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.
Judah L. Schwartz
School of Engineering
April 22, 2020
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
Noreen Shaughnessy
MIT
January 26, 2021
Karen D. Shaw
Lincoln Laboratory
May 19, 2021
Amy Shea
CSAIL
February 7, 2023
Resource Development
Treasurer's Office
December 6, 2011
Gerard F. Sheehan
Facilities & Physical Plant
December 22, 2021
Treva A. Sheets
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
March 27, 2018
Frank A. Shefton
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
November 2, 2020
Ramona D. Shepard
Admissions
October 23, 2017
MIT Furniture Exchange
November 16, 2017
Lincoln Laboratory
April 7, 2023
Judith A. Signorello
Haystack Observatory
June 13, 2025
Donald J. Silva
Facilities & Physical Plant
Campus Services and Maintenance
November 28, 2017
MIT
https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/02/22/153851/an-artist-at-work/
February 12, 2025
Robert L. Silva
Division of Student Life
Housing and Residential Services
December 9, 2022
Marilyn M. Silva
Linguistics and Philosophy
October 20, 2019
Elliot Silverman
Lincoln Laboratory
February 13, 2018
Michael J. Simmons
Lincoln Laboratory
April 30, 2025
Endicott House
May 11, 2022
Isadore Manuel Singer
Mathematics
February 11, 2021
Center for Biomedical Innovation
Biology
February 12, 2025
L. Keith Sisterson
Lincoln Laboratory
May 3, 2018
Ronald Slahetka
System Design and Management Program
December 23, 2024
Douglas J. Slattery
Facilities & Physical Plant
Custodial Services
January 5, 2021
Sarah E. Slattery
Biology
July 22, 2020
Madge Slavin
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
December 14, 2022
Anthony M. Smith
Lincoln Laboratory
June 4, 2023
Ernest J. Smith
Division of Comparative Medicine
August 17, 2016
Maurice K. Smith
Architecture
December 16, 2020
Mary J. Smith
Professional Education
January 6, 2022
Michael L. Smith
Lincoln Laboratory
July 29, 2021
Office of the Vice President for Finance
February 28, 1995
Amanda Sobel
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
April 21, 2023
Patricia E. Solakoff
Media Lab
March 26, 2021
Lauritz K. Solheim
Laboratory for Nuclear Science
August 7, 2021
Fred John Solman, III
Lincoln Laboratory
November 27, 2024
Economics
December 21, 2023