Obituaries
John “Jack” Wise
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Trustee John “Jack” Wise on Sunday, June 13 in Princeton, NJ. The cause was complications from Parkinson’s […]
Read MoreLewis James Saffron
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lewis James Saffron on May 18. He was 63.
Lew “Papa Lew” was a devoted husband to […]
Read MoreCharles R. Doering
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long-time GFD participant, Charles R. Doering, on May 15, after a challenging year with esophageal cancer. He was […]
Read MoreAndrew Konnerth Jr.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Andrew Konnerth Jr.
Andrew departed this life on February 7, 2021, which was also the anniversary of his […]
Read MorePeter Fox
Lewis Eugene Karchner
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lewis Eugene Karchner on February 6 of COVID 19 complications. He was 72.
Lew was born on […]
Read MoreLouis W. Cabot
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee Louis W. Cabot on January 29 at his home in the Tenants Harbor village of […]
Read MoreJames Hunter Orr, Jr.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Member of the Corporation, James Hunter Orr, Jr., on January 17.
James was born and raised […]
Read MoreDenman Kittredge McNear
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Member of the Corporation, Denman Kittredge McNear, of natural causes on January 5 at his assisted […]
Read MoreThomas Darragh Mullins II
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Trustee and Life Trustee, Thomas Darragh Mullins II, at his home in Lambert’s Cove on Martha’s […]
Read MoreFred Joseph Ravens
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former volunteer Fred Joseph Ravens Jr., on January 6, 2021, due to complications of COVID-19. He was 94.
Fred […]
Read MoreRobert A. Frosch
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Guest Investigator, former Director of Research, and former Trustee and Life Trustee, Robert (Bob) A. Frosch on December […]
Read MoreHartley Hoskins
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Hartley Hoskins on January 1, 2021. He was 82.
Over a career of 57 years at WHOI, Hartley […]
Read MoreSusumu Honjo
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus Susumu Honjo on December 23 surrounded by his family. He was 87.
Sus’s pioneering work as a […]
Read MoreColeman P. Burke
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee Coleman P. Burke on November 8 at his home in Bedford, NY. He was 79.
Loved for his […]
Read MoreMirth Nan Miller
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Mirth Nan Miller of Ocean Park, WA, on May 21 at her home. She was 71.
A […]
Read MoreRobert Hessler
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert Hessler on October 17 at a hospice care facility in Douglas, Ariz. He was 87.
Bob […]
Read MoreSherri Ann (Goldberg) Eldridge
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Guest Investigator Sherri Ann (Goldberg) Eldridge on September 14 in Boston, Mass.
Sherri was the beloved wife of G. […]
Read MoreKaren T. Hughes
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Karen Hughes, wife of our Vice-Chair Jeff Hughes. Our thoughts are with Jeff as he navigates this difficult […]
Read MorePeter Saunders
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Peter Saunders on August 20. He was 87.
Peter received his BS in physics in 1954, his […]
Read MoreGeoffrey “Jeff” Acheson Thompson
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Trustee and Life Trustee Geoffrey “Jeff” Acheson Thompson on August 3 at his home in Lyme, CT, from […]
Read MoreCarl Christopher Hardy
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Carl Christopher Hardy on April 16. He was 75.
Carl Christopher Hardy, known as Chris, was born […]
Read MoreRalph David (Dave) Simoneau Jr.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Ralph David (Dave) Simoneau Jr., of Bourne, Mass., on August 8. He was 81.
Dave was […]
Read MoreDonald LeBlanc
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Donald F. LeBlanc of Punta Gorda, FL, on August 5. He was 85.
Don was born in Boston, […]
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