MEMORIALS
Martin Albert Dale ’53
Marty, who came to Princeton on a William Cane Scholarship, and later showed his gratitude by establishing his own scholarships and fellowships, died Apr. 24…
Michael Anthony Orlando ’53
Mike, who died of cancer Dec. 26, 2000, had deep roots in Camden County, N.J., where he was born and died. He had lived in…
Victor Stephen Preller ’53
Vic, who typified a classmate in Princeton's service, died Jan. 19, 2001, of pneumonia at the Princeton Medical Center after having been a member of…
Henry Thomas Kilburn Jr. ’53
Tom died Aug. 19, 2000, at his home in Greenwich, Conn. He was 69. He prepared at Hotchkiss, majored in history, was a member of…
Paul William Meloy ’53
Paul died Aug. 27, 2000, at his home in Fairfield Bay, Ark. The cause was esophageal cancer. Paul prepared at Exeter, was a member of…
Alan Shortridge Rodgers ’53
Al died Feb. 12, 1999, of congestive heart failure. He was 68 and had entered Princeton from Webster H.S. A big fellow, Al rowed heavyweight…
George Spangler Dawkins ’53
George died May 27, 2000, in an auto accident while vacationing in Spain. His wife, Carole, also was killed. Entering Princeton from Upper Derby H.S…
Jack Barry Maffenbeier ’53
After Jack graduated, he did not keep in touch with the class, and we were saddened when we learned that Jack died Oct. 2, 1993…
Harold Godfrey Young ’53
Harold died May 5, 2000, in his sleep while on a fishing trip in Colorado. Born in the British West Indies, Harold entered Princeton from…
Faris Russell Kirkland ’53
Soldier and military scholar, Faris Kirkland, died at home in Bryn Mawr, Pa., on Feb. 22 after a three-year battle with cancer. "T" came to…
Roland Harry Kratzer Jr. ’53
Bud Kratzer, who attended the Boston reunion and whose picture appeared in a recent class notes column, died Feb. 28 in New Haven. Bud, whose…
John Martin Mayer ’53
John Martin "Marty" Mayer died of bone cancer on Jan. 9, 2007, in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in suburban Lakewood, where he was class…
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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