MEMORIALS
Richard J. Bellet ’49
Dick died Oct. 22, 2004, after a five-year struggle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was 76. Dick prepared for Princeton at East Orange [N.J.] High…
Philip A. Benet ’49
Phil died Nov. 19, 2004. He was 77. Born in Paris, he was a World War II veteran of the Navy and also served in…
Gale F. Johnston Jr. ’49
Buck died Oct. 29, 2004, of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 77. He prepared at Webb School in St. Louis. At Princeton he majored…
Chauncey B. Thuss ’49
Chauncey died Feb. 4, 2005. He was 77. He prepared for Princeton at Baylor Military Academy, and at Princeton he majored in biology. He served…
John R. Wilson ’49
Wilse died Dec. 7, 2004. He was 78. He prepared for Princeton at Gilman Country School, and at Princeton he majored in politics. He was…
Carl R. Nutzhorn ’49
Carl died July 12, 2004, after a brief illness. He was 76 and had attended our 55th reunion last spring. Carl prepared for Princeton at…
Robert D. Peck ’49
Bob died July 29, 1997, in Tallahassee, Fla. He was 73. He prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy and, before entering Princeton, served three years in…
Carl R. Nutzhorn ’49
Carl died July 12, 2004, after a brief illness. He was 76 and had attended our 55th reunion last spring. Carl prepared for Princeton at…
Horace M. Benstead ’49
Mel died Jan. 6, 2003. His cause of death is unknown. He came to Princeton from Racine, Wis. He prepared at Culver Academy. He spent…
Osbourne O. Ashworth Jr. ’49
Sonny died June 15, 2004. He was 76. Sonny came to Princeton from Richmond, Va., and prepared at St. Christopher's School. He majored in psychology…
James King Hoyt ’49
Jim died Dec. 9, 2003. He was 76. Jim prepared for Princeton at Millbrook School and served in the Navy during World War II. He…
William Bernard Adams ’49
Bill died July 25, 2003. He was 81. Bill prepared for Princeton at Danville [Pa.] High School and served in the Army Field Artillery from…
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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