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
Physics
July 5, 2026
Stephen Billington
Information Systems and Technology
January 27, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
Group 88
July 21, 2026
Music and Theater Arts
June 3, 2026
Steven D. Campbell
Lincoln Laboratory
March 4, 2026
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
July 3, 2026
Chemical Engineering
July 9, 2026
MIT
Corporation Life Member Emerita
May 8, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
Urban Studies and Planning
April 8, 2026
Patricia A. Ferreira
Lincoln Laboratory
February 12, 2026
Materials Science and Engineering
July 15, 2026
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
September 14, 2026
David A. Gonzales
Lincoln Laboratory
February 16, 2026
Harvey P. Greenspan
Mathematics
March 20, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
Air and Missile Defense Technology
August 15, 2026
Bates Linac
February 3, 2026
James Hunt
Lincoln Laboratory
February 16, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
February 28, 2026
Richard O. Hynes
Biology
January 6, 2026
Physics
September 12, 2026
Paul Alan Kantrowitz
MIT Health (Formerly MIT Medical)
March 25, 2026
John J. Leary
Information Systems and Technology
July 16, 2026
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
July 8, 2026
Aeronautics and Astronautics
January 12, 2026
Richard T. Lloyd
Lincoln Laboratory
February 10, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
Division 2
August 29, 2026
Richard S. Marcus
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
July 25, 2026
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
June 30, 2026
Kavli Institute
July 12, 2026
Sloan School of Management
July 11, 2026
Francis X. McLaughlin
Information Systems and Technology
July 26, 2026
Nancy L. Meehan
Lincoln Laboratory
Aerospace
February 5, 2026
Civil and Environmental Engineering
July 16, 2026
Marta S. Mendez
Division of Comparative Medicine
February 24, 2026
Kavli Institute
July 27, 2026
Mathematics
July 30, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
February 9, 2026
Biology
May 13, 2026
Thomas O'Neil
Facilities & Physical Plant
Grounds Services
July 21, 2026
MIT Museum
May 26, 2026
Vasily Plyaskin
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
July 3, 2026
Lincoln Laboratory
January 9, 2026
Kavli Institute
July 28, 2026
Rosemary Renshaw
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
February 28, 2026
Lawrence W. Rispin
Lincoln Laboratory
June 17, 2026
Toni P. Robinson
Office of the President
April 25, 2026
Materials Science and Engineering
September 2, 2026
Edward M. Rutledge
Lincoln Laboratory
May 10, 2026