MEMORIALS
Irving J. M. Kaplan ’41
IRVING KAPLAN, a former V.P. and member of the board of directors of Copperweld, died of lymphoma on July 22, 1989, in Pittsburgh's Presbyterian Univ…
John Robert Castles ’41
Belatedly, we received the information that John died in Chicago on Mar. 30, 1979. He came to Princeton from Chicago's Morgan Park Military Academy but…
Laurence Driggs Ely Jr. ’41
Larry died on Dec. 8, 1987, and is survived by two sons, including Laurence III '67, and one daughter. A brother, John M. '42, is…
Wilder Graves Penfield Jr. ’41
Wilder died of leukemia in Montreal on Oct. 1, 1988. He was one of two Canadians who joined our class in the fall of 1937…
James Anderson Elkins Jr. ’41
Jim died in Houston Feb. 21, 2006. A Texan born and bred, he came to Princeton from The Hill School. He majored in economics and…
Alfred R. Barbour ’40
Al Barbour, of Squirrel Hill, Pa., and Barbados, West Indies, died Sept. 27, 2007. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Mary Louise…
Jack Willson Thompson ’40
Jack died Sept. 9, 2007, in Naples, Fla. Until 1983, he lived primarily in Flint, Mich., where he had a private medical practice in obstetrics…
Dell M. Printz Jr. ’40
We were saddened to learn that Dell died Oct. 23, 2007, from complications of Parkinson's disease. He and his wife of 58 years, the former…
Burr S. Swezey ’40
Burr, a legend in his time, died Nov. 1, 2007, at his home in Lafayette, Ind. He prepared at Jefferson High School in Lafayette and…
George B. Andrews ’40
George died May 29, 2007, at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman, Texas. He prepared at Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. At Princeton, he…
Alvin Warren Wilkinson ’40
Alvin Warren Wilkinson '40 Warren, who lived in Vero Beach, Fla., in recent years, died Sept. 13, 2007, while in hospice care after a long…
Edwin Marston Burke ’40
Ned died July 30, 2007, in Palm Beach, Fla. He prepared at the Cate School in Santa Barbara, Calif., and at St. George’s. At Princeton…
Memorial PAWcasts
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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