Liz Colletta, longtime accounting employee, 55
Elizabeth Colletta, a WashU employee for 31 years, died April 15. She was shot at her St. Louis home in an incident of domestic violence. She was 55. As
co-manager of Sponsored Projects Accounting, she helped manage nearly $1 billion in university awards, grants and contracts.
Eduardo Slatopolsky, professor emeritus of medicine, 89
Eduardo Slatopolsky, MD, a pioneering physician-scientist and a professor emeritus of nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died peacefully April 24 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 89.
Philip Needleman, emeritus trustee, longtime benefactor, 85
Philip Needleman, a Washington University in St. Louis emeritus trustee, longtime benefactor and former department head at the School of Medicine, died in an accident Monday, March 25, 2024, in Creve Coeur, Mo. He was 85.
Amarnath Ghosh, student in Arts & Sciences, 34
Amarnath Ghosh, a master’s of fine arts candidate in dance in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was killed in the Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood of St. Louis Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. He was 34.
Philip E. Cryer, former director of endocrinology division, 84
Philip E. Cryer, MD, a professor emeritus and former longtime director of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Feb. 24, 2024, at a hospital in St. Louis following a heart attack. He was 84.
Peter Alan Fedders, professor emeritus of physics, 85
Peter Alan Fedders, a professor emeritus of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Feb. 22, 2024, in La Jolla, Calif. He was 85. Fedders was an expert in condensed-matter physics who made significant contributions to the theory of nuclear magnetic resonance.
Justin B. Serugo, research technician, 44
Justin B. Serugo, a senior research technician in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Feb. 6, 2024, in St. Louis following a battle with liver cancer. He was 44.
Catherine Marroquin, Arts & Sciences student, 24
Catherine Marroquin, a junior studying neuroscience and psychology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. She was 24.
Sudhir Singh, endocrinology specialist, 45
Sudhir M. Singh, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at the School of Medicine, died Dec. 24 following a short illness. He was 45.
John Sprague, professor emeritus of political science, 89
John Sprague, the Sidney W. Souers Professor Emeritus of Government in the Department of Political Science in Arts & Sciences, died Dec. 21, 2023. He was 89.
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