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.
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
Lee D. Williams
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
September 20, 2019
Mavis Williams
Facilities & Physical Plant
March 1, 2022
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
Richard C. Williamson
Lincoln Laboratory
August 9, 2025
Claude F. Williamson
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
October 1, 2021
Donald K. Willim
Lincoln Laboratory
February 1, 2018
James N. Wilson
MIT
December 31, 2024
David Gordon Wilson
Mechanical Engineering
May 2, 2019
Patrick H. Winston
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
July 19, 2019
Andrea J. Wirth
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
May 13, 2022
Kenneth R. Wisentaner
Division of Student Life
Food Services, Housing and Residential Services
November 6, 2021
Gerald N. Wogan
Biological Engineering
July 16, 2021
Lillian Wohlander
Registrar's Office
September 21, 2020
Eleanor M. Wolcott
Student Financial Services
July 28, 2021
Christopher S. Wolfrom
Information Systems and Technology
April 29, 2024
Victor W. Wong
Mechanical Engineering
July 13, 2020
Pamela S. Wood
Music and Theater Arts
March 7, 2018
Mathilde Wood
March 12, 2020
Stephen E. Woodbury, Jr.
Lincoln Laboratory
October 28, 2010
Francis L. Woodworth
Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 9, 2016
Varian F. Woolfork
Registrar's Office
June 23, 2018
Arthur J. Worsh
Lincoln Laboratory
Information Technology
November 22, 2023
George L. Wrenn
Sloan School of Management
June 7, 2024
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