MEMORIALS
Charles Robert Nielsen ’48
Bob Nielsen died Mar. 2, 2000, at Hartsville, S.C., to which he and Ruth had retired in 1994. Widely known as "Father Bob," Bob's career…
James Edward Hardy ’48
Jim died Feb. 7, 2001, at his home. He was 74. A native of Louisville, he spent his entire life in the lovely Kentucky city…
Louis Dejonge Methfessel ’48
The class has lost a constant and stalwart tower of strength and goodness with the death of Lou Methfessel on Jan. 1, 2001. From our…
Arthur Jewel Wilson Jr. ’48
Chicago native "Pete" Wilson was not active in class affairs but had great loyalty to Princeton over the years. He did return for our 50th…
Stephen Lamar Christian ’48
Steve Christian died on Sept. 29, 2000. A lifelong resident of Huntington, W.Va., he graduated from its Marshall H.S. and entered Princeton in Sept. 1945…
Wilson Kennedy Ray Jr. ’48
Wils Ray died Oct. 14, 2000, at Kennebunkport after a brief illness. A native of Pittsburgh, he graduated from Shady Side Academy. Following service in…
Richard Spencer Knapp ’48
A native of Washington, DC, and a graduate of its Woodrow Wilson H.S., Dick entered Princeton and graduated in 1947 with honors in SPIA. He…
Nelson David Holmquist ’48
Nelson Holmquist, emeritus professor of pathology at Louisiana State U. school of medicine, died on May 20 of pancreatic cancer. He was 75. A native…
Morrison Stoddard Horton ’48
Harry Horton died on Feb. 6. He was a resident of San Diego at the time of his death. A native of Orange, N.J., he…
Walter Jones Laird Jr. ’48
Walt died on Mar. 15. He served on many boards including those of Tower Hill School, St. Andrew's School, Delaware Trust Co., and the Catholic…
Carmelo Anthony Parlato ’48
A lifelong Buffalo resident, Carm Parlato died on Apr. 25. Carm was a product of Canisius H.S. and the Navy V-12 program. He was in…
James Rich Steers Jr. ’48
Dick Steers was the most thoughtful and caring of classmates. He knew just about everyone in the class and extracted dollars even-handedly from affluent and…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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