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.

James "Jim" Vincent Cusick
Lincoln Laboratory
December 12, 2021
Josephine M. Cutrafello
Office of the Vice President for Finance
Purchasing
November 3, 2016
Linda D'Amato
Information Systems and Technology
January 15, 2024
Joseph D'Arco
Lincoln Laboratory
November 30, 2024
William H. Dalzell
Chemical Engineering
April 13, 2021
Gerald M. Daniels
Lincoln Laboratory
February 6, 2022
Hugh Darden
Resource Development
Date unknown
Edward M. Dargan
MIT Police
January 27, 2018
Norman I. Darling Jr.
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
October 11, 2018
Edward S. Darna
Music and Theater Arts
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
June 29, 2022
Ramachandra Rao Dasari
Chemistry
April 12, 2020
Eulalia A. Dasilva
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
February 22, 2018
Charles Robert Dauwalter
Draper Laboratory
MIT Instrumentation Lab
October 25, 2024
Faustina R. Davidheiser
Student Financial Services
April 18, 2016
Walter F. Davidson
Lincoln Laboratory
ISR and Tactical Systems
July 28, 2025
Barbara M. Davies
Lincoln Laboratory
May 27, 2020
Frances M. Davis
Lincoln Laboratory
January 1, 2020
Timothy M. Davis
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
November 25, 2020
Donald Davis
Mechanical Engineering
Ocean Engineering
December 23, 2016
William R. Davis, Jr.
Lincoln Laboratory
Engineering
September 1, 2023
Lynne A. Davison
Information Systems and Technology
November 6, 2024
Allan E. Davison
Lincoln Laboratory
July 21, 2020
Edgar W. Davy
Libraries
August 1, 2019
Jean P. de Monchaux
Urban Studies and Planning
April 30, 2018
Vincent C. Debaun
Resource Development
December 16, 2017
John DeCaprio Jr.
Lincoln Laboratory
June 27, 2024
Jordan DeFarias
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
October 12, 2020
Robert A. Defronzo
Facilities & Physical Plant
October 8, 2017
Ed Delaney
Lincoln Laboratory
January 31, 2021
Bertrand Delgutte
Research Laboratory of Electronics
August 17, 2024
Mark E. Delisle
Lincoln Laboratory
December 6, 2024
Arnold L. Demain
Biology
April 3, 2020
Peter T. Demos
Physics
September 18, 2012
John M. DeNucce
Facilities & Physical Plant
Repair and Maintenance
February 24, 2021
Mark F. Derome
Haystack Observatory
August 23, 2019
Thomas L. Derrah
Music and Theater Arts
October 6, 2017
Linda A. Desmarais
MIT
October 4, 2015
Daniel R. DeTeso
Lincoln Laboratory
Publications
November 13, 2023
Daniel J. Devlin
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
September 9, 2019
Elizabeth K. Dexter
CSAIL
July 29, 2020
Eugene Di Salvatore
Human Resources
Benefits Office
January 26, 2018
Nikolai Diatchenko
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
September 3, 2020
Mary Dibiase
Facilities & Physical Plant
May 11, 2019
Rocco Dibiase
Division of Student Life
Housing and Food Services
January 3, 2023
Josephine M. Dicicco
Sloan School of Management
April 12, 2016
William R. Dickson
Facilities & Physical Plant
August 14, 2006
Roger J. DiDonato
Lincoln Laboratory
February 27, 2024
Cesare A. DiFava
Facilities & Physical Plant
Superintendent's Office
February 13, 2022
Constantine J. Digenis
Lincoln Laboratory
November 3, 2020
Jean L. DiMauro
Materials Science and Engineering
April 2, 2022
Nancy A. DiModica
MIT
October 8, 2021