Obituaries
Karen 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…
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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,…
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…
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 born…
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…
Read MoreArthur Yorke Allen
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Life Trustee Arthur Yorke Allen of New York City and Edgartown, Mass., on August 3 at Martha’s Vineyard…
Read MoreLee A. Vincent
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lee A. Vincent on July 22 at the JML Care Center in Falmouth, Mass., surrounded by…
Read MoreProsser Gifford
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Prosser Gifford, Member of the Corporation, at his home on July 5 with his family by his side. …
Read MoreThomas B. Sanford
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Thomas B. Sanford on July 12. He was 80. Tom received his AB in Physics at…
Read MoreJohn W. Kanwisher
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree John W. Kanwisher on May 7 in Woods Hole. He was 95. You can read the full…
Read MoreConstantine “Gus” Demetrious Tollios
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Constantine “Gus” Demetrious Tollios on January 18 in Florida. He was 90. The son of Demetrious J.…
Read MoreEdmund Karl Brown
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Edmund Karl Brown on March 14 in Bristol, ME. He was 86. Karl, as he liked…
Read MoreHope Noyes Smith
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Life Trustee, Hope Noyes Smith, on March 23 at her home in Pine Cay, Turks & Caicos Island,…
Read MoreFrancis H.Taylor
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long-time WHOI volunteer Francis “Frank” H. Taylor on February 23 at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham,…
Read MoreKendall (Ken) B. Bohr
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Kendall (Ken) B. Bohr on February 11 in Rockton, Illinois. He was 80. Born in Ossian,…
Read MoreElazar Uchupi
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus Elazar Uchupi on February 4 in Gorliz, Spain. He was 91. Elazar was born in Brooklyn, NY,…
Read MoreEdward Spiegel
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Edward Spiegel on January 2, 2020. He was a founding member of the summer Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (GFD)…
Read MoreThomas Fox O’Brien
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Thomas Fox O’Brien on January 3, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was 73. Tom was…
Read MoreAganoris “Aggie” Collins
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Aganoris “Aggie” Collins on November 13. He was 83. Aganoris “Aggie” was born in Akron, Alabama…
Read MoreLee Calvin Davis
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lee Calvin Davis, at the age of 94. Lee worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)…
Read MoreEli Katz
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Eli Katz on October 17. He was 82. Eli received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins…
Read MoreDouglas R. Mook
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student Douglas R. Mook of Hollis, NH, on October 18, after a long battle…
Read MoreRochelle “Shelley” A. (Ugstad) Reardon
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Rochelle “Shelley” A. (Ugstad) Reardon on October 1 from complications of renal cell carcinoma at Brigham…
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