Obituaries
George Whitney Rowe
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of Corporation Member George W. Rowe on November 5, 2008. He was an Associate and was elected a Member of…
Read MoreLawrence A. Shumaker
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee Lawrence (Larry) A. Shumaker on October 21. He was 76. Larry was born in Southgate, California,…
Read MoreMildred W. Dean
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee Mildred W. Dean on October 10, 2008 at the JML Care Center in Falmouth. She was…
Read MoreLee Waterman
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee Lee Waterman on August 21, 2008 in Buckfield, Maine. He was 78. Lee graduated from Antioch…
Read MoreRuben Baker Jr.
Published in the Cape Cod Times on 7/20/2008 WELLFLEET — Captain Reuben Rich Baker Jr. died peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at Belvernon, his Wellfleet home, after a short…
Read MoreEric W. Spencer
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Eric W. Spencer Jr. on June 27, 2008. He was 78. Eric was born in New York City,…
Read MoreRobert Seamans
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death on June 28, 2008, of Honorary Trustee and Honorary Member, Robert C. Seamans, Jr. An Associate of the Institution…
Read MoreGeorge Frederick “Fritz” Jewett Jr.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of George Frederick “Fritz” Jewett Jr. on May 23, 2008, of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 81. George Frederick…
Read MoreD. Jean Keen
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee D. Jean Keen on August 1, 2007. She was 85. Jean was born in Lancaster, PA,…
Read MoreCharles Edward Spooner
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of Charles Edward Spooner in East Harwich, MA, on April 21, 2008, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.…
Read MoreCharles “Shang” Goodwin
Honorary Member Charles “Shang” Goodwin passed away on April 1, 2008. Shang and his wife Charlotte became WHOI Associates in 1982. Shang was elected a Member of the Corporation in…
Read MoreJames J. Cavanaugh
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee James J. Cavanaugh on February 5, in Falmouth. He was 86. Born in Woods Hole, James…
Read MoreStanley G. Rosenblad
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Stanley G. Rosenblad on January 20. He was 75. Stan graduated from Millbury High School, Millbury, MA,…
Read MoreWilliam Freund, Jr.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death November 9 of former employee William Freund, Jr. in Falmouth. He was 85. Bill was born in New York…
Read MoreBrian Schroeder
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow, the death of Brian Schroeder November 6, from cancer at Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth, MA. He was 68. A native…
Read MoreWilliam Stack
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death November 6 of former employee William Michael Stack in Norwood, MA. He was 84. Born and raised in New…
Read MoreRichard S. “Dick” Edwards
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Richard S. “Dick” Edwards on October 30, 2007, at JML Care Center from the effects of a stroke.…
Read MoreBruce Crawford
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death September 6, of former employee Bruce Crawford. He was 87. Bruce began working at WHOI in 1966 as the…
Read MoreWilliam Lawrence Connell
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree William Lawrence Connell, 87, of Monterey, VA. He died Friday, August 24, 2007, at his home. William…
Read MoreRichard J. Breivogel
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death August 21, 2007 of retiree Richard J. Breivogel, Jr. in Falmouth after a short illness. He was 86. Richard…
Read MoreJohn P. Bizzozero
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death August 18, 2007 of retiree John P. Bizzozero at his home. He was 90. John was born and raised…
Read MoreJames E. Gray
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee James E. Gray on August 6, 2007 in Reno Nevada. He was 84. James was born…
Read MoreRobert F. Kelley
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death June 10 of former employee Robert F. Kelley at his home in East Falmouth after a long illness. He…
Read MoreJohn E. “Jack” Rice
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death June 4 of former employee John E. “Jack” Rice in Taunton, MA, after a lengthy illness. He was 80.…
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