MEMORIALS
Lindsay C. Smith ’40
Lindsay died Apr. 1, 1996, after a long illness. in Birmingham Ala., where he was born and lived his entire life. He attended Sewanee Military…
Hudson S. Winn ’40
On Mar. 5, 1996, Hudson Winn died in Guildersland, N.Y., and had lived in nearby Slingersland for the past 44 years. From Northhampton [Mass.] H.S…
Robert A. Butz ’40
Retired medical doctor Robert Butz died Mar. 30, 1996, of Alzheimer's disease in Boise, Idaho. Bob grew up in New Jersey and came to Princeton…
William R. Gilson ’40
Lifelong resident of Summit, N.J., Bill Gilson died Apr. 9, 1996. He was a senior partner of the law firm Kentz, Gilson & O'Hare. Earlier…
Charles Shaw Presbrey ’40
Florida resident Charlie Presbrey died at his home in Coral Gables, Fla., Feb. 24, 1996. Pres was the son of Charles Spaulding Presbrey '06 and…
Alfred Steel ’40
Retired business and civic leader Alf Steel died Feb. 28, 1996, in the Philadelphia area, where he had resided throughout his life. Classmates Nick Biddle…
John Cortlandt Van Koppelman ’40
With the death of Johnny Koppelman from Parkinson's disease on Feb. 3, 1996, we have lost a warm, sincere, and friendly classmate. A lifelong Baltimorean…
George G. Nichols Jr. ’40
George Nichols died Dec. 17, 1995, at his home in Bronxville, N.Y., where he had been a lifelong resident. Coming to Princeton from Bronxville H.S…
Charles M. Wright ’40
The death of Mac Wright Aug. 12, 1995, ended a life marked by a strong devotion to public service. After WWII service as an AFS…
Frederick E. Rowe ’40
After a long illness, retired advertising and investment executive Fred Rowe died Sept. 15, 1995, at his home in Dallas, Tex. He attended Haverford School…
William K. Bennett ’40
Bill Bennet died Feb. 14, 1995. At the time of his death, he was living in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Unfortunately Bill did not keep in…
John R. Dykema ’40
John Dykema died June 2, 1995. He was a lifelong Detroit-area resident. John prepared at Hotchkiss, took part in a range of Princeton undergraduate endeavors…
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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