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.
Wilfrid Nadeau
Lincoln Laboratory
November 3, 2001
Dennis Nagle
Edgerton Center
April 24, 2020
Nishan Najarian, Jr.
Facilities & Physical Plant
April 27, 2022
Allison Naudess
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
March 31, 2016
Ellen E. Needham
DAPER
October 16, 2018
Rose M. Needham
Campus Activities Complex
September 30, 2019
Elizabeth C. Nelligan
Lincoln Laboratory
Fiscal Office/Purchase Group
October 18, 2018
Edward C. Nelson
Lincoln Laboratory
November 27, 2022
Joan E. Nelson
Facilities & Physical Plant
Campus Planning, Engineering and Construction
November 16, 2023
Steven L. Nelson
Lincoln Laboratory
May 31, 2024
Anne-Marie J. Nestor
Lincoln Laboratory
July 6, 2024
Patricia A. Netishen
Lincoln Laboratory
October 7, 2018
Paul & Lillian Newberne
Nutrition and Food Sciences
March 22, 2015
Inez Newton
Facilities & Physical Plant
April 18, 2020
Thom Q. Nguyen
Division of Comparative Medicine
November 14, 2023
Lincoln Laboratory
February 22, 2024
Charles W. Niessen
Lincoln Laboratory
April 22, 2022
Arthur F. Nille
Facilities & Physical Plant
Repair and Maintenance
November 17, 2019
William F. Nispel
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
April 18, 2018
Mary A. Normile
Architecture
March 27, 2017
Marla J. Notaro
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
April 15, 2019
William E. Nowell
Lincoln Laboratory
June 13, 2018
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
March 5, 2024
Alan J. O'Brien
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
November 4, 2019
Biology
May 13, 2026
John A. O'Brien
Lincoln Laboratory
September 17, 2017
John F. O'Brien Jr.
MIT Energy Initiative
November 4, 2019
Francis C. O'Brien, Jr.
Lincoln Laboratory
October 10, 2022
Lincoln Laboratory
November 24, 2022
Cecilia O'Connor
Controller's Accounting Office
October 22, 2015
James Robert O'Connor
Kavli Institute
May 31, 2019
Daniel O'Connor
Lincoln Laboratory
Air and Missile Defense Technology
July 6, 2025
Lincoln Laboratory
December 22, 2021
Media Lab
December 12, 2023
Margaret N. O'Hara
Lincoln Laboratory
July 1, 2023
Lucille A. O'Hehir
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
June 18, 2018
Charles S. O'Leary
Facilities & Physical Plant
Repair and Maintenance
January 20, 2023
Paul J. O'Leary
Lincoln Laboratory
May 29, 2024
Thomas O'Neil
Facilities & Physical Plant
Grounds Services
July 21, 2026
Wayne O'Neil
Linguistics and Philosophy
March 22, 2020
John D. O'Sullivan
Controller's Accounting Office
December 27, 2015
MIT
January 12, 2025
T. Francis Ogilvie
Mechanical Engineering
March 30, 2019
Yukio Okamoto
Center for International Studies
April 24, 2020
Shirley E. Okun
Biology
August 28, 2020
Stanislaw Olbert
Physics
September 23, 2017
Dennis E. Olden
Lincoln Laboratory
October 28, 2025
William H. Oliver
Clinical Research Center
October 1, 2016
John S. Oliver
Division of Student Life
April 11, 2018
Matthew D. Olivier
Lincoln Laboratory
July 14, 2025
Joel Orlen
Office of the Provost
April 24, 1999