MEMORIALS
James Nelson Rosse ’53
Jim, who spent 27 years at Stanford, rising from an assistant professor to vice president and provost, died of a severe respiratory ailment Feb. 16…
Howard David Hermansdorfer ’53
Dave, a retired US district judge who was appointed to the bench by Pres. Richard Nixon in 1972, died Nov. 17, 2003, in his Ashland…
William Wirt Peabody ’53
Courageous and ever optimistic, Bill died of cancer July 21, 2003, in Sante Fe. N.M. He met his wife, the late Ellen Bentzen, while serving…
R0bert Frank Rogers ’53
Tiny, aptly described by roommate Charlie Ringwalt as "a gentle giant who never made an enemy," died of a degenerative disease Aug. 31, 2003. He…
Edward Rapelyea Crocker ’53
Ed, a native of Elmira, N.Y., died of cancer July 18, 2003, at his summer home in North Carolina. The son of F. Slee Crocker…
William Stalter Gall Jr. ’53
Illness prevented Bill from being with his hockey teammates on the 50th anniversary of their winning the Pentagonal League Championship. He died of cancer June…
Charles Francis Pillsbury Jr. ’53
Fran was optimistic to the end. Although fighting a six-month battle with leukemia, he planned to return for his 50th reunion. Regrettably, he died Apr…
Donald Martin Traeger ’53
Don, an internist and infectious disease specialist, died of cancer June 6, 2003, at his Grass Valley, Calif., home. Born in Brooklyn, Don came to…
William Woodward Bancroft ’53
Bill died of cancer Jan. 18, 2003, in Locust Valley, N.Y. He joined us from Middlesex, played hockey for four years, and roomed with fellow…
Angelo Henry Dalto ’53
A credit to the legal profession and his community, Ange died of respiratory failure due to post-polio syndrome at his home in Piscataway, N.J., Jan…
Joseph Ford Ringland Jr. ’53
Joe died Dec. 4, 2000, in St. Paul, Minn. He was 69. Joe did not stay in touch with the class and efforts to contact…
Peter Wilson Patton ’53
Pete, whose passion was flying — he flew for more than 40 years — died Oct. 30, 2001, of cancer in Palm Desert, Calif. Born…
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.
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