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Kittie E. (Holland) Elliott

Kittie E. (Holland) Elliott

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Kittie E. (Holland) Elliott on May 30, 2016, at her home in North Falmouth.  She was 93.…

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John “Jack” F. Connell

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree John “Jack” F. Connell on May 11. He was 80. Jack was born on August 14, 1935,…

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Wayne A. Bailey

Wayne A. Bailey

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Wayne A. Bailey.  He was 64. Wayne began working at WHOI in 1977 as an ordinary seaman…

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Earl M. Young Jr.

Earl M. Young Jr.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Earl M. Young Jr., on May 9 in Pocasset, Mass.  He was 82. Earl was born in…

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James B. Hurlock

James B. Hurlock

he Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death on April 27, 2016, of former Life Trustee, James B. Hurlock , age 82. Jim began his affiliation with WHOI…

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Percy (“Pi”) Chubb, III

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death on March 16, 2016, of former Honorary Trustee, Percy (“Pi”) Chubb, III, age 81. Pi was the son of Percy…

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Joseph Leo Coburn, Jr.

Joseph Leo Coburn, Jr.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Captain Joseph Leo Coburn, Jr. (U.S. Coast Guard retired) on Sunday, March 20, at Woodhaven Hall, Williamsburg…

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Craig Henderson

Craig Henderson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death of employee Craig T. Henderson on March 29. He was 63. One of eight children of the late…

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Geoffrey Eglinton

The Woods Hole Oceanographic announces with sorrow the death of Adjunct Scientist Geoffrey Eglinton on March 11.  More information will be posted when available.

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Duncan Blanchard

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of former employee Duncan Blanchard on February 25, 2016, after an acute respiratory illness. He was 91. Duncan was born…

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Anita (LaBonte) Gunning

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Anita (LaBonte) Gunning on March 4 in Centerville after a long illness. She was 94. Anita was…

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Henry R. Carlisle

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the sudden death of retiree Henry R. Carlisle on March 7 at his home in Winthrop, Mass.  He was 70. Henry…

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Anne Whitin Sawyer

Anne Whitin Sawyer

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death on February 16, 2016, of former Honorary Member, Anne Whitin Sawyer, age 97. Anne and her husband, former Trustee…

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James E. “Reggie” Proctor

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death of employee James E. “Reggie” Proctor on February 6, in Toledo, OH.  He was 34. Reggie was born…

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Richard P. Von Herzen

Richard P. Von Herzen

Richard P. Von Herzen, an earth scientist who pioneered studies of heat flowing from the seafloor, died Thursday morning at the age of 85 in Portola Valley, Calif.  The cause…

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Robert McDevitt

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Robert McDevitt on January 19, 2016, in Western, Massachusetts.  He was 69. Robert began working at WHOI…

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George R. Hampson

George R. Hampson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Oceanographer Emeritus George R. Hampson on November 5 in New Bedford.  George suffered a stroke on October 28…

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James M. (Jim) Clark

James M. (Jim) Clark

James M. “Jim” Clark, advisor to and benefactor of our Institution for more than thirty years, died at his home in Woods Hole on October 24, 2015. He was 93.  “No…

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Arthur D. Voorhis

Arthur D. Voorhis

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Arthur D. Voorhis on October 6 at JML Care Center after a brief illness.  He was 90.…

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Patricia (Souza) Askew

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Patricia (Souza) Askew on October 2, at Cape Cod Hospital.  She was 77. Pat began working at…

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Howard A. Holland

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death on September 19, of retiree Howard A. Holland, surrounded by his devoted wife Jessie and a circle of loving…

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Breene Kerr

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death September 2, 2015 of former Life Trustee and Honorary Member, Breene M. Kerr.  Breene and his wife Sheri became…

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M. Allan Nickerson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long time volunteer M. Allan Nickerson on August 26 after a 10-year struggle with Parkinson’s and Lewy body…

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Janet M. (Robinson) Johnson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Janet M. (Robinson) Johnson on July 21, in the loving presence of family, after a brief illness. She…

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