MEMORIALS
George J. Roccas ’63
George died Dec. 25, 2023, in an assisted-living facility near his son’s home in Fairfield, Conn. He came to Princeton from Clifford Scott High School…
E. Robert Kent Jr. ’63
Bob died Dec. 16, 2023, with family by his side at a retirement home in Baltimore, after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson’s disease. A loyal…
Malcolm Bell III ’63 *72
Mac, a renowned archaeologist who helped prevent plunder of antiquities in Italy, died of a respiratory infection in Rome Jan. 7, 2024. He was a…
Malcolm Bell III ’63 *72
Mac, a renowned archaeologist who helped prevent plunder of antiquities in Italy, died of a respiratory infection in Rome Jan. 7, 2024. He was a…
John T. Murphy ’60
A Bronx native, John prepared for Princeton at Riverdale Country School in the same borough, where he was the football quarterback, played basketball, was chosen…
David E. Townes ’59
The end stages of acute myeloid leukemia took Dave at his home in Garrard County, Ky., Nov. 1, 2023. Born in Louisville, to C. Dwight…
Robert H. Bassin ’59
We know relatively little about Bob’s undergraduate career, and still less about his postgraduate career. The Nassau Herald tells us that he prepared for Princeton…
David W. Carr ’58
Dave died Dec. 29, 2023, in Centennial, Colo. He was 87. He came to Princeton from Milton Academy, where he was active in debating, the…
Peter J. Rosenwald ’57
Peter died Oct. 8, 2023, in Brazil. The son of Joseph Rosenwald 1924, Peter came to Princeton from the Hotchkiss School. He majored in English…
Arthur Tappen Soper ’56
Tap died Nov. 15, 2023, in New Canaan, Conn. After graduating from Lawrenceville, Tap followed his father, Leslie B. Soper 1923, to Princeton, where he…
Richard M. Robb ’56
Dick died Nov. 6, 2023, in Brookline, Mass. He came to Princeton from Lancaster, Pa., and participated in the marching and concert bands in addition…
Harvey Read Evans ’56
Harvey died Dec. 7, 2023, in New York City. He came to Princeton from Peabody High School in Pittsburgh with a strong interest in music…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
December 2025
Judge Michael Park ’98; shifts in DEI initiatives; a night at the new art museum.
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