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.

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
Marvin Pope
Lincoln Laboratory
January 9, 2026
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
Fnu Rajani
Chemical Engineering
July 6, 2023
David B. Ralston
History
December 17, 2016
Toivo R. Rannikko
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
April 28, 2022
Heikki Rantakari
Sloan School of Management
October 21, 2023
Gabriel Raposo
Facilities & Physical Plant
Repair and Maintenance
December 22, 2025
George W. Rathjens
Political Science
May 27, 2016
Dennis D. Rathman
Lincoln Laboratory
February 3, 2024
Vincent J. Raulinaitis
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
March 21, 2017
Marjory D. Ray
MIT Press
November 24, 2016
Robert H. Rediker
Research Laboratory of Electronics
December 29, 2018
Marion D. Redonnet
Urban Studies and Planning
September 24, 2020
Nita Regnier
Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies
December 22, 2018
Wallace Reid
Haystack Observatory
April 22, 2017
Martin Rein
Urban Studies and Planning
October 14, 2017
Carl Reppucci
Lincoln Laboratory
August 7, 2021
John Resmini
Endicott House
January 14, 2022
Myrna C. Resteghini
Telecommunications
March 9, 2020
C. Joseph Reynolds
Lincoln Laboratory
December 21, 2022
Chokyun Rha
Office of the Provost
March 3, 2021
Barbara E. Rice
Copy Technology Centers
November 24, 2017
Charles Rich
CSAIL
January 3, 2018
Whitman A. Richards
Media Lab
September 16, 2016