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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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Weston “Dusty” Howland Jr.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Honorary Trustee and Honorary Member Weston “Dusty” Howland, Jr. on May 8, 2009.   Dusty served as a Member…

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Robert “Buddy” Gordon

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert “Buddy” Gordon on April 16, at home in West Chatham, Mass. He was 77. Buddy…

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Leonard Cartwright

Leonard  Cartwright

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Leonard Cartwright on March 13, after a brief illness.  He was 91. Lenny was born in…

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Edna Coneybear

Edna Coneybear

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Edna Coneybear on February 5, in Falmouth.  She was 92. Edna was born December 25, 1916, in…

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Lloyd “Tex” Hoadley

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee Lloyd “Tex” Hoadley.  He was 87. Further information will be posted when available.

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Sheri D. DeRosa

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Sheri D. DeRosa, program administrator for Woods Hole Sea Grant on January 27. She was 41. Sheri, a…

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J. Lamar Worzel

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee J. Lamar Worzel on December 26, at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was 89.…

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Harold W. Johnson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Harold W. Johnson on December 28, at Harborside Healthcare in Falmouth, MA, after a long illness. …

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Amy Ruth Samuels

Amy Ruth Samuels

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of Amy Samuels, a noted researcher in the field of animal behavior and conservation biology and a Visiting Investigator at…

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Foster Lee Striffler

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee Foster Lee Striffler in New London, CT, on October 8, 2008. He was 76. Foster was…

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Carl F. Swanson

Carl F. Swanson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Carl F. Swanson on November 11, at his home in Arundel, Maine, after a long battle with…

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Harry Clinton

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Harry Clinton on November 13, at Wingate in Andover, MA, after a long period of declining health. …

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