Obituaries
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…
Read MoreSallye 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. …
Read MoreWalter H. G. Paul
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Walter H. G. Paul on December 8 in Falmouth, Mass. He was 82. Walter was born on…
Read MoreRobert Guillard
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert Guillard on September 25, 2016, at the Gregory Wing, St. Andrew’s Village in Boothbay Harbor,…
Read MoreLilli Schwenk Hornig
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of Life Trustee, Lilli Schwenk Hornig, on November 17, 2017. Lilli was 96 years old. The daughter of an organic…
Read MoreMabel M. (Badger) Reese Fay
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Mabel M. (Badger) Reese Fay on October 18 in Vergennes, VT. She was 93. As Ms. Reese,…
Read MorePresident Trump Orders US Flags At Half-Staff For Las Vegas
President Donald Trump called the mass shooting in Las Vegas “an act of pure evil” and has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the…
Read MoreRichard Lee Haedrich
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Richard Lee Haedrich on July 17, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, New Hampshire. He…
Read MoreAlfred C. Henser
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Alfred C. Henser on July 27. He was 90. Born and raised in Dartmouth, Mass., Alfred was…
Read MoreStephen T. Wessling
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Stephen T. Wessling on July 3. He was 60. Stephen worked as a merchant seaman for…
Read MoreDiane Poehls Adams
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Joint Program student Diane Poehls Adams after an illness. Diane was an assistant scientist at Rutgers University. …
Read MoreNathan Ulrich
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Post Doc/Assistant Scientist Nathan Ulrich. Nathan was traveling from Puerto Rico to Florida on May 15 when…
Read MoreDonna Lee (Holland) Lamonde
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Donna Lee (Holland) Lamonde on May 17 at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, Mass. She was…
Read MoreW. Redwood Wright
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee W. Redwood Wright on May 8, at his home. He was 89. Red was born Sept.…
Read MoreGary Jaroslow
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Joint Program student Gary Jaroslow over the weekend. Gary did his thesis on crustal accretion and tectonism…
Read MoreKatrina Reniska
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Katrina Reniska on May 3 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was 63. Katrina was a graduate of Rollins…
Read MoreRuth Payan Clark
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of former Member of the Corporation, Ruth Payan Clark, on April 23, at home in Palm Beach, Florida, surrounded by…
Read MoreGeorge “Richard” Harbison
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Scientist Emeritus George “Richard” Harbison. Richard passed away peacefully on March 22 surrounded by his family. He was…
Read MoreJohn Hayes
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree John Hayes at his home in Berkeley, California, on February 3, 2017, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Hayes…
Read MoreJerry Dean
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Jerome P. Dean, 82, of Falmouth and Hancock, Maine, January 30. He was born in rural Richlands,…
Read MoreGwen (Prior) Szent-Gyorgyi
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI volunteer Gwen (Prior) Szent-Gyorgyi of Woods Hole on January 9. She was 87. Gwen was the…
Read MoreRobert (Bob) Bastarache
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert (Bob) Bastarache on December 25 after a long illness. He was 63. Born in Acushnet,…
Read MoreWilliam (Bill) Schmitz
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of scientist emeritus Bill Schmitz on December 28 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Bill earned a Bachelor’s of Science in…
Read MoreBilly Joe Guest
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Billy Joe Guest of Eatonton, Ga., on December 9 after a long illness. He was 78. A…
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