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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…

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Lawrence 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,…

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Mildred 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…

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Lee 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…

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Ruben 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…

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Eric 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,…

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Robert Seamans

Robert 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…

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George Frederick “Fritz” Jewett Jr.

George 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…

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D. 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,…

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Charles 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.…

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Charles “Shang” Goodwin

Charles "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…

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James 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…

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Stanley G. Rosenblad

Stanley 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,…

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William 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…

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Brian Schroeder

Brian 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…

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William Stack

William 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…

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Richard S. “Dick” Edwards

Richard 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.…

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Bruce 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…

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William 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…

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Richard 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…

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John P. Bizzozero

John 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…

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James 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…

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Robert 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…

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John 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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