Obituaries
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Gordon Howe Volkmann, 78, of Woods Hole, who died Thursday, December 25th at the Forestview Nursing Home in Wareham. He was the husband of the late Suzanne (Brainerd) Volkmann who died in 2001.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 20, 2003, of Arthur Dickinson Colburn, Jr. of Falmouth at Falmouth Hospital after a brief illness. He was 76.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 18, 2003, of Scientist Emeritus Nick P. Fofonoff at his home in Falmouth after a brief illness. He was 74.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death Marine crew member Richard F. Simpkin, December 16, 2003, at age 73. He joined the WHOI staff in 1978, working aboard Research Vessel Oceanus, where he spent most of his career. He retired in 1996. Further information will be posted as available.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 13, 2003, of Scientist Emeritus Elizabeth T. Bunce at Falmouth Hospital after a brief illness. She was 88.
Read MoreIn Memorium, December 11, 2003, of Honorary Trustee Melvin A. Conant of Lusby, Maryland after a long illness at age 79.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death November 26, 2003, of retiree Peter P. O’Reilly, formally of Mashpee, in Phoenix. He was 77.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death November 12, 2003, of retiree Samuel T. Simkins at Haborside Healthcare of Falmouth after a brief illness. He was 79. Sam joined the WHOI staff in 1968 as a research assistant in the Geology and Geophysics Department. He transferred to the Ocean Engineering Department in 1971 and to the Physical Oceanography Department in 1976, working with the Buoy Group until he retired in 1988. He then worked at WHOI on a casual basis from 1991 to 1993.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death November 7, 2003, of Honorary Member of the Corporation Donald R. Griffin at his home in Lexington, MA. He was 88.
Read MoreThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death October 30, 2003, of Patricia E. Thompson of Falmouth after a long illness with emphysema. She was 68.
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