MEMORIALS
William H. Shackelford III ’52
Bill came to us from Pembroke Country Day in Kansas City to join Colonial and study economics. He roomed with Paul Koontz and Jack Joyce…
William Alexander Mills ’52
Alex graduated from the University of Toronto Schools. At Princeton he joined Cottage, studied economics, won the Blackwell Trophy, and was captain of the hockey…
Colden R. Florance ’52 *55
Coke came to us from St. Albans to major in architecture, join Tower, serve as a Nassau Sovereign art editor, and was vice president of…
Colden R. Florance ’52 *55
Coke came to us from St. Albans to major in architecture, join Tower, serve as a Nassau Sovereign art editor, and was vice president of…
Lawrence M. Austin ’52
Larry came to us from Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia to study politics and eat at Cottage. He played 150-pound football and roomed with Ben Moore…
William T. Campbell Jr. ’50
Bill lived a life marked by passion for learning, athletics, and the water. He met his wife, Betts (a graduate of Mount Holyoke College), during…
Homer H. Hewitt III ’47
Homer died Jan. 15, 2024, just one week shy of his 98th birthday. Born and raised in Wynnewood, Pa., Homer attended Lower Merion High School…
Floyd W. Wilson ’43
Buck died Oct. 29, 2022. He was 99. Buck grew up in Kingston, N.J., and prepped at Princeton High School, where he played in the…
Orville Joseph Rothrock *87
On Aug. 10, 2023, Joe died at his home in Albuquerque, N.M., at age 92. Born in Monticello, Ind., April 13, 1931, Joe grew up…
Paul E. Sprague Jr. *69
An American architectural history educator, Paul died Dec. 12, 2023, in Milledgeville, Ga. He was born Feb. 28, 1933, in Cumberland, Md. He earned a…
George M. Pepe *67
George died May 2, 2023, while in hospice near his home in San Diego. He was 83. Born in 1939 in New York, he graduated…
David C. Montgomery *59
David died of Parkinson’s disease Dec. 12, 2023, in Hanover, N.H. Born March 5, 1936, in Milan, Mo., he earned a B.S. from the University…
Memorial PAWcasts
Remembering Hendrix Niemann ’73
‘A relationship with Drix, even in business, it was personal. You couldn’t be with him ... and not treat it as a friendship that you either wanted to develop or…
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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