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Jerome “Jerry” M. Cotter

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Jerome “Jerry” M. Cotter on August 1, at Falmouth Hospital.  He was 77. Jerry Cotter didn’t quite…

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Charles Dana Densmore

Charles Dana Densmore

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Charles Dana Densmore on July 14, at his home in West Falmouth.  He was 89. Dana was…

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Thomas Crook

Thomas Crook

Thomas Crook, an expert in undersea navigation at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who helped guide oceanographers to extraordinary seafloor finds, from the wreck of the Titanic to previously undiscovered clams,…

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Philip ?Phil? W. Cheney

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death May 25, 2010 of former Honorary Member, Philip “Phil” W. Cheney.  Phil and his wife Leslie became Associates in…

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Gale Nigrelli

The Wood Hole Oceanographic has received word of the death of retiree Gale Nigrelli on October 26, 2009, in Rhode Island.  She was 65. Gale was born on October 18,…

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David Stone

David Stone

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death April 12, 2010 of Life Trustee and Honorary Member, David B. Stone.   David joined the Associates Program in 1967. …

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Molly Crowley

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death March 21, 2010 of former Corporation Member, Molly Crowley, at her vacation home in Indian Wells, California.  Molly and…

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Joanne Malkus Simpson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Joanne Malkus Simpson on March 4, of multiple organ failure at George Washington University Hospital in…

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Barrett H. (Buzzy) McLaughlin

Barrett H. (Buzzy) McLaughlin

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Barrett H. (Buzzy) McLaughlin on March 4, at Falmouth Hospital after a long illness.  He was 83.…

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Melvin Stern

Melvin Stern

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Melvin Stern on February 2, in Philadelphia, PA.  He was 81. Born January 22, 1929…

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Kathleen Marie “Kay” Crawford

Kathleen Marie "Kay"  Crawford

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death January 30, 2010 of Life Trustee and Honorary Member, Kathleen M. “Kay” Crawford, at her home in Westwood, MA. …

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Karen Gallup “KG” Lloyd

Karen Gallup "KG" Lloyd

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution notes with deep sorrow the death on December 22, 2009, of Life Trustee and Honorary Member, Karen G. “KG” Lloyd.  KG served as a Trustee…

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Howard W. Johnson

Howard W. Johnson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution notes with deep sorrow the death on December 12, 2009, of Life Trustee and Honorary Member, Howard W. Johnson.  Dr. Johnson served as a Trustee…

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Arthur C. Bartlett

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Arthur C. Bartlett on November 10, after a long battle with prostate cancer.  He was 71.…

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Charles Corwin

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Charles Corwin on November 12, at the Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.…

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James Mitchell

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree James Mitchell on October 19, at Falmouth Hospital. He was 89. Jim was born in Crothersville, Jackson…

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James Davis

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree James Davis on October 4, in Ashaway, RI. He was 79. James began his career at WHOI…

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Clayton W. Collins, Jr.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Clayton W. Collins, Jr. on August 23, at Falmouth Hospital. He was 87. Clayton was born in…

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Vladimir Bulygin

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of employee Vladimir Bulygin of a heart attack on June 28.  He was 45. Vladimir received his Masters Degree…

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Kenneth Eugene Bazner

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Kenneth Eugene Bazner, at his home in Hatchville, after a year-long battle with cancer on June 10.…

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Bernard Kilbreth

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Bernard E. Kilbreth Jr. on May 29, in Augusta, Maine, after a long illness.  He was 80.…

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James Edward Craddock

James Edward Craddock

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Oceanographer Emeritus Jim Craddock on June 7, at Massachusetts General Hospital from complications of pneumonia.  He was 71.…

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Maureen Carragher

Maureen Carragher

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of employee Maureen E. Carragher at home, peacefully with her family by her side, after a courageous battle with…

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