FA L L 2 0 2 2 | 7 3 N O T E S REMEMBERING Pete Carri l ’59G Eta Sigma honor societies, as well as the wrestling team. He worked as the president of International Geophysical Consultants, Inc. Richard F. Young ’51, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Feb. 9, 2021. Mr. Young was a retired assistant vice president of General Reinsurance Corp. G.H. Ashbridge ’52, Apple Valley, Minn., April 24, 2021. Mr. Ashbridge was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy. He retired fromControl Data. He was a member of the Tower Society. Edgar A. Bergmiller ’52, Southbury, Conn., Aug. 12, 2021. A Lambda Chi Alpha brother, Mr. Bergmiller was a business executive overseeing transportation and logistics for a number of Fortune 1000 companies and ended his career as a fnancial planner for IDS/American Express. Vladimir Harris ’52, Gainesville, Ga., June 16, 2022. Mr. Harris served in the U.S. Army duringWorldWar II. He made his 34-year career with Amoco (nowBP), retiring as manager of engineering. He wrote the book “You Can Succeed.” Walter E. Pfeifer ’52, Berkeley Heights, N.J., May 13, 2022. Mr. Pfeifer left Lehigh to serve in the U.S. Army during the KoreanWar. He worked as the owner of Richard P. Rita Personnel Consultants. Walter S. Pullar Jr. ’52, Virginia Beach, Va., July 10, 2022. Col. Pullar was a member of the 1950 undefeated football team and a Chi Psi brother. He served in the U.S. Marines for 30 years, including Korea and Vietnam. He taught naval science at the Naval War College, as well as the University of Maryland and East Carolina and Tulane universities. Paul S. Walton ’52, Tucson, Ariz., April 10, 2022. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Mr. Walton retired from Arkla, Inc. His brother, Harry Walton Jr., was a member of the Class of 1944. Edward G. Atkinson ’53, Southbury, Conn., April 12, 2022. A Phi Gamma Delta brother, Mr. Atkinson was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He worked for JacobWalder Comp., Union Carbide and retired from Fiberite Corp. Irvy T. Barker ’53, Stoughton, Wis., April 26, 2022. Mr. Barker worked for Allis Chalmers, helping to develop the hydrostatic clutch. He then worked for Nelson Industries, helping to develop exhaust and fltration systems for agricultural and industrial tractors. He had several patents established during his career. William G. Colclough Jr. ’53, Winona, Minn., July 20, 2022. A Kappa Alpha brother and track and cross-country teammember, Mr. Colclough had a long and distinguished career as a research chemist in the composite materials industry, earning several patents. Robert W. Hardy ’53 M.A. ’55, Scottsdale, Ariz., June 27, 2022. Dr. Hardy was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired as the deputy director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Bedford H. Lydon Jr. ’53, June 30, 2022, Summit, N.J. A Psi Upsilon brother, Mr. Lydon was also a member of the hockey team and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He spent most of his career with the Bank of New York. Samuel D. Reynolds Jr. ’53, West Caldwell, N.J., July 11, 2022. A Theta Chi brother, Mr. Reynolds served in the U.S. Navy during the KoreanWar. He worked as a metallurgical engineer, employed by Westinghouse and A Hall of Fame Coach Peter J. Carril made 11 NCAA tournament appearances and won the 1975 NIT championship as a coach Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductee Peter J. Carril, a former Lehigh basketball coach and an NBA assistant coach, passed away Aug. 15, 2022. He was 92. Carril grew up on the south side of Bethlehem where his father worked in the steel mills. The Bethlehem Boys Club helped the young Carril stay on track as he became a promising basketball player at Liberty High School, graduating in 1948. After high school, Carril attended Lafayette College. He graduated in 1952 with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and it is at Lafayette where he began his lifelong basketball friendship with the late Butch van Breda Kolf, who played in the NBA before coaching in the NBA and college. Carril went on to coach at Easton Area High School for three years while earning his master’s degree from Lehigh. From 1958 to 1966 he coached at Reading High School, where he recorded many winning seasons and trips to the state fnals. He left Reading to begin coaching at the collegiate level, returning to Lehigh for one season (1966-67) where he led the program to its frst winning record in 50 years, at a time in which Lehigh’s premiere sport was wrestling. In 1967 van Breda Kolf left Princeton and recommended his protégé, Carril, for head basketball coach. Carril accepted the Princeton job and built a dynasty that earned him many honors. Carril spent 29 years at Princeton, racking up 514 wins. His teams won 13 Ivy League titles and one NIT Championship in 1975. They also made 11 NCAA tournament appearances. Along with coaching the Olympic teams of Spain and Argentina, Carril made a name for himself by perfecting the Princeton ofense and relying on his famous “backdoor play.” After Princeton, Carril spent time as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, from 1994 to 2004. He was inducted into the NaismithMemorial Hall of Fame in 1998. Jerry Price, senior communications adviser/historian for Princeton Athletics remembered Carril as “a very simple man, and themore the world around himgrew complex, the simpler he became. Make shots. Guard your guy. Be honest with people. And above all, work hard. No shortcuts.”
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