MEMORIALS
Peter H. Kurzman ’53
Peter, who died of a heart attack July 15, 1996, at his weekend home in Edwinna, Pa., was a loyal son of Princeton and Exeter…
James D. Larkin ’53
Tip Larkin died Mar. 19, 1996, of prostate cancer, a disease that if detected early enough, his daughter Shannon points out, is treatable. Tip's family…
John Thomas Houtenville ’53
With sadness we record the death of Jack Houtenville, Apr. 20, 1996, in Winter Park, Fla., following a heart attack. Born Dec. 12, 1930, in…
George Kreider Thomas ’53
Our friend George died Dec. 9, 1995, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Danville, Ill. He was born Sept. 23, 1930, in Birmingham, Ala…
Benjamin Charles Jones Jr. ’53
Ben Jones was proud of his central Pennsylvania heritage. When he died of cancer, Apr. 11, 1995, he had spent his life in the familiar…
Donald Eugene Ardis ’53
Sadly, we report the death of our friend Don in Greensboro, N.C., Aug. 12, 1995. The son of Rev. Edward J. Ardis '26 and Grace…
Roger B. Decker ’53
PRINCETON'S CLASS OF 1953 has lost one of its most dedicated members. Roger Decker succumbed to cancer Sept. 6, 1993, after a long and gallant…
Pieter Fisher ’53
PIETER DIED of prostate cancer May 24, 1992, in Rutherford, Calif. He was born in Baltimore and graduated from the Episcopal H.S. At Princeton, Pieter…
James G. Hiering ’53
JIM DIED suddenly, of a heart attack, on Mar. 12, 1992, while on a ski trip in Utah with his wife, Mary~ Jim grew up…
Robert R. Luton ’53
ROBERT R. LUTON, of Darien, Conn., died Mar. 30, 1992, after a brief illness. After a oneyear stint in the U.S. Navy, Bob came to…
William Burke Cassin ’53
BILL CASSIN passed away Mar. 2, 1992. He came to Princeton from Texas Military Institute, where he was class salutatorian. At Princeton he roomed with…
Richard M. Schisgall ’53
ON APR. 19, 1991, the Class lost a devoted member when Dick Schisgall died of cancer. After high school in Great Neck, N.Y., Dick majored…
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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