MEMORIALS
Hugh Calverley Noyes ’50
Hugh died of a heart attack on Jan. 3, 2000, while working on an aviary at his beloved Rare Breeds and Waterfowl Park on the…
Samuel Van Willis Meter Jr. ’50
Sam Van Meter died on May 3, 1999. He was 73. He came to us after graduating from St. Andrews, where he was a member…
Robertson Hadley Wendt ’50
Bob died while taking a walk at his home in Blythewood, S.C., on Nov. 12, 1999. He was 74. His preparation for Princeton began at…
Walter Harrison White ’50
Walt died at his home in Cable, Wisc., on May 9, 2000. He was 73. He prepared for Princeton first at the Hawken School in…
John Giles Whittemore ’50
John "Whit" Whittemore died Jan. 4, 2000, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at his home in Endwell, N.Y. He was 73. Born in Rome, N.Y., John…
Robert Ryckman Dunn ’50
Bob Dunn died as the result of a fall at his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Mar. 5, 1999, less than a month…
Francis Stephen Hartley ’50
Frank Hartley died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Winfield, Ill., on Mar. 4, 1999. He was 76. At Boston Public Latin School…
Arthur Daniel Leidheiser ’50
Art Leidheiser died of lymphoma on Aug. 19, 1998. He was 71. Art prepared for Princeton at Bogata H.S., in Maywood, N.J., where he played…
Edward Payson Travis Jr. ’50
Ed Travis died at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine, on April 3, 1999, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 72. Ed prepared…
John Holmes Foster ’50
John Foster died Mar. 8, 1999, at Virginia Beach General Hospital. He was 72. John prepared at Exeter, but prior to matriculating he spent two…
Herbert Miller Swartz ’50
Herb Swartz died Jan. 25, 1999, of heart failure at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, Calif. He was 69, and his health had been compromised…
Paul Van C. Dyke ’50
Paul C. Van Dyke died Dec. 31, 1998, in Groton, Conn., after a series of disabling strokes. He prepared at Hotchkiss School, where he earned…
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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