MEMORIALS
Laura L. Balles Witt ’90
Laura died Jan. 30, 2023, from the rupture of an unsuspected intracranial aneurysm. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Laura grew up in Pittsford, N.Y., where she…
Brendan J. O’Halloran ’85
As you may have seen in the October printed version of the PAW, Brendan, a dear friend to many of us and the husband to…
Mark J. Firley ’79
Mark arrived on campus from Freeland, Pa., landing at Princeton Inn College (now Forbes), which remained his home base the next four years. Freshman year…
Elizabeth P. Rankin ’77
Elizabeth was born in Boston Aug. 22, 1955. Her parents loved traveling, and summers were spent on long car and camping trips. This love of…
Arthur J. Franke ’77
Art died March 8, 2023, at home in Hudson, Mass. Born Oct. 10, 1955, in Blakely, Pa., to Arthur and Mary (Carey) Franke. Arthur graduated…
Katherine Mendeloff ’76
Kate died April 15, 2023, at her home in Ann Arbor, Mich., of pancreatic cancer. She was a teacher and theater director in the University…
Richard D. Holton ’75
Richard died Nov. 3, 2022. He was 71. He came to Princeton with the Class of 1973 from Milwaukee, Wis., where he was a graduate…
Tom F. Adams ’ ’68
Tom died April 25, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. He came to us from Withrow High School in Cincinnati, where he was captain of the…
James A. Walker ’66
Jim died March 18, 2023, in Las Vegas, where he resided. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he was educated at Deerfield Academy, where he edited the…
Ronald G. Peters ’66
Ron died at his home in Oneonta, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2023. Born in New York City, Ron attended Great Neck South Senior High School, where…
William Misata ’65
Bill died April 21, 2023, after suffering a stroke in Palm Desert, Calif., from which he never recovered. Born in Johnson City, N.Y., at Princeton…
Richard B. Collins ’64
Dick passed away of complications from ALS May 13, 2023, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He came to Princeton from Rocky River High School in…
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.
PAW IN PRINT
December 2025
Judge Michael Park ’98; shifts in DEI initiatives; a night at the new art museum.
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