MEMORIALS
William B. Wright ’47
With Bill's merciful release from Alzheimer's April 28, 2004, we lost a classmate remembered and loved for his inner-directed, constant, magnetic smile, warmth, gentleness, and…
Branton H. Henderson ’47
Many of us remember Brant as a friendly companion during our Princeton V-12 days. He went on to sea duty in the Pacific theater and…
Thomas N.F. Shaw ’47
Tom returned to Old Nassau in 1946 after three years in the Army, including service in the Burma-China theater. His rewarding Princeton education (completed in…
William S. Reed ’47
Bill joined us in 1943 as a V-12 premed student. After graduating in 1947 he went on to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and…
David Angus Clark ’47
Dave joined our ranks in ’43 as part of a great Princeton family tradition, following his father, John H. Jr. 1909, uncles William 1905 and…
Charles Biddle ’47
Charley, whose life reflects the globalization of our era, died Nov. 1, 2003. He returned to Princeton in 1946 after WWII service as an Air…
Richard P. Davis ’47
Dick died Apr. 22, 2003. Many of us remember him as an articulate, witty, and talented classmate — a charismatic Triangle Club star. Close friends…
Wilber M. Brucker Jr. ’47
Warm friend to many, wise counselor to those in need, constant seeker of wisdom, loving spouse and father — these qualities typified Wil's enviable, rewarding…
Charles N. Chous ’47
Four semesters at Princeton transformed Charlie's life. He arrived in '45 as a pre-med, V-12 transferee from Columbia (having previously served at sea on the…
Herbert Lowell Dillon Jr. ’47
Dee joined us in '46 after distinguished Army air service in Europe. Upon graduation he launched his highly successful career in the oil business by…
William Crawford Schock ’47
Bill "Humpy" Schock joined many Princeton-ians as a Navy V-12er in July 1943, and returned after overseas service in 1946. We remember him as a…
Harold W. Holly ’47
Bill's Princeton days and career reflect themes of our war-torn class's history. He joined Princeton's Marine V-12 unit in Sept. 1944 — just as many…
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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