Obituaries
Carolyn Sue Hampton
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI retiree Carolyn Sue Hampton on June 20, 2024. She was 80.
Carolyn began her career at WHOI in […]
Read MoreLewis M. Branscomb
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee and Former Honorary Trustee Dr. Lewis M. Branscomb on May 31, 2023. Dr. Branscomb, who […]
Read MoreJohn Moline Teal
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI scientist emeritus, ecologist, oceanographer, and writer John Moline Teal, on June 14, 2024, at his at home […]
Read MoreZofia Mlodzinska-Kijowski
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Zofia Mlodzinska-Kijowski on June 14, 2024, at her home in Falmouth. She was 96.
Zofia was born […]
Read MoreDonald P. Souza
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Donald P. Souza on June 2, 2024, at Bridges in Mashpee. He was 89.
Don was born […]
Read MorePeter Matthew Finnegan
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Peter Matthew Finnegan on April 19, 2024, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was […]
Read MoreMatthew Robert Gould
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of employee Matthew Robert Gould on April 30, 2024, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a two-year […]
Read MoreAlexander Watson Hiam
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Corporation Member Alexander Watson Hiam on February 26, 2024. He was 66.
Born in Evanston, Illinois, on August […]
Read MoreJames “Jim” Saret
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI volunteer James “Jim” Saret on April 18, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was 93.
Jim […]
Read MoreGeorge F. Heimerdinger
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee and volunteer George F. Heimerdinger on April 13, 2024. He was 86.
George was born on November […]
Read MoreJohn Arthur Crobar
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree John Arthur Crobar on April 4, 2024. He was 71.
John was born in Ogdensburg, New […]
Read MoreMildred Mae (Mann) Teal
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced with great sorrow the death of retiree Mildred Mae (Mann) Teal on March 20, 2024, at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long […]
Read MoreIsabel Maclellan Penman
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Isabel Maclellan Penman on March 27, 2024. She was 81.
Isabel was the daughter of the late Glendon […]
Read MoreKatherine “Kay” Williams Brown
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Katherine “Kay” Williams Brown on March 7, 2024, at the Sedgewood Commons Nursing Home in Falmouth, […]
Read MoreAlfred W. Morton
The Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Alfred W. Morton of Bourne, Mass., on March 17, 2024. He was 93.
Alfred was born on March […]
Read MoreEverett E. Bagley
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Volunteer, Everett E. Bagley, on January 10, 2024. He was 99.
Born in Brockton to Lucy (Canfield) […]
Read MoreGordon R. Sullivan
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Member of the Corporation and […]
Read MoreMark C. DeRoche
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death of former employee Mark C. DeRoche on August 1, 2023, in Bangor, ME. He was 63.
Mark was born […]
Read MorePeter Partridge
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces […]
Read MoreRobert M. Solow
Institute Professor Emeritus Robert Solow, pathbreaking economist, dies at age 99
Nobel-winning scholar changed his field, taught generations of students, and helped make MIT a global leader in economics research.
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Rosalynn Carter (flag half staff per President Biden)
Throughout her life as First Lady of Georgia and First Lady of the United States, Rosalynn Carter exemplified hope, warmth, and a steadfast commitment to doing all she could to […]
Read MoreCatherine Herrity
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Catherine Herrity on November 16, 2023, from congestive heart failure. She was 75.
Catherine was born in […]
Read MoreJames B. Tynan
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long time WHOI Volunteer James B. Tynan on November 7, 2023, with his loving family at his side. […]
Read MoreRichard “Moose” Morris
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Richard Francis “Moose” Morris on November 6, 2023. He was 62.
Richard was born to Marilyn (Scannell) […]
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