Obituaries
Stephen P. Swope
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 8, 2004 of Member of the Corporation Stephen P. Swope of Riverside, CT. He was 68. Stephen P.…
Read MoreRuth M. Adams
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death November 10, 2004 of Honorary Trustee Ruth M. Adams at her home in Hanover, NH. She was 90. Ruth…
Read MoreMarvin McCamis
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death October 10, 2004, of Marvin J. McCamis of Port St. Lucie, Florida, at St. Lucie Medical Center. He was…
Read MoreWilliam A. Watkins
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death September 24, 2004 of Oceanographer Emeritus William A. Watkins at his home in East Falmouth, MA after a long…
Read MoreSamuel W. Vincent
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death September 27, 2004, of Samuel Warren Vincent of Falmouth after a brief illness. He was 76. Sam Vincent was…
Read MoreW.H. Krome George
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death September 6, 2004 of Honorary Trustee and Honorary Member W.H. Krome George of Sewickley, PA at St. John’s Specialty…
Read MoreFrank Lee Nickerson
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death September 4, 2004 of Honorary Member Frank Lee Nickerson at the JML Care Center in Falmouth. He was age…
Read MoreDavid C. Chapman
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death July 20, 2004 of Senior Scientist David C. Chapman of the Physical Oceanography Department at his home in East Falmouth of cancer. He was 51.
Read MoreWilliam Graves
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death June 12, 2004 of Honorary Member of the Corporation William P.E. Graves in Lititz, PA, of complications from a stroke suffered in 2001. He was 77.
Read MoreEmerson H. Hiller
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death July 10, 2004, of Emerson Harlow Hiller at his home in Fairhaven, MA, of cancer. He was 84.
Read MoreFlorence K. Mellor
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death June 17, 2004, of retiree Florence K. Mellor, 92, of Falmouth, MA, at Falmouth Hospital.
Read MoreWilliam H. Horn
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death June 10, 2004 of retiree William Hamilton Horn, 76, of Falmouth, MA, at the JML Care Center in Falmouth.
Read MoreAlfred Dix Leeson
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death May 27, 2004, of Honorary Member of the Corporation Alfred Dix Leeson of respiratory failure at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockland, Maine. He was 83.
Read MoreHarvey Brooks
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death May 28, 2004, of Honorary Trustee and Honorary Member of the Corporation Harvey Brooks at his home in Cambridge, MA, from complications of congestive heart failure. He was 88.
Read MoreElizabeth H. Schroeder
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Elizabeth H. Schroeder of West Falmouth on May 20, 2004 at the age of 80. She was a Research Associate in the Physical Oceanography Department for many years.
Read MoreRyan C. Schrawder
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death May 8, 2004 of Ryan C. Schrawder, 27, of Falmouth, MA, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Falmouth.
Read MoreCeleste Fowler
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death March 21, 2004 of Joint Program student Celeste Fowler in Boston at age 32 after a brief battle with cancer.
Read MoreGordon Howe Volkmann
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Gordon Howe Volkmann, 78, of Woods Hole, who died Thursday, December 25th at the Forestview Nursing Home in Wareham. He was the husband of the late Suzanne (Brainerd) Volkmann who died in 2001.
Read MoreArthur Dickinson Colburn, Jr.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 20, 2003, of Arthur Dickinson Colburn, Jr. of Falmouth at Falmouth Hospital after a brief illness. He was 76.
Read MoreNicholas P. Fofonoff
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 18, 2003, of Scientist Emeritus Nick P. Fofonoff at his home in Falmouth after a brief illness. He was 74.
Read MoreRichard F. Simpkin
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death Marine crew member Richard F. Simpkin, December 16, 2003, at age 73. He joined the WHOI staff in 1978, working aboard Research Vessel Oceanus, where he spent most of his career. He retired in 1996. Further information will be posted as available.
Read MoreElizabeth T. Bunce
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 13, 2003, of Scientist Emeritus Elizabeth T. Bunce at Falmouth Hospital after a brief illness. She was 88.
Read MoreMelvin A. Conant
In Memorium, December 11, 2003, of Honorary Trustee Melvin A. Conant of Lusby, Maryland after a long illness at age 79.
Read MorePeter P. O’Reilly
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death November 26, 2003, of retiree Peter P. O’Reilly, formally of Mashpee, in Phoenix. He was 77.
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