MEMORIALS
Edgar John Uihlein Jr. ’40
The Chicago Sun-Times headline read "Co-Founder of General Binding"; the article described Ed as an accomplished flight instructor and venture capitalist who died May 19…
James Campbell Daubenspeck ’40
Jim died July 15, 2005, after a long illness. Growing up in western Pennsylvania, he graduated from Wilkensburg High School. At Princeton, he majored in…
Edward R. Weidlein Jr. ’40
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review headline read: "Scientist Renowned for Mellon Institute Work." Classmates will remember Ed as their able and recent vice president and class agent…
Edward Raymond Farley Jr. ’40
Ed died April 25, 2005, at his Princeton home after a brief illness. After preparing at Lawrenceville, he majored in politics at Princeton and was…
William Vance Burley Jr. ’40
Bill died March 18, 2005, at Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, surviving Lina, his wife of 60 years, by only eight weeks. He grew…
Reuben James Ross Jr. ’40
Rube died March 28, 2005. He prepared at St. George's School, following his father, Reuben 1913, to Princeton. He majored in geology, graduating with highest…
P. Philip Petito ’40
Pat died Feb. 7, 2005, at Morris Hall in Lawrenceville, N.J. He prepared at Trenton Central High School, then followed his late brothers, Frank '36…
Cleve Gray ’40
Cleve died Dec. 8, 2004, from a massive subdural hematoma suffered after a fall on ice. An artist to the end, he was working on…
Orman Weston Ketcham ’40
Orm died from cancer at his home Dec. 14, 2004. His beloved wife of 57 years, Anne Phelps Stokes "Bunty" Ketcham, was at his side…
John Ford Peckham ’40
John died Dec. 6, 2004, at Duncaster's Caleb Hitchcock Health Center in Bloomfield, Conn. He graduated from Torrington [Conn.] High School, where he was on…
Levi P. Smith Jr. ’40
Levi died Dec. 7, 2004, in Shelburne, Vt., after a year of failing health. Sybil, his wife of 53 years, said, "He died peacefully and…
Sydney Sayre Combs ’40
Our Son of Kentucky died Oct. 12, 2004, in Lexington after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. After Woodberry Forest School, Syd majored in biology…
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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