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.
William McCaffery
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
October 24, 2016
Terence J. McCarthy
Facilities & Physical Plant
March 23, 2022
Joseph A. McCarthy
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
May 6, 2020
Claire L. McCarthy
Telecommunications
June 14, 2019
Kevin J. McCarthy
Lincoln Laboratory
August 2, 2022
John A. McCook
Lincoln Laboratory
April 3, 2018
Lawrence McCray
Center for International Studies
December 26, 2023
John F. McCreery
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
May 20, 2016
Telecommunications
Winifred McDonough
Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer
December 8, 2008
Jean M. McDougall
MIT Endicott House
June 21, 2020
Victor McElheny
Science, Technology, and Society
July 14, 2025
Marguerite McGagh
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
April 18, 2025
Susan D. McGilvary
Lincoln Laboratory
August 30, 2019
Paul John McGrath
MIT.nano
February 20, 2025
Peter J. McHugh
Facilities & Physical Plant
September 7, 2020
Stephen G. McHugh
Lincoln Laboratory
December 18, 2021
Paul G. McHugh
Lincoln Laboratory
October 29, 2016
J. Morris McInnis
Sloan School of Management
August 8, 2020
Robert G. McKenna
Facilities & Physical Plant
February 15, 2024
Thomas J. McKrell
Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 9, 2017
Barbara J. McLaughlin
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
March 8, 2024
Office of Admissions
July 5, 2019
Fredrick H. McLeod
Facilities & Physical Plant
Repair and Maintenance
January 19, 2019
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
December 18, 2025
Sheila A. McNary
Mechanical Engineering
December 25, 2021
Edward J. McNiff, Jr.
Francis Bitter Magnet Lab
February 23, 2022
Robert W. McQuillan
Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer
Treasurer's Office
April 22, 2018
Marie E. McTighe
Materials Science and Engineering
May 28, 2017
Alan L. McWhorter
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Lincoln Laboratory
July 10, 2018
Dana G. Mead
Corporate Relations
October 31, 2018
Robert F. Meagher
Lincoln Laboratory
March 12, 2016
J. Terence Meehan
MIT
November 23, 2022
Nancy L. Meehan
Lincoln Laboratory
Aerospace
February 5, 2026
Stephen E. Melanson
Lincoln Laboratory
June 6, 2021
John A. Melanson
Lincoln Laboratory
April 29, 2019
Albert Mele
MIT Family Member
Norma Mele
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
December 5, 2019
Marilyn W. Melithoniotes
Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer
October 9, 2017
Ivars Melngailis
Lincoln Laboratory
March 7, 2021
Barry Mendes
Environment, Health, & Safety
April 8, 2025
Ronald I. Mendes
Facilities & Physical Plant
June 20, 2017
Marta S. Mendez
Division of Comparative Medicine
February 24, 2026
John Meneghini
Facilities & Physical Plant
Campus Planning, Engineering and Construction
February 4, 2019
Norman Menyuk
Lincoln Laboratory
February 10, 2016
Barbara B. Merrifield
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
August 26, 2022
Edward W. Merrill
Chemical Engineering
August 6, 2020
Laura B. Mersky
Office of the President
Mark Messina
MIT Family Member
Richard P. Meuse
Lincoln Laboratory
February 1, 2022
Elisabeth P. Meyer
Lincoln Laboratory
January 30, 2016