In Memoriam

We remember with fondness our departed MIT colleagues and friends. This In Memoriam listing contains the names of MIT faculty and staff who were confirmed deceased by Human Resources, MIT News, or family members. Names listed in red include a link to the individual's obituary, provided by friends or family. To report the death of or supply an obituary for faculty or staff, please email retirees.assoc@mit.edu.

The leaf icon that follows an individual's name indicates that a donation to the MIT Retirees Undergraduate Scholarship Fund was made in loving memory of the deceased.

Mary E. Pensyl
Lincoln Laboratory
October 8, 2022
Joe and Ellen Pepe
MIT Family Member
Date unknown
Antonio M. Pereira
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
June 8, 2023
Mary-Louise Perkins
Lincoln Laboratory
May 4, 2022
Richard C. Perling
Lincoln Laboratory
April 8, 2022
Francis H. Perry
Lincoln Laboratory
September 9, 2020
Carrie Ann (Fortunato) Perry
Lincoln Laboratory
March 29, 2024
Brenda Jo Pesaturo
Lincoln Laboratory
March 20, 2024
John W. Peterson
MIT Police
December 5, 2020
Michael Petrino
Lincoln Laboratory
March 9, 2018
Susan D. Petrusewicz
MIT Endicott House
August 12, 2017
Gordon H. Pettengill,
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
May 8, 2021
Austin Petzke
Facilities & Physical Plant
November 23, 2010
Joseph E. Phillips
Facilities & Physical Plant
Campus Services and Maintenance
January 29, 2019
Shirley D. Phillips
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
April 10, 2019
James N. Phinney
Resource Development
June 15, 2019
Stephen K. Piccolo
MIT Medical
Medical Specialities
December 17, 2019
Helmut Pichler
Lincoln Laboratory
September 2, 2018
Norton T. Pierce
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
June 10, 2016
Marilyn E. Pierce
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
June 4, 2017
Charles A. Pike
Facilities & Physical Plant
November 23, 2020
Barbra M. Pine
List Visual Arts Center
June 24, 2023
George Pishenin
Campus Activities Complex
April 21, 2021
Robert F. Pitts
Lincoln Laboratory
November 25, 2020
Leo S. Plagenza
MIT
February 6, 2024
Richard L. Pober
Materials Research Laboratory
Materials Processing Center
September 7, 2025
Stephen C. Pohlig
Lincoln Laboratory
April 14, 2017
Esther G. Poole
Lincoln Laboratory
May 29, 2017
Marko B. Popovic
Media Lab
October 22, 2023
William J. Portrait
Biology
May 12, 2020
Richard G. Potts
Lincoln Laboratory
December 3, 2023
William F. Pounds
Sloan School of Management
August 23, 2023
Gail A. Powderly
Office of Sponsored Programs
August 2, 2021
Hernan Camilo Praddaude
Lincoln Laboratory
November 30, 2018
George W. Pratt
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
April 21, 2017
Allan E. Pratt
Lincoln Laboratory
October 25, 2021
S. Hardy Prince
Lincoln Laboratory
Group 76
April 3, 2018
Ronald F. Probstein
Mechanical Engineering
September 19, 2021
Evelyn M. Profirio
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
June 4, 2017
Albert G. Prosser
Lincoln Laboratory
April 9, 2019
William Provencher
Lincoln Laboratory
August 23, 2019
Dennis H. Pruslin
Lincoln Laboratory
July 28, 2018
Anita I.H. Pu
MIT Medical
January 21, 2020
Richard M. Pulkkinen
Lincoln Laboratory
October 26, 2022
Eileen C. Putney
Lincoln Laboratory
November 11, 2014
Rita H. Queen
Human Resources
October 4, 2020
Paul H. Quinn
Office of Sponsored Programs
May 6, 2017
John J. Raeke
Facilities & Physical Plant
December 20, 2021
Prof. Robert T. Rafuse
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
November 3, 2006
Robert R. Ragusa
Controller's Accounting Office
February 1, 2021
Sarah V. Raisbeck
Lincoln Laboratory
January 2, 2021