MEMORIALS
C. William Kerr ’44
Almost like a latter-day "Mr. Chips" as an exceptional teacher of history and a top administrator at Wesleyan U. for nearly 40 years, Willie Kerr…
William G. Ambrose ’44
Bill Ambrose, one of the original fabulous five who attended every reunion since graduation, died Mar. 10, 1999, in Kilmarnock, Va., from complications following a…
J. Christy Wilson Jr. ’44
Six months after lung cancer diagnosis, Christy departed this life Feb. 8, 1999, to join his maker. In our 50th Yearbook, this devout man who…
George B. Hardy ’44
George Hardy died Mar. 5, 1999, of a stroke while visiting his daughter in California. He was 76. He transferred to Princeton at the beginning…
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…
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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