Obituaries

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Martha Anne Vaccaro at her home in West Falmouth following a brief illness. She was 93.…

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 was born in Boston to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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 York,…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Member of the Corporation and Life Trustee, Retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, on January 2, 2024. He…

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…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long-time WHOI volunteer, Peter Partridge on January 5, 2024, with his family by his side. Peter was raised…

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.…

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…

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…

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.…