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.
John R. Allen
Facilities & Physical Plant
February 19, 2026
Oslyn Atkins
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
January 15, 2026
Philip V. Barden
Lincoln Laboratory
February 13, 2026
Stephen Billington
Information Systems and Technology
January 27, 2026
Steven D. Campbell
Lincoln Laboratory
March 4, 2026
Patricia A. Ferreira
Lincoln Laboratory
February 12, 2026
David A. Gonzales
Lincoln Laboratory
February 16, 2026
Harvey P. Greenspan
Mathematics
March 20, 2026
James Hunt
Lincoln Laboratory
February 16, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
February 28, 2026
Richard O. Hynes
Biology
January 6, 2026
Paul Alan Kantrowitz
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
March 25, 2026
Aeronautics and Astronautics
January 12, 2026
Richard T. Lloyd
Lincoln Laboratory
February 10, 2026
Nancy L. Meehan
Lincoln Laboratory
Aerospace
February 5, 2026
Marta S. Mendez
Division of Comparative Medicine
February 24, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
February 9, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
January 9, 2026
Rosemary Renshaw
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
February 28, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
ISR and Tactical Systems
April 16, 2026
Michael E. Steeves
Lincoln Laboratory
February 16, 2026
Nancy S. Taylor
Division of Comparative Medicine
February 7, 2026
Walter Lee Thurston Jr
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
February 23, 2026
Monika Totten
MIT
Global Studies and Languages
February 6, 2026
Michael P. Wirzbicki
Lincoln Laboratory
Group 72
March 9, 2026
John S. Wishnok
Biological Engineering
March 14, 2026