MEMORIALS
John Jacob Fisher ’45
Dr. John J. Fisher died May 20, 1995, in Jacksonville, Fla., after a courageous battle with cancer. Jack entered Princeton from Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh…
John O. Fullerton ’45
Toby Fullerton died in Jan. 1993 in Ft. Erie, Ontario, his home for many years, following a prolonged bout with cancer. Recognized as one of…
Augustus Robert Towers Jr. ’45 *52
Professor Bob Towers died May 2, 1995, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, of pancreatic cancer. Bob entered Princeton from St. Christopher's in Richmond and was…
Arthur C. Burns ’45
Arthur "Rip" Burns died in New Hampshire Mar. 26, 1995, of complications from cancer of the esophagus. Mercifully, the course of the cancer was rapid…
Francis M. Ellis ’45
PEPPER ELLIS DIM Dec. 2, 1993, of a heart attack at his home in N.Y.C. A very moving "Service of Thanksgiving" for Pepper's life was…
Lejaren A. Hiller Jr. ’45 *47
WHEN JERRY HILLER PASSED away Jan. 26, 1994, the class lost probably its most unique member. Jerry entered Princeton from N.Y.C. and was in Key…
Russell A. Reidinger ’45
THE CLASS LOST one of the Reidinger twins on Dec. 23, 1993, when Russ passed away from complications with cancer. Russ and his twin, Ray…
Alexander Harrison Brawner Jr. ’45
Harry Brawner died June 27, 2005. He entered Princeton from the Menlo School in California, following his father, A. Harry Brawner 1921, and preceding his…
John Gilbert Winant ’45
JOHN WINANT DIED Oct. 31, 1993 in Princeton, where his services were attended by classmates Farmer, Ramseur, Rees, and St. John. "Gov" prepared at Deerfield…
Hollis Wooster Smith ’45
HOLLY SMITH died Sept. 2, 1991, in Beaufort, S.C. Holly entered Princeton with a small Loomis contingent that consisted of Beany Collins, Eginton, Winnie Smith…
Harry Talbott Hilliard ’45
TOBY HILLIARD died July 22, 1993, at his home in Healdsburg, Calif., after a courageous struggle against a malignant brain tumor. Toby prepared at Shady…
Blackburn Hughes Jr. ’45
BLACKIE HUGHES died suddenly on Apr. 20, 1993, at the age of 70 in his beloved Charleston, S.C. Born in that city, Blackie entered Princeton…
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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