My condolences to Dr Tague's family.  At ONR, Dr. Tague took me on as a detailee from the Navy Undersea Warfare Center, Newport RI, in early 2000.  For the next four years he guided, supported, encouraged and endured me as his high-maintenance but (I hope) somewhat useful assistant.  

His deep understanding of our technology focus areas and the underlying mathematics drove me to always dig deeper.  I will never forget the  trust and support that John gave me, starting at the very beginning of my service at ONR.

With his kindness, patience and trust he made my time at ONR the pinnacle of my career.  RIP John, I will never forget you.

David Armstrong


John Tague inspired me as a junior professor through his enthusiasm, technical expertise and his supportive attitude toward everyone trying to get things done and figured out. He was a solid bridge between real problems and researchers that I felt was often lacking in other funding agencies. The sonar statistical processing community has been strong in part and built its talent pool in part because Tague was a great community builder. For example (and I'm biased as a Seattleite), I loved that he like to hold his big annual review in Seattle in August rather than the steam of DC, and that made it a fun annual reunion for the community rather than yet another DC meeting.  Thanks John for being you. 

My condolences to John's family for this sad loss. I had the privilege of knowing John. I was always impressed by his deep understanding of many technical projects. He expected in-depth descriptions, which increased our impact. We all benefited from John’s rigor. Yet he also was exceptionally open-minded to the sometimes radical new concepts which can sometimes become mainstream.

John was a patriot who put others, especially students—our future technical leaders—first. His support of the annual reviews at UW APL was an example which inspired my own management of research reviews. John will be sorely missed.

I retired from ONR five years ago, with many years of supporting procurement needs for John’s research. I’m so sad to hear of his death.   He was always kind, and willing to patiently explain his work so our team could support him and his contracts.  He radiated excitement and wonder when talking about his work at ONR and the benefits it could bring to the Navy and sailors.  

John had a wonderful smile, was interested in everyone he spoke with, and made my work day easier when supporting him 

John was my officemate for several years during graduate school.  We reconnected when I joined ONR, where I occasionally visited him in his office to chat about work, home, anything.  Our last long conversation was on the sidewalk outside of work where we reminisced about our grad school days -- and old girlfriends!  It's now a great "last time I saw him" memory.  We enjoyed each other's company and appreciated each other's sense of humor.  Goodbye old friend.  

I truly appreciated my time working under Dr. Tague. He gave me the opportunity to travel, always valued my opinion and looked for ways to support my professional development. He was actively working on getting more and better STEM programs in black schools and was furious about the divide in education in America. He was actually using his privileges and influence to support me and so many others at every level. If he even thought you might have his back in return, he would go hard for you.  Thank you for the support, lessons and laughs- you will be missed! Rest In Peace 

John was such a great gentleman.  Brilliant, gentle, curious and always with an interesting turn of phrase.  I am so saddened to learn of his passing - one of the people who made ONR such a special place, and someone who made a major difference to the US Navy in ways that will never be shared.  He will be in my prayers.

Sincere condolences to John's family for this sad loss. I had the privilege of being invited by John to several research reviews at APL(UW) and was always impressed by his deep understanding of so many highly complex technical projects.

Dr Geoff Williams

I began working with John early on in my career. He immediately became a role model to emulate both technically and as a person. Many of fondest memories are when John and I 'discussed'.  It was sometimes like a thesis defense in its depth, lasted hours, and always so much fun - I think for the both of us!

His passion and keen intellect is one thing, but he was also a kind and gentle soul. And that was just as impactful to me. I feel honored to be able to call him a friend.

I will really miss him dearly. 


John was a great leader of Naval technology and great sponsor to many efforts that I was involved in during my career. His enthusiasm and dedication to his work was an inspiration to many who worked with and for him over his many years of service to our nation,

I am so sorry to hear about John's passing.   He was a treasure to both the Navy and the nation.   His enthusiasm and dedication to science in the service to society was a model for all who knew him.  His contributions will be remembered, not only for the technologies he developed, but in the many colleagues and young people that he helped mentor.  John was an inspiration and will be sorely missed.


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John Arthur Tague

27 septiembre, 1953 – 12 septiembre, 2022

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