Clockwise from top left: Ray Tomlinson, Lorraine Chur Wang, Katherine Staples, Claire Daniels, Hazel MacInnis.
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to remove an incorrect link in the Ray Tomlinson segment.)
Ray Tomlinson, 74 (March 5) — inventor of modern email who chose the “@” symbol to connect the username with the destination address. He and his partner Karen Seo raised miniature sheep in Lincoln. See obituaries by the Associated Press and the BBC.
Lorraine Chur Wang, 95 (March 1) — widow of An Wang, founder of Wang Laboratories, Inc.; helped establish Wang Center for the Performing Arts.
Hazel MacInnis, 93 (February 24) — former teacher’s aide in Lincoln.
Claire Daniels, 87 (February 6) — retired employee at the South Postal Annex.
Katherine Staples, 79 (February 2) — 35-year teaching career in Lincoln, Boston and Acton.