MEMORIALS
Stephen J. Lerman ’61
Steve died June 6, 2023, as the result of a rare lung tumor in Reno, Nev. Born in Boston, he came to us from Belmont…
Gordon P. Goodfellow ’61
Gordon died Nov. 12, 2021. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in May 2023. Born in East Orange, N.J., Gordon came to us from…
Thomas F. Urbaniak ’60
We learned belatedly that Tom died Sept. 5, 2021. Born in Trenton, he was a true son of New Jersey, though he lived for 60…
James B. Hartle ’60
Born in Baltimore, Jim graduated from the Gilman School. At Princeton, he joined Key & Seal and began his lifelong immersion in theoretical physics. Inspired…
Thomas Artin ’60
Tom’s father was a professor of mathematics at Princeton. Tom graduated from Princeton High School and while a sophomore there was recruited by a Princeton…
Richard N. Fryberger ’58
Dick died Aug. 6, 2023, in Watertown, Mass. He was 89. He came to Princeton from the Gilman School, where he played football and lacrosse…
James R. Scaritt ’57
An expert in African politics, Jim died June 23, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. He was the son of Arthur D. Scarritt 1918, and he came…
Wolcott S. Gibbs Jr. ’57
A notable journalist and author, Tony died Sept. 2, 2022, in a hospice near his home in Ojai, Calif. He was a descendant of Oliver…
Russel A. Peck ’56
Russell, an eminent medievalist lauded as “the complete professor,” died at his home of 58 years, surrounded by family, Feb. 20, 2023. Princeton played a…
Walter R. Milbourne ’55
Walt died Nov. 28, 2022. He was a career lawyer with a strong lifelong interest in tennis, chess, and ping-pong, Walt was born Aug. 27…
Robert B. Beardsley ’55
Bob Beardsley, active in a wide variety of civic affairs, died June 1, 2021, of natural causes at his home in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He…
Preston B. Kavanagh Jr. ’54
Pres died June 23, 2023. He prepared at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., and was active in student government. Pres majored in the…
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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