University and Health System Obituaries for 2024

Deaths of university and health system faculty, staff and retirees as reported to Duke Human Resources

NameDate of DeathStart DateJob TitleDepartment
SHEILA PATTERSON2/9/20211/17/2000CLINICAL TECH ASSISTANTMAGNETIC RESONANCE
JENNIFER BROOKS6/8/20228/12/2013ADMISSIONS INTERVIEWER/READERCareer Management Center
RICHARD BARBER4/10/20231/1/1970PROFESSOR EMERITUSDivision of Marine Science and Conservat
CAROL JOHNSON5/11/20236/16/1999UNCLASSIFIEDHK - Operations
PETER ISSITT7/5/20239/1/1989ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUSPathology Clinical Services
YIHONG KONG8/29/20237/1/1967PROFESSOR EMERITUSMedicine - Cardiology
WILLIAM CHRISTMAS10/8/20231/1/1994CLINICAL PROFESSOR EMERITUSSTUDENT HEALTH
AVINASH MAHESHWARY10/19/20237/1/1967LIBRARIANRCSC-Digital Sch
JERRY MILLER11/3/202311/29/2004STERILE PROCESSING TECH IIDN_DMP STERILE PROCESSING
VALERIA PEACOCK11/6/202310/13/1979PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATERADIOLOGY - CLINIC RECEPT
SHIRLEY COCKERHAM11/7/20236/23/1975UnassignedUnassigned
MARGARET HANCOCK11/16/20239/8/1992UnassignedUnassigned
HOWARD CLARK11/22/20239/1/1968PROFESSOR EMERITUSBiomedical Engineering
GENEVIEVE COLE11/23/202310/27/2008LABORATORY TECH IIMICROBIOLOGY
EVELYN HALES12/5/20239/23/1980MEDICAL SECRETARYOrthopaedics
CHERYL HOOPER12/7/20237/20/2020PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATEDRAH PT/OT & SPEECH BRIER CREEK
THORNTON HAYES12/10/20235/18/1981MED LIC PRAC NURSE, FPDRH-CORPORATE ADMIN
JOAN SUIT12/13/20233/10/1980MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (CERT)DUKE OUTPATIENT CLINICAL LAB
ANTHONY PARKER12/19/20237/14/1983BIO-MEDICAL WASTE HANDLER*EVS DMP
LAUREN THOMPSON12/20/20236/1/1992CLINICAL NURSE IIDMP ENDO/BRONCH
ELIZABETH POOLE12/25/20239/23/2002HOUSEKEEPER SPECIALIST*DUKE NORTH
NANCY LITMAN12/27/20239/29/2017REGISTERED NURSE, HOME CARE AD/DIPHOME TEAM
FREDERICK HERRON12/29/20237/7/2008BIO-MEDICAL WASTE HANDLER*DUKE NORTH
MARJORIE RICHTER12/31/20231/14/1985UNCLASSIFIEDOrg Unit for Unassigned Positions
ROBERT HOWARD1/2/20248/12/1991UNCLASSIFIEDCapital Budget Office
TOMMIE MASSEY1/3/20244/4/1988ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARYArts & Science Development
JANET STOCKBURGER1/5/20248/2/1993COMPUTER SOFTWARE SPECIALISTTrinity Technology Services
LILLIAN FIE1/9/202411/28/2005CLERK IIIGrad School - Dean Other
MICHAEL MCLEOD1/10/20247/1/1964PROFESSOR EMERITUSMedicine - Gastroenterology
LISA ELLIS1/10/20249/1/2014ANALYST, ITSAP-Administrative Systems Management
GRANT MISHLER1/11/20248/2/2004CLINICAL NURSE, PRNGEN MED/DIALYSIS UNIT
JOYCE JONES1/12/20248/21/1967CLINIC ASSISTANT, SENIORPDC - Surgery
JEREMIAH STARLING1/13/20249/1/1997LECTURING FELLOWManagement Communications
RITA DOWLING1/13/20244/29/1987RESEARCH SECRETARYPolitical Science
MARGARET SCOTT1/14/20245/13/2019ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTSCM ADMIN
GERALD GERBER1/17/20249/1/1962ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUSEnglish
JUDY GENTRY1/18/202411/11/2013DUKE TEMPORARY SERVICEDuke Temporary Services
JAMES NEELEY1/19/20244/4/1994RESEARCH ASSISTANT, PH D STUDENTRadiology - General
ERNEST MOORE1/20/20242/16/2009COMPARATIVE MEDICINE SPECIALIST IILab Animal Resources
ROBERT TABER1/22/20243/1/2012UNCLASSIFIEDDuke Medicine Global (DEFUNCT)
CHARLES GREENE1/23/20244/12/1999COMMUNICATION CTR OPERATOR IIPATIENT & VISITOR RELATION
DOROTHY HUX1/24/20242/28/2011PATIENT ACCOUNT ASSOCIATEHBC CENTRALIZED PSYCH
SUSAN BROWN1/24/20242/21/2004HR INFO CTR SPECIALISTHuman Resources Information Center
ANNIE MITCHELL1/25/2024CL - NURSING CARE ASSISTANT IExternal Services
SHIRLEY RIDLEY1/25/20249/17/1984HOUSEKEEPER *Bryan
BRUNO URBAN1/27/202410/1/1972PROFESSOR EMERITUSAnesthesiology-Bus & Sup Svcs
EDWINA HOLLAND1/27/20248/14/1989CLINICAL NURSE IINEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU)
CYNTHIA FARR1/27/20245/16/2005ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTPDC - Administration
BARBARA BURNS1/28/20247/1/1989PROFESSOR EMERITUSChild & Fam Mental Hlth & Comm Psych
STAN PASKOFF1/29/20243/30/1981ANALYST, ITSSPP IT
SUSAN KING1/29/20244/25/2022CLINICAL NURSE II - AD/DIPDUKE PRIMARY CARE MORRISVILLE
RANDOLPH JOHNSON1/29/202411/3/1983STERILE PROCESSING TECH LEADDN_DMP STERILE PROCESSING
LYNDA DUNCAN1/30/20247/17/1978UnassignedUnassigned
GAIL DENNY2/2/20248/31/1973CLERK, HIMINCOMING CALL CENTER & MY CHART
DAVID SCHOMBERG2/2/20247/1/1968PROFESSOR EMERITUSREPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
WILLIE BURT2/2/20249/30/2013RESEARCH AIDE, SENIORSSPP Center for Child and Family Policy
PETER HAFF2/3/20249/1/1988PROFESSOR EMERITUSDivision of Earth & Climate Science
MOHAMED HAGOS2/3/20248/12/1991UTILITY WORKER*HK - Operations
HALA HUSN2/5/20245/24/1982UnassignedUnassigned
TAKANORI FUKUSHIMA2/6/20249/1/1999CONSULTING PROFESSORNeurosurgery
ELIZABETH HEDGPETH2/6/202410/26/1984CLINICAL NURSE ICENTER OF EXCELLENCE
SAMUEL WATKINS2/6/20247/14/1980DHTS DEVICE SUPPORT ANALYSTCLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FIELD SVCS
HENRY JONES2/7/202412/16/1987FLOOR FINISHERENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
MORNA LAM2/8/20248/31/2020CLINICAL NURSE II2A INFUSION CENTER
HANS VAN MIEGROET2/9/20249/1/1988PROFESSOR (TENURE)Art,Art History & Visual Studies
LAVERNE SEAGROVES2/13/20248/27/1960UNCLASSIFIEDFamily Medicine & Comm Health - General
ROSETTA PRICE2/14/20249/22/1975 DRH-MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION
ANDREA BRITE2/17/202410/1/2001DHTS IT MANAGERACCOUNT PROVISIONING
ROGER HART2/17/20243/1/2001BUSINESS MGR, ORG FOR TROPICAL STUDIESOrg for Tropical Studies
ALEXANDER DAVISON2/18/20247/31/1980LECTURER, UNIVNSOE Distributed
GLORIETTA REYES2/20/202410/11/1999CLINICAL NURSE IBIRTHING CENTER
ELVIS HOLDEN2/22/202411/25/1985LANDSCAPE SPECIALISTLandscape Services
TERESSA DAVIS2/22/20248/22/2005PHARMACY TECH 1 / 2CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INPATIENT PHARMACY
DONALD CHESNUT2/25/20249/1/1965PROFESSOR EMERITUSChemistry
ETHEL WILLIAMS2/28/20242/9/1991UnassignedUnassigned
ELAINE CROVITZ2/29/202410/1/1963ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUSAdult Psychiatry & Psychology
GOLDIE CHUMNEY2/29/202410/5/1981STAFF NURSE-ACCENTRAL STAFFING OFFICE
LAWRENCE FORD JR3/1/20249/13/1976FINANCIAL CARE COUNSELORDUH ADMISSIONS
WILKIE WILSON3/4/20242/1/1974RESEARCH PROFESSOR EMERITUSSSRI Incubator Projects and Support
BERND HORN3/4/20245/21/2007DHTS DEVELOPERDHTS WEB SERVICES
ANN BENSON3/6/20246/1/1988CLINICAL NURSE IIAMBULATORY (SAME DAY) SURGERY
MARTHA BARBOUR3/7/20242/27/1982UNCLASSIFIEDOrg Unit for Unassigned Positions
CAROL ECKERMAN3/8/20249/1/1972PROFESSOR EMERITUSPsychology and Neuroscience
ROLAND DELVA3/8/20249/11/2023SUPPLY CHAIN TEAM LEADSCM STORE ROOM
KATHLEEN AMOS3/8/20241/20/1986ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARYIntegrative Immunobiology
ELIJAH FLOWERS3/10/20243/2/1970NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGISTNUCLEAR MEDICINE
KELSEY CRAIG3/12/20247/23/2007CLINICAL NURSE IIIDCT4B PEDS SPECIALTIES/HEMONC/NEURO
HERBERT GREEN3/17/20248/31/1987HOUSEKEEPER SPECIALIST*DUKE NORTH
THOMAS TEDDER3/18/20247/1/1993PROFESSOR (TENURE)Integrative Immunobiology
LOIS ARRINGTON3/19/20249/25/1961LIC PRACTICAL NURSEDCT4B PEDS SPECIALTIES/HEMONC/NEURO
PATRICIA MCQUAY3/19/20247/2/1962UNCLASSIFIEDBiology
MARY GRIM3/25/202410/20/1969STAFF SPECIALISTPAS Adm - Registrar
BRONNIE CRAIG3/27/202410/20/1980STAFF SPECIALISTSurgery-Chairman
GLORIA HAMILTON3/31/20249/18/1978CLINICAL NURSE IIORTHO/NEURO UNIT
REGIS KOSLOFSKY4/1/202412/14/1972DIR, BUDGETS & BUSINESS SVCSFacilities Mgmt - Admin
ELVETA MELVIN4/2/20248/6/1973THERAPY AIDE IPT/OT ADULT INPATIENT SERVICES
JOSEPH IZATT4/7/20247/1/2001PROFESSOR (TENURE)Biomedical Engineering
ELENA MAKSIMOVA4/8/20249/1/1989PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE EMERITUSSlavic and Eurasian Studies
BRENDA PRUITT4/8/20244/6/1992ENGRAVERMC E&O - Maintenance
ROBERT RUMMEL4/9/20246/11/1958MANAGER, LABPhysics
MEKELLA ANTHONY4/12/202411/6/2023PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATEVOLUNTEER SERVICES
THURMAN WALKER4/14/20242/5/1996UnassignedUnassigned
KIMBERLY HASKINS4/15/20242/6/1995BIO-MEDICAL WASTE HANDLER*DN ANCILLARY - OPERATING ROOM
REBECCA TESH4/20/20246/11/1959ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGERCenter for Study of Aging
VELMA PERRY4/20/20245/27/1980HOUSEKEEPER SPECIALIST*DUKE SOUTH BLDGS
CHRISTINE EAKES4/21/20243/28/2006UnassignedUnassigned
CHARLES ERWIN4/27/20249/1/1969PROFESSOR EMERITUSBehavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
WILLIAM ERWIN4/27/20249/13/1960LIBRARIANRL-Admin
FRANCES HAMACHER4/28/202411/6/1997STAFF ASSTAdministration, Instruction & Research
ANNA CORDTS5/5/202410/18/1976UNCLASSIFIEDDivinity Operations
JOHN EVERIDGE5/6/202410/22/2012HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICIAN SPEC*DUES Admin & Shops
BARBARA SUITT2/8/200411/1/1961HEAD NURSE, ACEC OR