MEMORIALS
Samuel J.R. Froelick ’40
Sam died Oct. 17, 2004. He was born in Brooklyn and attended Germantown and Phillips Exeter academies. At Princeton, he majored in English and was…
Leslie Kamens ’40
Les' wife, Margot, spoke of his pride in attending the 50th, 55th, and 60th class reunions. But Les had to cancel his reservations for the…
Conrad James Balentine ’40
Bal died Sept. 8, 2005. Bal, or Connie, as his teammates knew him, prepared at Blair Academy. He graduated from Princeton with a bachelor's degree…
James Gordon Gay Yocum ’40
Gordie, formerly of Bryn Mawr, Pa., died of heart failure Sept. 30, 2004, at Riddle Village in Media, Pa. He graduated from Episcopal Academy in…
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…
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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