MEMORIALS
Carl A. Hanssen ’51
Carl died Jan. 24, 1999, from congestive heart failure, complicated by diabetes and double pneumonia. In his 71 years he lived a life filled with…
John Hamilton Crawford Jr. ’51
Ham died May 10, 1998, after a long bout with cancer. He prepped at Poly Prep Country Day School. At Princeton he majored in history…
Stuart Major Sperry ’51
Stu died Sept. 25, 1998, in London from prostate cancer. He was emeritus professor of English literature at Indiana U. and divided many years between…
Sheridan Bruce Beattie ’51
Bruce died in Key Biscayne, Fla., on Aug. 8, 1997, of a stroke. He came to us from Hotchkiss and was one of our colorful…
Robert Paul Stranahan ’51
Bob died Nov. 20, 1997, of cancer at his home in Bethesda, Md. He retired in 1994 from the noted Washington, D.C., law firm of…
Thomas Ewing Day ’51
Tom died in Waltham, Mass, June 20, 1997. He was born in Philadelphia. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering and was a member of…
John Alexander Montgomery ’51
Alex died of cancer Mar. 7, 1997, in Greenbank, Wash. He was born in Pittsburgh, a son of '14. At Princeton he majored in psychology…
Charles H. Bernstein ’51 *53
Charlie died July 26, 1997, in Los Angeles, of complications from heart disease. His career was with Northrop Corp. He retired in 1992 as corporate…
John Cyrenius David ’51
John died on Oct. 26, 1997, after a long bout with emphysema, in Richmond, Va., his beloved city. Many were at his service in St…
John Brailsford Elliott ’51
John died July 25, 1997, of heart failure. He was an outstanding collector of Asian art, assembling a collection of Chinese calligraphy and painting that…
Claibourne Eugene Griffin ’51
Clay died May 30, 1997, at his home in Akron, Ohio, from the effects of a massive stroke in Sept. 1992. Clay was dean emeritus…
Ira Calkins Pierson ’51
Ira died of a heart attack Apr. 11, 1997, at his home in Lakewood, Ohio. He was previously an attorney and alderman in nearby Quincy…
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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