CUFFIN Dr. BENJAMIN NEIL Died peacefully at The Palms of Pasadena Hospital on July 21, 2015, in South Pasadena, FL, at age 74. Neil had been a resident of this area since he retired from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA, more than 12 years ago. Neil is survived by his brother, Gary Cuffin of Conifer, CO; and his many friends whom he fondly referred to as the Breakfast Club. He was predeceased by his parents, Benjamin Cuffin and Emma Fuls Cuffin, both of Duquesne, PA. He was born in Duquesne, where he attended high school. He went on to study Electrical Engineering at Penn State University, where he received his Ph.D. Prior to joining MIT, he served in the US Army as an instructor at West Point. At MIT, Neil worked in the Biomagnetism Group, doing research on measuring magnetic fields within the brain and other organs of the body, leading him to become an international leader in the field of magnetoencephalograms (MEG). When he continued his career at Beth Israel Hospital, his focus was in the field of electroencephalograms (EEG). A celebration of Neil's life was held at the Shark Tail Restaurant in St. Pete's Beach with many of his friends and associates attending. Donations in Neil's honor may be made to his favorite charity, the Nature Conservancy. Burial will be at a future date next to his parents in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb