MEMORIALS
Merle Lawrence ’38 *41
The class lost a distinguished member with Merle's death from heart failure Jan. 29, 2007. He was 91. Merle graduated from the Peddie School. He…
Craig Hugh Smyth ’38 *56
Craig died of a heart attack Dec. 22, 2006, in Cresskill, N.J. He attended Hotchkiss School and majored in classics at Princeton, where he was…
John Carey Appel ’38
When Jack died last July 15, his family held what his son Steve called "A celebration of a long and happy life lived to the…
John William Bitner ’38
Air Force brigadier general Jack Bitner died of leukemia on Aug. 13, 1999. At Princeton, he was a geology major, cheerleader, manager of the hockey…
Paul Wenzel Bradbury ’38
Paul Bradbury died Mar. 17, 1999, at his home in Linwood, N.J. He is survived by his wife, Gladys, his son, Paul Jr., a stepdaughter…
John Gilbertnettelton ’38
After seeming to be recovering well from recent cancer surgery, Gil suddenly and unexpectedly died on Nov. 9, 1999, at his home in LA. One…
Walter Seymour Jr. ’38
"Bill" died Aug. 18, 1999, of Alzheimer's at the age of 87. He prepared at The Hun School. At Princeton, he majored in economics and…
Thomas Hartley Maren ’38 *90
Tom died Aug. 15, 1999, at his home in Salisbury Cove, Maine. He attended public schools in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and entered Princeton at age…
James Ward Smith ’38 *42
James Ward Smith '38 *42 died from emphysema on September 26, at the Medical Center at Princeton. He was 82. A political philosopher known for…
James Boyer Kirkpatrick ’38
Kirk died on July 13, 1999, at White Horse Village in Newtown Square, Pa. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Caroline; a…
Peter Butler Bradley ’38
Pete Bradley died Feb. 27, 1999, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. At Taft School, Pete's running foreshadowed the drive which led him to the…
John Bolling Worden ’38
Johnny Worden, who in recent years resided in Silver Springs and Rockville, Md., died Oct. 23, 1998. He prepared at Mercersburg, and at Princeton participated…
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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