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.
Aeronautics and Astronautics
September 9, 2023
Ernest E. Holway
Lincoln Laboratory
September 4, 2019
Yvonne M. Homsy
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
May 20, 2018
Colleen Honohan
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
January 7, 2018
Kenta T. Hood
Lincoln Laboratory
September 7, 2021
James E. Horan
Lincoln Laboratory
July 2, 2020
Annette S. Horne-Williams
Architecture
July 12, 2025
Monica T. Horodinschi
Lincoln Laboratory
May 28, 2019
Albert H. Horst
Lincoln Laboratory
June 1, 2018
Lincoln Laboratory
November 1, 2024
Sue-Ellen Howe
Office of the Vice President for Finance
Financial Operations
April 23, 2016
Jesse E. Howes
Libraries
January 15, 2016
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
August 6, 2023
Kerson Huang
Physics
September 2, 2016
Lincoln Laboratory
December 22, 2021
Lincoln Laboratory
September 14, 2024
M. Jean Hudson
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
August 3, 2016
John F. Hughes
Kavli Institute
October 15, 2022
Robert J. Hull
Lincoln Laboratory
October 9, 2021
Mary B. Humber
Lincoln Laboratory
July 19, 2022
Edith Hunt
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
May 22, 2016
James Hunt
Lincoln Laboratory
February 16, 2026
Richard W. Husher
Lincoln Laboratory
May 23, 2019
Lincoln Laboratory
February 28, 2026
Tayno V. Hyden
MIT Police
February 9, 2017
Richard O. Hynes
Biology
January 6, 2026
Audrey B. Iarocci
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
March 25, 2019
Gerald I. Isaacson
Environment, Health, & Safety
Management Systems
December 1, 2025
Irving Itzkan
Spectroscopy Laboratory
June 30, 2022
Gabriele H. Ivey
Aeronautics and Astronautics
July 2, 2016
Physics
June 14, 2023
Robert H. Jacobson
Lincoln Laboratory
May 5, 2024
Martin J. Janiak
Lincoln Laboratory
December 21, 2020
Anastasia J. Janus
Office of the Vice President for Finance
Controllership
January 19, 2023
Ali Javan
Physics
September 12, 2016
Mikeah E. Jennings
Music and Theater Arts
November 22, 2022
Physics
August 17, 2025
Hedy Johannessen
Biology
April 7, 2016
Rolande Johndro
Technology Licensing Office
April 6, 2017
Kay F. Johnson
Lincoln Laboratory
December 7, 2021
Mary T. Johnson
Lincoln Laboratory
July 17, 2022
Paris Johnson
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
February 23, 2019
William C. Johnson
Facilities & Physical Plant
January 7, 2016
Materials Science and Engineering
June 1, 2025
H. Elizabeth Johnson
Admissions
September 13, 2020
Gloria Johnson
MIT
Alfred J. Johnson
Lincoln Laboratory
June 23, 2017
Lincoln Laboratory
January 9, 2024
Political Science
October 29, 2023
DAPER
February 12, 2024
Student Financial Services
May 4, 1996