MEMORIALS
Martin Pensak ’78
We learned belatedly of Martin’s unexpected passing Oct. 13, 2022, at home in North Carolina. Martin grew up in Princeton, in a family comfortable with…
Maymay Quey Lin ’76
Maymay died Nov. 2, 2023, in New York after a long illness. A native New Yorker, she came to Princeton after graduating from Washington Irving…
Douglas B. Lee ’75
Doug died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Boulder, Colo., on May 29, 2023, leaving a career as an author, editor, filmmaker, and storyteller of…
Coline E. Covington ’75
Coline, called “Kitty,” died of brain cancer on July 17, 2023, in London, the United Kingdom, where she had practiced as a Jungian analyst for…
Robert Gregory Plimpton ’73
Greg died Dec. 4, 2023, after a short illness. Born in Leominster, Mass., Greg grew up in North Palm Beach, Fla., graduating from Riviera Beach…
Richard B. Hamilton Jr. ’73
Richard died Sept. 2, 2023, in Harrison, N.Y. Richard, or “Richie” as he was called by his three sisters, was born in New York City…
Sharon Alve Davis ’73
Sharon died Sept. 1, 2023, in Houston of ovarian cancer. She was born in Spencer, N.Y., in a Finnish-American community. She attended Spencer-Van Etten High…
P. Michael Kozma ’71
We lost a dedicated journalist and family man when Mike died May 21, 2023, in North Carolina of esophageal cancer. Mike came to Princeton from…
Jonathan H. Stein ’70
Jon, who embodied the technical skills of medicine combined with the generosity of teaching, died March 17, 2023, of kidney failure in Tequesta, Fla. Jon…
Richard S. Springer ’70
Dick died April 9, 2023, following a massive heart attack. His life after Princeton could have been predicted with considerable accuracy by many of us…
James M. Kasenga ’70
Jim died Jan. 26, 2023, at his retirement home in Palmer Township, Pa. He came to us from Lincoln High School in Denver, courtesy of…
Rodolfo B. Fernandez ’70
Rudy, who never wavered from his childhood dream of becoming an engineer, died at his Florida home March 16, 2023. Emigrating from Cuba after the…
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
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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