Obituaries

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Charles John Peters Jr. on September 21, 1997 after a brief illness. He was 54.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death by drowning September 12, 1997 of Member of the Corporation Thomas N. O??A???A?Neil in Falmouth. A resident of Concord, MA, and Woods Hole, he was 49.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death September 2, 1997 of Scientist Emeritus Mary Sears, one of the first staff members of the Institution and a guiding force in its development. She passed away at her home in Woods Hole at age 92 after a brief illness.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death May 29, 1997 of Martin C. Woodward at his home in East Falmouth. He was 58.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death June 26, 1995 of William E. Collins. Bill, on-site project manager for WHOI??A?s new research vessel Atlantis (AGOR-25), had an apparent heart attack while at work at Halter Marine in Moss Point, Mississippi. He was 51.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death March 8, 1995 of retired Chief Mate and Master Eugene J. Mysona of Woods Hole at Falmouth Hospital after a brief illness. He was 78.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death February 15, 1995 of Harold W. Swanson, Cleaning Services Supervisor, at Falmouth Hospital of a heart attack. He was 62.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death February 10, 1995 of Scientist Emeritus Valentine Worthington at his winter home in Abaco, Bahamas. He was 74.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus Stanley W. Watson, President and owner of Associates of Cape Cod, February 1, 1995 at his home in Falmouth following a long illness. He was 74.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death December 11, 1994 of Senior Scientist Francis G. Carey of the Biology Department. Frank died at home in West Falmouth, MA, of cancer at age 63.