MEMORIALS
John W. Ryan ’44
John Ryan died Feb. 17, 1999, in Rye, N.Y. He was 76. He came to us from Trinity School, where he was editor of the…
Thomas K. Simpson ’44
Tom died Nov. 23, 1992, of cancer, in Naples, Fla. His second wife, Jane, predeceased him by several years. Tom came to Princeton from Exeter…
Chaloner P. Spencer ’44
Chaloner Spencer died July 26, 1998, after a long bout with emphysema. He was 74. A native of Brattleboro, Vt., he began music studies with…
Addison R. Taylor ’44
Addison R. Taylor died May 7, 1998, of cancer, after a long illness. He was 75. He came to us from South Kent School, and…
John D. Collins Jr. ’44
John D. Collins Jr. died Mar. 6, 1998, at his home in Stuart, Fla., after suffering from emphysema for several years. He was 75. Jack…
James J. Izard Jr. ’44
Jim died Apr. 1, 1998, of pneumonia in Roanoke, Va., one day after his 76th birthday. He had previously suffered several strokes. Jim came to…
Norman J.A. Brisbane ’44
Norman J.A. Brisbane, a Canadian citizen, died Aug. 24, 1997, in Caracas, Venezuela. He was 76. He came to us from Loomis and majored in…
George C. Palmer ’44
George Palmer died Jan. 6, 1998, of a heart attack following bypass surgery. He was 75. He came to us from St. Paul's School, and…
Theodore W. Neuman Jr. ’44
Theodore Neuman died Oct. 8, 1997, of congestive heart failure at his home in Marco Island, Fla. Ted came to Princeton from The Hill School…
George F. Odland ’44
George Odland died in Seattle, Nov. 21, 1997, from complications of a stroke. He was 75. He came to us from Lakeside School in Seattle…
Peter Wells ’44
Peter Wells died of Parkinson's Nov. 6, 1996, in Grant, Fla., where he and his wife, Helen, were living after 51 years of marriage. Peter…
Philip J. Petersen ’44
Philip Petersen died June 18, 1997, in a convalescent center in Santa Barbara, Calif. Phil left Princeton during sophomore year to attend the Aeronautic U…
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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