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.
      
          David S. Vokey    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  December 5, 2016
  
      
          Frederick W. Vote    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  January 8, 2013
  
      
          Gilda T. Vultaggio    
              
            
            
  
  Division of Student Life
          Housing and Food Services  
  
  January 4, 2018
  
      
          James N. Walpole    
              
            
              
            
  
  School of Engineering
  March 28, 2018
  
      
          Meredith E. Walsh    
              
            
              
            
  Admissions
  July 28, 2025
  
      
          Michael Walter    
              
            
              
            
  MIT Medical
  November 2, 2024
  
      
          Yenking K. Wang    
              
            
              
            
  Controller's Accounting Office
  January 3, 2021
  
      
          Daniel I.C. Wang    
              
            
              
            
  Institute Professors
  August 31, 2020
  
      
          Jing Wang    
              
            
              
            
  Comparative Media Studies/Writing
  July 26, 2021
  
      
          Defa Wang    
              
            
            
  Bates Linac
          Laboratory for Nuclear Science  
  
  January 11, 2023
  
      
          Ellenor J. Ward    
              
            
              
            
  Graphic Arts
  October 8, 2017
  
      
          Barbara J. Ward    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  August 21, 2019
  
      
          William W. Ward    
              
            
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
          Communication Systems  
  
  February 24, 2014
  
      
          Earl J. Wassmouth    
              
            
              
            
  Aeronautics and Astronautics
  July 23, 2017
  
      
          William B. Watson    
              
            
              
            
  History
  August 13, 2022
  
      
          Peggy S. Watson-Brownell    
              
            
              
            
  Nuclear Reactor Laboratory
  June 21, 2024
  
      
          James C. Weaver    
              
            
              
            
  Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
  November 3, 2023
  
      
          E Donald Weiner    
              
            
              
            
  Aeronautics and Astronautics
  May 24, 2019
  
      
          Sylvia E. Weir    
              
            
              
            
  
  Media Lab
  October 13, 2018
  
      
          Stanley I. Weiss    
              
            
              
            
  Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
  March 6, 2020
  
      
          Walter I. Wells    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  November 12, 2016
  
      
          Gerald Wentworth    
              
            
              
            
  Mechanical Engineering
  March 26, 2022
  
      
          Loretta M. Wesley    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  February 10, 2021
  
      
          Richard A. Westberg    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  January 12, 2021
  
      
          Robert H. Westcott    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  February 7, 2016
  
      
          Mary E. Westlund    
              
            
            
  Office of Digital Learning
          Distance Learning  
  
  January 7, 2017
  
      
          Malcolm F. Wetherbee    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  October 8, 2017
  
      
          Jan M. Wetzel    
              
            
              
            
  Mathematics
  March 10, 2023
  
      
          Caroline Whitbeck    
              
            
              
            
  Center For Technology, Policy, & Industrial Development
  September 5, 2016
  
      
          Douglas W. Whitcomb    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  May 9, 2021
  
      
          Sonia White    
              
            
            
  Brain and Cognitive Sciences
          Plasma Science and Fusion Center  
  
  June 2, 2022
  
      
          Ronald G. Whitman Sr.    
              
            
            
  Facilities & Physical Plant
          Custodial Services  
  
  September 26, 2016
  
      
          E. Clayton Whittaker    
              
            
              
            
  Facilities & Physical Plant
  September 21, 2016
  
      
          Eugene D. Whooley    
              
            
              
            
  
  Lincoln Laboratory
  July 12, 2019
  
      
          Donald  Wiggin    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  October 9, 2018
  
      
          David P. Wiggins    
              
            
              
            
  
  Lincoln Laboratory
  November 26, 2023
  
      
          Harald Wilhelmsen    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  October 30, 2023
  
      
          Edward R. Wilkes    
              
            
              
            
  Facilities & Physical Plant
  August 3, 2017
  
      
          Cornelia M. Wilkes    
              
            
              
            
  Telecommunications
  October 9, 2020
  
      
          Bruce K. Willard    
              
            
              
            
  Lincoln Laboratory
  October 25, 2022
  
      
          Mavis Williams    
              
            
              
            
  Facilities & Physical Plant
  March 1, 2022
  
      
          Lee D. Williams    
              
            
              
            
  Laboratory for Nuclear Science
  September 20, 2019
  
      
          Frank M. Williams    
              
            
              
            
  Facilities & Physical Plant
  December 29, 2017
  
      
          George R. Williams    
              
            
              
            
  Facilities & Physical Plant
  July 27, 2018
  
      
          Cheryl Williams    
              
            
            
    Office of the Vice President for Finance
          Procurement Operations  
  
  February 22, 2025
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