Obituaries

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death February 15, 2003, of retiree John W. Stimpson of Falmouth. He died at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston at age 87.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death January 18, 2003, of retiree Phyllis B. Casile of Falmuth.

The Institution has received word of the death of Alvin L. Bradshaw December 9, 2002, at his residence in Wareham. Al began working at the Institution in 1952 as a research assistant for Allyn Vine in ocean engineering. He retired in 1987 but continued on a casual basis as a research specialist until 1997. A copy of the complete notice will be posted as available.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death November 21, 2002, for retiree M. Dorothy Rogers at the Royal Megansett Nursing Home in North Falmouth. She was 93.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death October 16, 2002, of retiree Roger Joseph Dube at his home in Lake City, Florida, after a brief illness. He was 74.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death May 19, 2002 of retiree Mary Ortolani of Sagamore, MA. She was 93.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death March 22, 2002, of former seaman Thomas F. O’Neil of Hull. He was 77. Tom joined the Institution staff in October 1970 as an able bodied seaman aboard Research Vessel Knorr and left the Institution in November 1980. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Donations in his memory may be made to Irish Mossing and Maritime Museum, 43 Cudworth Road, Scituate, MA 02066.