Obituaries

It is with great sorrow that we share the news that our dear colleague, Joel Llopiz, passed away this past Monday. Joel joined WHOI and the Biology Department in 2010…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Robert D. “David” Rudden, Jr., on January 12, 2026, at Cape Cod Hospital. He was 85. David…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Volunteer Catherine E. (Tesorero) Ravens on December 22, 2025.  She was 95. Catherine was born in…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Trustee George F. Russell, Jr. George was an innovator and renowned investment pioneer who transformed many…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Volunteer Mary Parsons Steinbach Ulbrich on December 13, 2025, in Woods Hole after a number of years…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus, Robert “Bob” Beardsley, on December 16, 2025, at his home in Falmouth surrounded by his family.…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree/casual employee and volunteer Charles “Hovey” Clifford on November 24, 2025, with his daughter by his side. Hovey…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Guest Investigator Gary Weir on November 15, 2025, in Flagler Beach, Florida. Gary held a lifelong affection for…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus Nobumichi “Nobu” Shimizu on November 2, 2025. Further information will be posted when available.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Former Trustee, Life Trustee, and Chair of the WHOI Corporation, Thomas B. Wheeler, on November 4, 2025, after…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Joint Program Student Michael Jeffrey Briggs of Vicksburg, MS, on Oct. 9, 2025. He was 78. Michael…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Henry Parker Hirschel on September 12, 2025. He was 78. Henry grew up in Boston and…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee, Maurice Tempelsman. Maurice Tempelsman, the enigmatic and politically connected Belgian-American diamond magnate who drew news…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Linda Hughes Davis on August 21, 2025, in Falmouth, MA.  She was 78. Linda was born…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree David Lawrence Schneider on May 7, 2025.  He was 82. David was born May 10, 1942, in York,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Life Trustee George Kendall Moss on August 5, 2025.  George died peacefully with his family at his home…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former joint program student Michael S. Connor at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, on June 10, 2025,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI volunteer and donor Ruth Evelyn Hiebert Davis on June 19, 2025, surrounded by her children at her…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Rear Admiral Richard “Dick” Pittenger on June 18, 2025. As Oceanographer of the Navy and later as Director…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Corporation Member, John Franklin Swope, on April 29, 2025. He had been a resident of Concord, NH,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former volunteer Francis John Selvitelli on April 13, 2025, at the JML Care Center in Falmouth. He was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Alfred Medeiros, Jr., on March 15, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.  He was 82. Alfred…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Ted Edward Desrosiers on March 11, 2025.  He was 74. Ted was a man who could…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lynette Brady Clarke of North Falmouth on February 22, 2025. She died in Panama from complications…