MEMORIALS
David J. Blackman ’54
Dave died Jan. 26, 2023. He prepared at Clifton (N.J.) High School, where he participated in student government. He majored in English, joined Cloister Inn…
Richard J. Riordan ’52
Dick came from Cranwell Prep to study philosophy and joined Terrace, the Catholic Club, Westchester Club, and the Rugby Club. He roomed with Ted McAlister…
Douglas R. Lilly ’52
Doug graduated from St. Louis Country Day School and came to Princeton to study chemistry. He joined Cottage, the St. Louis Club, and the Chemistry…
William A. Bardsley ’51
Bill, the son of William Bardsley 1911, grew up in Philadelphia, attended William Penn Charter School, majored in history, and joined Tower Club. He headed…
Charles M. Johnson Jr. ’50
Charles died March 12, 2023, of complications from pneumonia. He was 94. Charles was born in Philadelphia in 1928, the only child of Charles Johnson…
William S. Treese ’58
Bill died Dec. 26, 2022, in Eastham, Mass. He was 86. He came to Princeton from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, where he participated in…
Robert B. Baker Jr. ’59
Born in Plainfield, N.J., Bob spent many of his formative years in India and the Philippines, his father being a sub-manager of (in those days)…
James R. Wade ’59
Named one of the “Best Lawyers in America” for multiple years, Jim suffered a stroke on Thanksgiving Day 2021. He worked to regain his strength…
Lawrence J. Landwehr ’61
Lawrence died Feb. 5, 2023, at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg, Wis. He grew up in Dallas and spent much of those years with his…
William S. Rukeyser ’61
Bill died Aug. 16, 2022, of metastatic lung cancer in a hospice in Knoxville, Tenn. Born in New York City, he came to us from…
Edward G. Burton ’62
Ted died Aug. 23, 2020, in Lewiston, Idaho, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He came to us from Moses Brown School in Providence, R.I., where…
Nicholas A. Gallo Jr. ’62
Nicholas died Feb. 6, 2023, after a series of falls. Entering Princeton from Haverford (Pa.) High School, Nicholas majored in chemical engineering and ate at…
Memorial PAWcasts
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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