MEMORIALS
Edward Joseph Eyring ’55
Edward and his wife, Mary Jane Eyring, were killed May 14, 2002, in a traffic accident in Honduras. A State Department official said the couple's…
William W. Cowles ’55
Bill Cowles of Redding, Conn., died Apr. 21, 2002, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was born in NYC and came to Princeton from the…
Boris Said Jr. ’55
Boris (also known as Bob Said and Bob Sled) died of colon cancer on Mar. 24, 2002. Boris was reared in Greenwich, Conn., and came…
Steven Cole Decoster ’55
Steve died Apr. 19, 2002, of Alzheimer's. He was reared in St. Paul, Minn., and attended the St. Paul Academy. At Princeton he majored in…
David E. Rawnsley ’55
Dave Rawnsley died Apr. 3, 2002, of complications following successful aneurysm surgery. Dave came to Princeton on a US Navy scholarship from Terrace Park [Ohio]…
Maturin L. Delafield ’55
Mat died April 11, 2007, in Princeton after a valiant struggle against Parkinson’s disease. Born in New York City he attended Pomfret School. At Princeton…
Gordon Spotswood Gray ’55
Gordon died Feb. 25, 2007, at home in Wilson, Wyo. Born in New York City, he was a member of a large Princeton family that…
Jeremy Warren Johnson ’55
Jerry died Feb. 24, 2007, in Washington, N.C., after a brief illness. Born in Galesburg, Ill., he was the only child of Phillip and Ruth…
Raymond F. Fitzsimmons ’55
Ray died at his home in Orange, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2002, following a lengthy illness. He came to us as a Cane Scholar from…
John David Easton ’55
John Easton died of melanoma July 28, 2001, at the Medical Center in Princeton. Born in Trenton, he was a longtime Hopewell Township resident. John…
Peter Blaisdell Osullivan ’55
Peter, a U. of South Fla. theater professor and director, died on Aug. 9, 2001, at his home in Tampa. The cause was respiratory failure…
David Lowndes Amory ’55
David died in his sleep after a long illness on June 12, 2001, in Lake Bluff, Ill. Born in Boston, he prepared for Princeton at…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Hendrix Niemann ’73
‘A relationship with Drix, even in business, it was personal. You couldn’t be with him ... and not treat it as a friendship that you either wanted to develop or…
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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