MEMORIALS
John Erwin Strong ’53
NYC native John Strong, who served faithfully and unerringly as '53 treasurer under five class presidents for a record 20 years, died Jan. 19, 1998…
Dodds Ireton Buchanan ’53
Bon vivant, poet, professor, rancher, sportsman, devoted husband and father, Dodds died Nov. 22, 1997, after a valiant battle with cancer. He and his wife…
Samuel Wistar Polk Jr. ’53
Sam Polk, who died Aug. 12, 1997, in NYC, came to Princeton from St. Louis with a lively contingent from the John Burroughs School. Sam…
Herbert Claude Delia ’53
With sadness we have just learned that Herb D'Elia died June 19, 1986, in Pasadena, Calif. Herb was born in Milford, Mass., and prepared at…
Gardner Watkins Smith ’53
Gardner, an eminent surgeon and professor of medicine, died of cancer at his Deer Isle, Maine, home Oct. 5, 2006. He prepared at Andover, majored…
Charles E. Fedden ’53
We are saddened by the death of Chuck Fedden, June 12, 1997, in NYC. He leaves behind a loving wife, Joyce, two children, Joy and…
Grenville Howard Paynter ’53
Gren died Mar. 9, 1997, from a horseback-riding accident at a ranch in the Tucson area. The class has lost one of its best-known and…
G. Steedman F. Hinckley ’53
With each passing day, aviation executive, philanthropist, and our former class president, Steedman Hinckley, who died Aug. 27, 1996, is missed by those fortunate to…
Costas Michael Hadgiantoniou ’53
With sorrow we record the death of Costas Hadgiantoniou Sept. 19, 1996, in Athens, Greece. Unfortunately for us, Costas was at Princeton only his freshman…
Robert B. Ambrose ’53
Bob Ambrose died Sept. 17 at Hilton Head Island, S.C., where he and his wife, Natalie, had moved after his distinguished medical career. Bob prepared…
John Jacob Nachtrieb ’53
John J. Nachtrieb, "Nox" to us of '53, died in an automobile accident in Morocco on Sept. 11 1996. He is survived by his wife…
Wilbur J. Holleman Jr. ’53
Wib Holleman died July 20, 1996, at home in Corona Del Mar, Calif. He was 64. Wib was a native of Tulsa, Okla. He prepared…
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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