MEMORIALS
Joseph Elmer Weisheit ’42
Mo, athlete extraordinaire and esteemed real estate attorney, died July 7, 2005, of a pulmonary embolism at his home in Luthersville, Md. A graduate of…
Roy Patton Howell Jr. ’42
Versatile Pat Howell, who switched careers to achieve distinction as a writer, editor, and consultant in psychotherapy, died May 16, 2005, in Dallas. A graduate…
Edward Ralph Kimmel ’42
Ned died July 1, 2005, at home in Wilmington, Del. A graduate of Western High School in Washington, D.C., Ned majored in politics at Princeton…
Charles Duncan Ferris ’42
Charles, one of our brightest, died Jan. 30, 2005, of interstitial lung disease in Morristown, N.J. Valedictorian and member of the National Honor Society at…
John Stuart Morrow ’42
Stuart died May 17, 2005, three weeks after his 84th birthday, in Sewickley, Pa. He prepared at Shadyside Academy, where he was a member of…
Freeman Orcutt Michkils ’42
Mike, a brilliant dropout who was successful in love and ultimately in his career and retirement, died Jan. 8, 2005, of Lou Gehrig's disease in…
Henry Thompson Reath ’42
Henry, a prominent lawyer and social activist, died Jan. 31, 2005, in Philadelphia. Entering Princeton from St. Paul's School, Henry earned honors in history and…
Theodore Strait Williams ’42
Ted died of a heart attack Jan. 12, 2005, at home in Flemington, N.J. He was 84. He prepared at Asbury Park [N.J.] High School…
George Gere Thompson ’42
George, son of W.N. Thompson 1908 and father of J.B. Thompson '71, died Nov. 21, 2004, at Heritage House in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He prepared at…
Lester Levy ’42
Bud died May 8, 2004, in Amherst, Mass., of head injuries from a fall. On the nationally ranked track relay team at Mercersburg [Pa.] Academy…
Roger Wilbur Schmidt ’42
Roger, former financial adviser with New England Mutual Life Insurance Co., died peacefully Sept. 5, 2004, at home in Charlottesville, Va. An honors graduate of…
Hunter Sylvester Marston Jr. ’42
Hunter, a prominent investment banker, died July 10, 2004. Having prepared at Phillips Academy Andover, he majored in biology, played polo, and was a member…
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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