where he held several leadership positions. Freshman year…
H. David Bonner ’59
In our 10th-reunion yearbook in which he extolled the perceived glories of his then-adopted home, San Francisco, Dave avowed that “nothing would get me back…
Allen P.G. Staley ’57
Allen died Oct. 2, 2023, in his home in New York City from kidney cancer after a long but pain-free illness. Born in St. Louis…
Robert P. Coe ’57
Bob died Feb. 5, 2024, in Bethesda, Md. He came to Princeton from St. Mark’s School near his home in Massachusetts. At Princeton, he majored…
James Van Etten Bent ’57
Jimmy died Jan. 13, 2024, peacefully at home. He graduated from The Bolles School in 1953 as valedictorian. At Princeton, he majored in economics and…
Neal H. Steigbigel ’56
Neal died Jan. 13, 2024, in New York City. He came to Princeton from Midwood High School in Brooklyn. He majored in chemistry, joined Prospect…
Lee N. McMillion ’56
Lee died Nov. 30, 2023, in Grand Rapids, Mich. He came to Princeton from Wheaton, Ill. He majored in chemical engineering, played horn in the…
Charles Fried ’56
Charles died Jan. 23, 2024, at home in Cambridge, Mass. He came to Princeton from Lawrenceville after his parents fled Czechoslovakia. He majored in modern…
John Detjens III ’56
John died Dec. 10, 2023, at his home in Lake Oswego, Ore. Coming to Princeton from Western Reserve Academy in Ohio, he majored in English…
Paul E. Oberkircher ’55
Paul, who formed the radiology department at the new Paoli (Pa.) Memorial Hospital and led it and the medical staff for 28 years, died March…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
January 2026
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