MEMORIALS
William J. Salman ’55
Bill, whose careers ranged from the shipping business to ranching and then to retail and online plant sales, died Aug. 12, 2023, at his home…
Anthony C.E. Quainton ’55
Tony, once described as the perfect diplomat with a natural bent for languages, exuberance, and zest for life, died July 31, 2023. He received seven…
Burt J. Abrams ’55
Burt, attorney and retired partner with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York City, died June 18, 2022. He was born in Brooklyn Oct…
Sheldon I. Geller ’54
Shelly died Jan. 30, 2023. He prepared at James Madison High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was active in tennis, student government, and orchestra…
Rodger L. Gamblin ’54 *65
Rodger died Aug. 7, 2023. He prepared at St. Louis Country Day School, where he participated in football, soccer, and publications. Rodger majored in basic…
Rodger L. Gamblin ’54 *65
Rodger died Aug. 7, 2023. He prepared at St. Louis Country Day School, where he participated in football, soccer, and publications. Rodger majored in basic…
G. Boyce Batey ’54
Boyce died July 21, 2023. He prepared at John Marshall High School in Cleveland and was active in track, publications, and orchestra. He majored in…
David H. Brown Sr. ’53
David died Feb. 9, 2023, in Yardley, Pa. He was born in Manhattan and came to Princeton from Phillips Academy. He joined Cannon Club, majored…
George D. Nesbitt ’51
George died at home on Dec. 26, 2022. He was 93. He was born in Dehradun, India, where his father, Ralph Beryl Nesbitt 1914, taught…
Crawford John MacCallum ’51
Described in his obituary as a physicist, astronomer, performer, translator, and all-around adventurer, Mac died at his home in the village of Tijeras, a suburb…
Edgar Herbert Lawton Jr. ’51
Ed came to us from Hartsville, a small town in South Carolina where his family owned a successful vegetable oil processing company. He roomed with…
Kenneth E. Van Riper Jr. ’57
We have recently received notice of Ken’s death on Aug. 20, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. Son of Kenneth E. Van Riper 1925, he came to…
Memorial PAWcasts
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.
PAW IN PRINT
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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