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.
Jack L. Kerrebrock
Aeronautics and Astronautics
July 19, 2019
Lawrence Kershaw
Facilities & Physical Plant
March 25, 2018
Justin E. Kerwin
Mechanical Engineering
May 23, 2021
Richard V. Keyes Jr.
Research Laboratory of Electronics
July 3, 2016
Langley C. Keyes, Jr.
Urban Studies and Planning
February 13, 2025
Health Sciences and Technology Program
March 21, 2023
Areti Kiara
Mechanical Engineering
November 1, 2018
Eileen R. Kibrick
Libraries
November 7, 2020
Patrick F. Kiley
Facilities & Physical Plant
September 19, 2019
Robert G. Kiley
Lincoln Laboratory
November 22, 2016
Robert Kiley
Facilities & Physical Plant
Department of Housing
February 2, 2022
George H. Kilmarx
Facilities & Physical Plant
November 12, 2018
Urban Studies and Planning
March 28, 2023
Edwin T. Kinnear
Haystack Observatory
October 18, 2022
Judith G. Kirkwood
Lincoln Laboratory
February 12, 2020
Vera Kistiakowsky
Physics
December 11, 2021
Herbert Kleiman
Lincoln Laboratory
November 18, 2025
Daniel Kleppner
Physics
June 16, 2025
Randall L. Knight
Lincoln Laboratory
April 6, 2016
Lawrence E. Knight
Lincoln Laboratory
December 15, 2018
George H. Knittel
Lincoln Laboratory
March 12, 2022
Anthony J. Knopp
Corporate Relations
OSATT
September 1, 2022
Dr. Charles E. Kolb
Chemistry
Atmospheric Science
January 5, 2020
Kenneth H. Konkle
Lincoln Laboratory
August 5, 2021
Kenneth K. Kopp
Facilities & Physical Plant
Repair and Maintenance
December 15, 2024
Lincoln Laboratory
October 12, 2026
George Koster
Physics
Lincoln Laboratory
August 16, 2024
Robert Kramer
Lincoln Laboratory
Richard Kremsdorf
Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL)
April 12, 2020
Robert J. Krueger
Lincoln Laboratory
September 11, 2020
Gary R. Krumpholz
Lincoln Laboratory
February 18, 2022
Dennis G. Kuipers
Lincoln Laboratory
January 8, 2018
James A. Kulpan
Lincoln Laboratory
January 3, 2019
Israel Kupiec
Lincoln Laboratory
February 15, 2024
MIT
Corporation and Alumnus
November 20, 2021
Melvin Labitt
Lincoln Laboratory
August 16, 2019
Judith Anne Lachman
Human Resources
Benefits Office
August 12, 2017
Arthur L. Lafleur
Chemical Engineering
September 10, 2026
Aeronautics and Astronautics
July 16, 2021
Joan L. Lahey
Lincoln Laboratory
July 3, 2020
Lorraine Lally
Lincoln Laboratory
December 15, 2025
T. William Lambe
Civil and Environmental Engineering
March 6, 2017
Doug Lancaster
MIT Family Member
Media Lab
Urban Studies and Planning
October 2, 2022
Daniel Langdale
Office of Admissions
September 28, 2014
Robert H. Langlais
Lincoln Laboratory
April 4, 2019
Nuclear Science and Engineering
April 26, 2024
John J. Laplume
Facilities & Physical Plant
October 12, 2015
Harold R. Larson
Materials Research Laboratory
January 2, 2025
Rayna G. Lateva-Demirev
Office of Sponsored Programs
August 31, 2017