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Richard “Dick” Backus

September 16, 2012

Richard Haven Backus, a prominent biological oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was born in Rochester, NY, to Ruth…

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Jean Walker

September 13, 2012

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Jean Walker on September 8, at Mary…

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William White

September 6, 2012

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree William White on July 15, 2012, in…

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Melvin Rosenfeld

August 23, 2012

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Melvin Rosenfeld on August 19, 2012, in…

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Admiral James Watkins

July 27, 2012

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death July 26, 2012 of former Life Trustee and Honorary…

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Mark Grosenbaugh

July 26, 2012

Mark Grosenbaugh passed away on July 26 after a long battle with cancer. He was 59 years old. Mark was…

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James R. McCullough

July 19, 2012

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree James R. McCullough on July 19, in…

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Daniel Philip Lane

July 16, 2012

Joint Program alumnus and WHOI Postdoctoral Investigator, Daniel Philip Lane, 29, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Charleston, S.C.  Services…

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Timothy John Connors

June 15, 2012

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Timothy John Connors in May. He was…

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Nicholas A. Brigham

May 22, 2012

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Nicholas A. Brigham on May 20…

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