MEMORIALS
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…
Russell Marion Smith Jr. ’53
Russ, one of our most amiable and fun-loving classmates, died Aug. 8, 2002, of cardiac arrest in Denver, Colo. Arriving from Hinsdale HS, Russ concentrated…
Antonio G. Giraud ’53
Tony died May 13, 2002, in his home in Houston, only two months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He accepted his approaching fate with…
Ernest R. Preston Jr. ’53
Ernie died of pancreatic cancer on July 22, 2002, in Akron, Ohio. Coming to Princeton from the Choate School, Ernie focused his studies on foreign…
Donald James Sutherland ’53
Don, fondly known by most of us as "Suds," died at his Long Island home on Aug. 10, 2002. He was the son of Lavinia…
Norbert A. Ehrmann ’53
Norb, a native of Heidelberg, Germany — and naturally a most valued member of the Princeton German Club — died Mar. 1, 2002. Entering from…
Lowry Jackson Caudell Jr. ’53
Jack, one of our quiet, bright, modest classmates died Mar. 8, 2002, in Columbia, S.C., from Parkinson's. He graduated from Greenville (S.C.) HS with highest…
Frederick Wayne Lafferty ’53
A true gentleman to the end, Fred died Mar. 1, 2002, of cancer at his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Fred entered Princeton from Gilman…
Charles Allen Pryor Jr. ’53
One of our most well-liked members, Charlie died of congestive heart failure Feb. 14, 2002, in Overgaard, Ariz. A native of Philadelphia, Charlie joined the…
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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