MEMORIALS
John Jay Hall ’52
Following successful bypass surgery, John Hall died in the hospital from a severe bacterial infection on May 23, 2001. John had requested that his ashes…
Duncan Merriam Luke ’52
Duncan Luke died on Jan. 31, 1998, at his residence, Equinox Terrace, in Manchester, Vt., where he had lived since 1983. He was 67. Duncan…
William Roy Pierson ’52
Bill died in Reno on Jan. 1, 2000, of cancer. At his memorial service, Bill was remembered for his personal and scientific integrity, dedication to…
Peter Welles Poten ’52
Pete died of lung cancer on Sept. 10, 2000, at his home in Australia. He was 69. He came to Princeton from the Peddie School…
Lawrence Edward Maciver ’52
Larry MacIver died of a heart attack in his Milwaukee home on Jan. 2, 2001. His memorial service was in the city's Immanuel Presbyterian Church…
Peter Bulkley Paddock ’52
Peter Paddock died at home in Cashiers, N.C., on Sept. 18, 2000, of cancer and heart disease. His memorial service was held at the Episcopal…
Edwin Gann Snyder ’52
Responding to a brief note about Ned Snyder's death on May 18, 1999, Tom Leary wrote the following remembrance as a long-time friend and Princeton…
Crowell Baker ’52
In the words of his wife, Deedee, Crowell Baker "died suddenly, quickly, and we believe painlessly from a heart attack after a good game of…
James Hill Leslie ’52
Jim Leslie died at his home in Holmes Beach, Fla., on June 14, 1999, from complications following heart surgery. His memorial service was held at…
Joel Charles Leuchter ’52
Joel Leuchter died following a massive heart attack on Feb. 7, 1999, while visiting his brother, Ben Zion, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Joel had driven…
Fowler Merle-smith ’52
Mike Merle-Smith died on Dec. 3, 1998, after battling Parkinson's disease for 22 years. A remembrance gathering was held at the Princeton Friends School, and…
Homer Root Phelps Jr. ’52
Root Phelps died on Jan. 6, 1999, of complications from a head injury. His memorial service was held at All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy…
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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