Obituaries

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long-time WHOI volunteer, Peter Partridge on January 5, 2024, with his family by his side. Peter was raised…

Institute Professor Emeritus Robert Solow, pathbreaking economist, dies at age 99 Nobel-winning scholar changed his field, taught generations of students, and helped make MIT a global leader in economics research.…

Throughout her life as First Lady of Georgia and First Lady of the United States, Rosalynn Carter exemplified hope, warmth, and a steadfast commitment to doing all she could to…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Catherine Herrity on November 16, 2023, from congestive heart failure. She was 75. Catherine was born…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long time WHOI Volunteer James B. Tynan on November 7, 2023, with his loving family at his side.…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Richard Francis “Moose” Morris on November 6, 2023. He was 62. Richard was born to Marilyn…

October 26-30, 2023 – Half-Staff – United States As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on October 25, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Joel C. Goldman on September 30 after living with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease for many years.…

A Proclamation on the Death of Dianne Feinstein Senator Dianne Feinstein was a pioneering American and a true trailblazer. In San Francisco, she showed enormous poise and courage in the…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert Arthur in March 2023. Robert was an Able-Bodied Seaman from 2002 to 2021.  He worked…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Sheila Payne on September 27, 2023.  She was 87. Sheila was the daughter of Ethel Chapman Tulk…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Michael Lee Spruill on September 18, 2023.  He was 69. Michael was born on April 3,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee, Robert Addison Day on September 14, 2023.  He was 79. Robert Addison Day was a…

  The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Maya Bhatia on August 16, 2023, in Grise Fiord – Aujuittuq, Nunavut,…

  The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Trustee and Member of the Corporation Peter Arthur Aron on July 14, 2023. He was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Trustee/Corporation Member Cecily C. Selby on July 9, 2023. She was 96. Cecily had a pathbreaking career…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Ernest Eldred Baker (Buddy) on June 23, 2023.  He was 94. Buddy grew up in Quissett where…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the sudden death of former employee David P. Kammer of Marcellus, NY, on May 14, 2023. He was 61. David was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Bruce Tripp on May 9, 2023, at JML Care Center in Falmouth, while under hospice care. He…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee , on July 6, 2007, at Greenbriar Terrace Nursing Home in Nashua, NH. He was 80.…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the sudden death of WHOI Guest Investigator Steve Okkonen on April 6, 2023.  He was 69. Steve was born in Ann…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the sudden and unexpected death of WHOI Emeritus Research Scholar Geoffrey Allsup on March 23, 2023.  He was 71. Geoff was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Norman Morrison, a World War II veteran, on December 21, 2022.  He was 96. Norman was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Edward Hinckley Chute of Hatchville, a veteran who ran Crooked Pond Farm with his wife for more…