MEMORIALS
Robert Pease Smith ’39
Bob died in Clermont, Fla., Jan. 19, 2007, after a long and distinguished medical career. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1943. After an…
Elkan Rogers Blout ’39
Elkan died of pneumonia Dec. 20, 2006, in Boston. After leaving Princeton, completing his Ph.D. at Columbia, and then doing postdoctoral research at Harvard, he…
Fredrick Reinhardt Snyder ’39
Fred died Oct. 21, 2006, at Reading (Pa.) Hospital after suffering a sudden, massive cranial bleed. Although he had diabetes for several years, he was…
Charles Dana Burke ’39
Burkie died peacefully after a long illness Dec. 12, 2006, in Longwood, Fla. He had moved there after living in Punta Gorda, Fla., for 33…
George Howe Wilder ’39
George died Dec. 26, 2006, in a Dayton, Ohio, hospital. He and his wife, Betty, had moved there only last year from their longtime home…
Henry Dan Piper ’39
Professor emeritus of English, biographer of F. Scott Fitzgerald '17, and former dean of liberal arts and sciences at Southern Illinois U.-Carbondale, Dan died July…
Arthur Gwyer Gilkes ’39
Art died on July 25, 1999, in Chicago, Ill. He studied chemistry at Princeton, earned a law degree at NYU, and served as an aviator…
Eben Clarke Hall ’39
Eben died Apr. 2, 1999, at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. In retirement he and Jane, his wife of 53 years, had spent half…
William Burr Jadden ’39
Bill succumbed to lung cancer Feb. 7, 1999, in Switzerland, where he and Audrey had lived since 1962. There in their beautiful home overlooking Lake…
Albert Butler Richardson ’39
Al died Mar. 10, 1999, in Harwich, Mass., not far from his home in Chatham, where he had settled after his retirement in 1974. Al…
Charles Shepherd Roberts ’39
Chuck died Apr. 22, 1999, at his retirement home on St. Simon's Island, Ga. Entering Princeton from Lake Forest Academy, Chuck majored in mechanical engineering…
Arthur Homer Silvers ’39
Art died Apr. 6, 1999, at Lancaster [Pa.] General Hospital. He and Edith, his wife of 57 years, had moved to Willow Village in Lancaster…
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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