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 Ryan
MIT Police
March 29, 2020
Claire C. Ryan
Lincoln Laboratory
Purchasing
December 4, 2023
Arthur J. Saarinen
Lincoln Laboratory
August 23, 2024
Elizabeth C. Sabatino
Lincoln Laboratory
Fiscal Office
January 18, 2021
Paula Z. Sack
Research Laboratory of Electronics
August 2, 2019
Gerald E. Sacks
Mathematics
October 4, 2019
Leslie A. Safford
Lincoln Laboratory
November 1, 2025
Joanna L. Safina
Facilities & Physical Plant
March 4, 2020
John J. Saia
Lincoln Laboratory
October 31, 2018
Robert J. Sales
Institute Affairs
November 3, 2025
MIT Police
April 4, 2025
Lincoln Laboratory
May 8, 2002
Peter A. Santoro
Facilities & Physical Plant
July 18, 2019
Helen Saraceni
Division of Comparative Medicine
April 25, 2017
Theodore Sarantos
Lincoln Laboratory
September 7, 2018
Albert J. Sarchioni
Biology
September 2, 2023
Robert D. Sargeant
Facilities & Physical Plant
July 26, 2016
Mark L. Savage
Facilities & Physical Plant
Repair and Maintenance
September 8, 2021
Andrew B. Saviano
Haystack Observatory
August 12, 2017
Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
October 3, 2024
Linda B. Sayegh
Materials Science and Engineering
October 1, 2018
Ellen F. Scaringi
Lincoln Laboratory
October 1, 2020
Beverly T. Scarlet
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
August 20, 2019
Dante J. Scarponi
Office of the Vice President for Finance
Purchasing
September 28, 2020
Sloan School of Management
January 26, 2023
Timothy W. Schiefelbein
Lincoln Laboratory
December 30, 2017
Carole Schildhauer
Libraries
January 6, 2019
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
December 23, 2023
Frances Shirley Schipelliti
Lincoln Laboratory
November 19, 2016
Sloan School of Management
March 13, 2025
David C. Schmittlein
Sloan School of Management
March 13, 2025
Gerald Edward Schneider
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
December 11, 2024
Leanne Schnitzer
Sloan School of Management
July 16, 2018
Lincoln Laboratory
May 8, 2022
Gloria Schuck
Center for Real Estate
December 25, 2024
Judah L. Schwartz
School of Engineering
April 22, 2020
Charlotte Green Schwartz
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
Spouses & Partners
November 30, 2021
Mimi F. Schwarz
Lincoln Laboratory
March 7, 2022
Ed Schwarz Jr.
Lincoln Laboratory
August 5, 2021
Robert C. Schweida
Lincoln Laboratory
April 16, 2018
Draper Laboratory
Instrumentation Lab
April 13, 2022
Peter R. Scott
Libraries
January 24, 2021
Arthur J. Scully
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
July 18, 2022
Carl A. Seagren
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
March 5, 2021
Marie Seamon
Office of the Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation
Conference Services
February 10, 2022
Paul B. Sebring
Haystack Observatory
January 3, 2021
Jan H.C. Sedlacek
Lincoln Laboratory
February 16, 2018
John H. Seluta
Lincoln Laboratory
June 9, 2019
Sandra B. Sener
Media Lab
May 14, 2024
Lincoln Laboratory
ISR and Tactical Systems
April 16, 2026
Dietmar Seyferth
Chemistry
June 6, 2020