Obituaries
Alfred C. Henser
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Alfred C. Henser on July 27. He was 90.
Born and raised in Dartmouth, Mass., Alfred was […]
Read MoreStephen T. Wessling
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Stephen T. Wessling on July 3. He was 60. Stephen worked as a merchant seaman for […]
Read MoreDiane Poehls Adams
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Joint Program student Diane Poehls Adams after an illness. Diane was an assistant scientist at Rutgers University. […]
Read MoreNathan Ulrich
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Post Doc/Assistant Scientist Nathan Ulrich. Nathan was traveling from Puerto Rico to Florida on May 15 when […]
Read MoreDonna Lee (Holland) Lamonde
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Donna Lee (Holland) Lamonde on May 17 at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, Mass. She was […]
Read MoreW. Redwood Wright
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee W. Redwood Wright on May 8, at his home. He was 89.
Red was born Sept. […]
Read MoreGary Jaroslow
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Joint Program student Gary Jaroslow over the weekend.
Gary did his thesis on crustal accretion and tectonism at […]
Read MoreKatrina Reniska
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Katrina Reniska on May 3 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was 63.
Katrina was a graduate of Rollins College […]
Read MoreRuth Payan Clark
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of former Member of the Corporation, Ruth Payan Clark, on April 23, at home in Palm Beach, Florida, surrounded by […]
Read MoreGeorge “Richard” Harbison
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus George “Richard” Harbison. Richard passed away peacefully on March 22 surrounded by his family. He was […]
Read MoreJohn Hayes
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree John Hayes at his home in Berkeley, California, on February 3, 2017, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Hayes was […]
Read MoreJerry Dean
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Jerome P. Dean, 82, of Falmouth and Hancock, Maine, January 30.
He was born in rural Richlands, Virginia, […]
Read MoreGwen (Prior) Szent-Gyorgyi
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI volunteer Gwen (Prior) Szent-Gyorgyi of Woods Hole on January 9. She was 87.
Gwen was […]
Read MoreRobert (Bob) Bastarache
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert (Bob) Bastarache on December 25 after a long illness. He was 63.
Born in Acushnet, […]
Read MoreWilliam (Bill) Schmitz
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of scientist emeritus Bill Schmitz on December 28 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Bill earned a Bachelor’s of Science in physics […]
Read MoreBilly Joe Guest
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Billy Joe Guest of Eatonton, Ga., on December 9 after a long illness. He was 78.
A native […]
Read MoreRichard “Rick” Healy
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Richard “Rick” Healy on December 6 from a sudden heart attack. He was 51.
Rick was […]
Read MoreArlette B. (Steel) Swift
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of former Honorary Member of the Corporation Arlette B. (Steel) Swift at the age of 86.
Arlette and her husband, E. […]
Read MoreRichard D. Hill
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of former Honorary Member of the Corporation Richard D. Hill, on March 8, 2016 at the age of 96.
Richard D. […]
Read MoreDamon Gayer
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death on November 23, 2016 of Senior Carpenter Damon E. Gayer at his home surrounded by his family after a […]
Read MoreRuth E. Fye
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death on November 4, 2016, of former Life Trustee, Ruth E. Fye, age 98.
Widow of the late Dr. Paul M. […]
Read MoreCharles Edward Parker
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Charles Edward Parker on October 16 at Bailey Hospice Center in St. Augustine, Florida. He was 87.
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Read MoreDoyal Richerson
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death of employee Doyal Richerson on October 18. He was 71.
For 22 years, Doyal served in the […]
Read MoreLewis Achilles Nassikas
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of longtime volunteer Lewis Achilles Nassikas on October 13 at his home in West Falmouth. He was 85.
Lewis was […]
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