Obituaries

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death July 26, 2001, of retiree Suzanne B. Volkmann at her home in Woods Hole at age 72 after a brief battle with cancer.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death June 9, 2001, of retiree Dr. Harry H. Stanton of Provincetown, MA, after a long illness. He died at the Hospice House in Barnstable at age 73.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was received word of the death May 19, 2001, of retiree William Francis Gallagher at the Royal Megansett Nursing Home in North Falmouth. He was 85.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of Honorary Member of the Corporation Dr. James D. Ebert at age 79. Dr. Ebert and his wife, Alma Goodwin Ebert, 78, died May 22 of injuries they suffered in a car accident in Maryland.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death May 3, 2001, of Senior Mechanic John P. Clement after a brief illness. John died of cancer at his home in East Falmouth. He was 56.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death April 26, 2001, of former staff member Raymond G. Stevens of Falmouth. He was 77.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death March 8, 2001, of retiree Jack Nickles Lindon of Pocasset at age 81.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death March 2, 2001 of Steven J. Poore of Sagamore, MA, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a long illness. He was 46.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death February 28, 2001, of Honorary Trustee and Honorary Member of the Corporation Arnold Boris Arons of a heart attack at his home in Seattle. He was 84.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death February 13, 2001, of retiree Thomas Lyon in Littleton, NH, after a long illness. He was 73.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death February 6, 2001, of Valentine Patrick Wilson of North Falmouth at the Royal Nursing and Alzheimer’s Center in Falmouth. He was 76.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death February 8, 2001, of Scientist Emeritus Howard L. Sanders of Woods Hole at the Royal Nursing and Alzheime’??A?s Center in Falmouth after a long illness. He was 79.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death January 31, 2001, of retiree William G. “Gerry” Metcalf of Falmouth at age 82. Gerry worked at the Institution in the Physical Oceanography Department from 1945 until his retirement as an Associate Scientist in 1979. Following his retirement he was appointed Scientist Emeritus.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death January 17, 2001 of James A. Swan, a former clerk in the WHOI Stockroom.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death January 12, 2001 of Honorary Trustee William R. Hewlett, co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company. He was 87.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death January 1, 2001 of David C. White of North Falmouth after a long illness at age 47. He died at the Center for Optimum Care in Falmouth.

The Institution has received word of the death of John M. Ranney of Safety Harbor, FL, November 15, 2000. John worked at the Institution from 1976 to 1983 as a security guard and later as Assistant Building Services Supervisor. A copy of the complete notice will be posted as available.

The Institution has received word of the death of Henry G. Walter, Jr., Honorary Member of the Corporation, of Long Island, NY, Saturday, November 11. A copy of the complete notice will be posted as available.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death October 27, 2000 of John R. “Jack” Bracebridge at Falmouth Hospital. He was 63.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death October 1, 2000 of retiree Eric H. Frank, Jr. at Falmouth Hospital. He was 73.