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Obituaries


James H. “Spider” Souza

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee James H. “Spider” Souza on February 17 at Mass General Hospital in Boston.  He was 85.…

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Dean Martin Jacobson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Joint Program Graduate, Dean Martin Jacobson, on December 27, 2018, at Providence Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane,…

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M. Benno Blumenthal

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student M. Benno Blumenthal on December 15. He was 58. M. Benno Blumenthal received…

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Jim Avery

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Jim Avery on December 1 after a lengthy illness. Jim’s wife, Susan Avery, WHOI President Emerita and Corporation…

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Scot P. Birdwhistell

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death of former employee Scot Birdwhistell on October 27. He was 65. Scot received his Master of Chemistry from…

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Calvin Karram

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee and Korean War Vet, Calvin Karram, on January 19 in Florida.  He was 84. Calvin was…

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Jill Ker Conway

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of member and friend of the Institution, Jill Ker Conway.  Further information will be posted when available.

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Richard Arthur

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of member and friend of the Institution, Richard Arthur.  Further information will be posted when available.

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Jessie Pennoyer Snyder

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of member and friend of the Institution, Jessie Pennoyer Snyder.  Further information will be posted when available.

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Chuck Schmidt

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of member and friend of the Institution, Chuck Schmidt.  Further information will be posted when available.

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Erik Hauri

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death on September 5 of Erik Hauri, a 1992 graduate of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, at his home in North…

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Sheldon L. Holzer

Sheldon L. Holzer

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long-time WHOI volunteer Sheldon L. Holzer on August 20.  He was 81. Shelly was born in New York…

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Suellen Garner

Suellen Garner

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Suellen Garner on Monday, July 30. She was 56. Suellen, or Susie or Susie-Q as she…

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Pamela Barrows

Pamela Barrows

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Pamela Barrows on July 6. She was 75. Pam was born in Syracuse, NY, moved to…

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Fred Grassle

Fred Grassle

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Fred Grassle on July 6 at Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing Center in Somerset, New Jersey. He…

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Thomas C. Aldrich

Thomas C. Aldrich

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of former employee Thomas C. Aldrich on April 24 of cancer in Falmouth. He was 80. Tom was predeceased…

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David L. Shores

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee David L. Shores on April 10 at the Winship Green Nursing Center in Bath, Maine. He…

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Allan R. Davison

Allan R. Davison

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Allan R. Davison on March 21. He was 82. Al enlisted in the US Coast Guard…

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Nancy Marcus

Nancy Marcus

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Nancy Marcus on February 12, 2018 at her home in Florida surrounded by family and friends.…

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Napoleon “Mac” McCall

Napoleon "Mac" McCall

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Napoleon “Mac” McCall on February 19.  He was 61. Mac served in the US Army for…

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Dana Hackett

Dana Hackett

The Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Dana Hackett, WHOI’s warehouse supervisor, on Friday, February 16, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 66. Dana was…

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Lidia K. Williams Van Beeck

Lidia K. Williams Van Beeck

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lidia K. Williams Van Beeck on December 13, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass. She was…

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Sallye Davis

Sallye Davis

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Sallye Davis on December 16.  She was 66. Sallye was born October 14, 1951, in Kenedy, TX. …

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