We are offering this area of our website to recognize and remember our members who have passed on. If you know of a member who has passed on please feel free to notify us Joan DuBois and if possible, include an obituary and a photograph (.jpg or .tif format). If we do not receive an obituary we will list their name and state. We appreciate your support as we build this new category as our members who have passed on deserve to be remembered.

A

• Robert P. Abelson -  Hamden, Connecticut passed July 13, 2005 at age 79.
• Faneuil Adams Jr. - New York City, New York passed March 22, 1999.
• Steven Adams - Westford, Massachusetts passed Sept. 15, 2006.
• Daniel Adcox - Boynton Beach, Florida passed at age 60.
• William Grady Addison - San Francisco, California passed at age 74, Oct. 29, 2008.
  
• Bruce E. Adkins - Perris, California passed at age 59.
• Cecil Adkins, Jr. - Ripley, Ohio.
• Earl Edward Adkins - Anaheim, California passed at age 61.
• R. Lynn Ainsworth - Ellsworth, Maine.
• Haluk Akol - Lafayette, California passed at age 83.
• John C. Albrecht - Reseda, California.
• John T. Alexander - Yonkers, New York passed at age 60.
• Joseph L. Allam - Jersey City, New Jersey passed at age 79.
• Clifford H. Allen - Alfred, Maine passed at age 86.  
• Francis W. Allen - Missouri - passed April 15, 2003.
• Eric Channing Allen- West Liberty, Kentucky passed at age 20.
• Donald C. Allyn - Huber Heights, Ohio.
• John R. Anderson - Toledo, Ohio passed at age 55.
• Alexander Andjevsky - Ronkonkoma, New York.
• Charles A. Arena - Grand Rapids, Michigan passed at age 69.
• Dennis G. Armstrong - Hesperia, California passed at age 66.  
• James E. Armstrong - Silver Spring, Maryland.
• Eva Aronson - Morton Grove, Illinois passed Jan. 8, 1999.
• Rodney Arroyo - Poinciana, Florida passed at age 42.
• John Asberry - Elkton, Maryland passed at age 51.
• Marcel Aschenazi - Forest Hills, New York passed Feb. 18, 1997.
• Fred Ashburn, Jr. - Altoona, Pennsylvania passed July 26, 2009 at age 55.
• John Edward Ashmore, Jr. - Huntsville, Texas.
• William E. Ault - Lincoln Park, MI passed at age 73.  
• Herbert Mois Avram - California, Maryland passed at age 92.

B

• Lynne W. Babcock - Austin, Texas passed at age 83.
• Boris Baczynskyj - Former Editor of Chess Life - passed January 16, 2008 at age 62.
• Cecil G. Baker - Newberry, Michigan passed at age 91.
• Robert P. Baker - Sarcoxie, Missouri at age 71.  
• John Balch of Vermont passed April 2004.
• Charles C. Ball - King City, Oregon passed at age 86.  
• Robert Baquet - Moreno Valley, California.
• Robert Barager - Orange City, Florida passed at age 87.
• Charles J. Barclay - Evanston, Illinois passed at age 73.
• Thomas C. Barham - Floral Park, New York.
• William Barker - Algonquin, Illlinois passed at age 76.
• Alan Barclay - Puyallup, Washington passed at age 49.
• Denis Barry - Arizona/New Jersey passed December 20, 2003.
• Danny Basa - Chesapeake, Virginia passed at age 24.
• Rogelio Basa - Chesapeake, Virginia passed at age 59.
• Alfredo B. Base - Los Angeles, California passed at age 48.
• Robert M. Baskin - Jonesboro, Arkansas.
• Robert Bastone - Chesapeake, Virginia passed.
• Curtis M. Battey - Roseville, California passed at age 51.  
• Albert J. Battle - Birmingham, Alabama passed at age 70.
• Andrew Bauer - Glendale, New York passed at age 77 on August 13, 2009.
• George M. Bayer - The Dalles, Oregon passed at age 81.
• Frank Becker - Derwood, Maryland passed at age 54.
• Osborne Becklund - Medford, Oregon passed at age 86.
• Donald W. Behm - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin passed at age 55.
• Ralph Behrens - Brooklyn, New York.
• Edward A. Belcher - Street, Maryland.
• Leroy O. Bell - Hutchinson, Kansas age age 59.
• Fred B. Bender - Madison, Wisconsin passed at age 81.
• Raul L. Benedicto - Boca Raton, Florida.
• Alan Benjamin - New York, father of GM Joel Benjamin passed January 29, 2001.
• James M. Benjamin - Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed at age 77.
• Gerald S. Benner (Jerry) - passed March 6, 2004 - Texas
• Benno, Dr. Ebenstein - Irvington, New York passed at age 95.
• Arnold Bergen - Oakland, New Jersey passed at age 65.
• Raymond S. Berkowitz - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at age 85.
• Sidney Norman Bernstein - Brooklyn, New York passed January 30, 1982.
• Ken Bertran - Salt Lake City, Utah at age 63.  
• Talivaldis M. "Tali" Berzins - Dubuque, Iowa
• Michael A. Bezayiff - St. Louis, Missouri passed at age 43.  
• A. R. Biederman - Dix Hills, New York.
• Eric Birnbaum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed at age 51.
• Normand Albert Bissonnette - Kansas
• Richard G. Black - Lafayette, Colorado.
• Gerald L. "Jay" Blem - Lucerne Valley, California passed Sept. 20, 2009 at age 51.
• Ambrose Blenker - Plum City, Wisconsin.
• Henrik Blomstedt - Mellstensvagen, Finland passed at age 88.
• Eugene I. Blount - Chatham, New Jersey.
• Albert Boczar - South Plainfield, New Jersey passed at age 92.
• James M. Bolton - Huntington, New York.  
• Joseph S. Bommarito - Savannah, Georgia passed at age 60.
• Charles A. Bond - Mc Pherson, Kansas.
• A. James Boness - East Amherst, New York.
• Hal Bonner - Georgetown, Maine passed at age 80.
• Reggie Boone - Gardner, Massachusetts passed at age 82.
• Ralph J. Bos - Seal Beach, California passed at age 78.
• John P. Boudreau - Holyoke, Massachusetts.
• Alan F. Bowen - Colorado Springs, Colorado passed at age 71.
• Roland M. Bowen - Bakersfield, California.
• William J. Bowman - Winona, Minnesota passed at age 68.
• Thor Brandt-Erichsen - Anchorage, Alaska passed at age 69.
• Sven Brask - Attleboro, Massachusetts passed August 20, 1992.
• Leslie Braun - Ridgewood, New York passed January 27, 1998.   
• Al Breaux, Jr. - Salfordville, Pennsylvania
• Walter Clark Brendler - Elmsford, New York passed at age 59.
• Earll Briggs - California
• Hervey R. Brisson - Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed September 26, 1989.
• M. S. Britton - Ft. Myers, Florida
• William T. Broderick - Anchorage, Alaska passed at age 68.
• Michael J. Brooks - Schuyler, Nebraska.  
• Robert Brooks - Arleta, California at age 58.
• Borys N. Browar - Utica, New York passed at age 57.
• Fred O. Brown - Taylors, South Carolina at age 69, October 2005. 
• John Brown - Las Vegas, Nevada passed at age 58 .
• Joseph R. Brown III - Schenectady, New York.
• Landon Brownell - Corvallis, Oregon passed at age 19.
• Lee Bryant - Bainbridge, Georgia.
• Richard E. Buck - Hacienda Heights, California passed at age 63.
• Alwyn C. Buckland - Lafayette, Louisiana passed at age 77.
• Brian Bugbee - New Jersey passed at age 34. 
• Fred V. Buitron, Sr. - Harlingen, Texas passed Jan. 9, 2009 at age 56.
• John J. Bulash - Campbell, California passed at age 60.
• Frank Bullert - Canby, Minnesota.
• William R. Bundick - Bel Air, Maryland.
• James L. Bunyan - Akron, Ohio passed at age 64.
• Harvey J. Burger - Springfield, MA passed Jan. 2, 2007 at age 74.
• Karl Burger - Georgia passed at age 75.
• Robert E. Burk - Hammond, Indiana.
• Robert Burns - Mentor, Ohio passed October 22, 2005.
• David Burris - Knoxville, Tennessee
• Richard E. Burry - Spring Hill, Florida at age 86.
• Edwin H. Burton II - Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• William W. Butler - Glenview, Illinois.
• Frank J. Buttenhoff - Auburndale, Florida passed Oct. 31, 2007.
• William M. Byland -  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed July 19, 1997.
• Lloyd E. Byrd - Windermere, Florida passed at age 81.

C

• Paul J. Cabot - South Hadley, Massachusetts passed at age 84.
• Alonso Caceres - Brazil - passed at age 78.
• Tomas R. Cajigas - Bay City, Michigan.
• Bill Caldwell - Onawa, Iowa passed at age 76.
• Tracy Callis - Troutville, Virginia passed at age 40.
• Samuel Caminiti, Jr. - North Barrington, IL passed at age 73.
• Richard H. Capp - Huntsville, AL.
• Gordon Carlson - Jamestown, New York passed at age 89.
• Herbert G. Carlson - Florence, Oregon passed at age 78.
• Alfred D. Carr - Toledo, Ohio passed at age 53.
• Joel Cartwright - Waldoboro, Maine passed at age 24 on June 27, 2008.
• Warren A. Chamandy - Cranston, Rhode Island passed March 4, 2008 at age 76.
• Oscar R. (Russ) Chambers - Florida passed at age 87.
• Douglass Chapin - Scottsdale, Arizona passed at age 86.
• Dr. Frederick J. Chapin - Troy, MI passed at age 91.
• James B. Chapin - Jackson Hgts., NY passed.
• John L. Chapman - Texas - passed on March 18, 2003.
• Woodley L. Chapman - Cambridge, Massachusetts passed October 27, 2002 at age 43.
• Russ Chauvenet - North Carolina passed June 24, 2003.
• Gerald A. Chayt - Fairfax, Virginia passed.
• Michael A. Cherry - Park Ridge, Illinois - passed at age 49.
• Herman B. Chiu - Corvallis, Oregon passed October 18, 2008 at age 55.
• Paul Christensen - FPO-AP.
• Robert Christiansen - Fort Pierce, Florida passed at age 83.
• William E. Christopher - Upper Marlboro, Maryland passed at age 60.
• James F. Chumbley - San Jose, California passed at age 64.
• Carter S. Clark - Medina, Ohio passed at age 83.
• John T. Clark - Wabash, Indiana passed at age 70.
• Kenneth R. Clark - Catonsville, Maryland passed at age 69.
• Rick M. Clendaniel - Vineland, New Jersey passed July 15, 2009 at age 42.
• James R. Clouser - Tampa, Florida passed at age 77.
• Jay A. Cohen - Woodmere, New york passed Aug. 2, 2007 at age 55.
• Walter Cole - Topeka, Kansas passed at age 76.
• Bill Colias - Munster, Indiana passed November 4, 1993. 
• Charles A. Collins - Verona, Pennsylvania passed at age 75.
• Ethel Collins (sister of Jack Collins) - New York City, New York.
• John "Jack" W. Collins - New York City, New York passed December 2, 2001.
• Warren O. Collins - Tucson, Arizona passed at age 84.
• Garland F. Comins - Santa Rosa, California passed on Sept. 16, 2006.   
• Eugene Henry Contreras - San Diego, California.
• Raymund J. Conway - San Francisco, California.
• Howard W. Cook - Smithfield, Rhode Island passed on Mar. 28, 2008 at age 88.
• Everett A. Coons - Louisiana passed September 9, 2001.
• Bob Corbett - Waterford, Michigan passed at age 52.  
• Don G. Cornell - Arizona.
• Larry W. Corder - Memphis, Tennessee passed at age 62.
• Servillano Costales - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada passed at age 94 on Feb. 2, 2009.
• Eugene L. Cowan - passed in Driggs, Idaho.
• Roger D. Cravens, Jr. - Excelsior Spgs., Missouri passed at age 58.  
• Guy C. Crawford - Kentucky.
• Frank Creasey - Virginia
• Robert M. Crites - Lubbock, TX passed at age 89.
• Arthur C. Croce - Wellfleet, MA - passed at age 66.
• Kendel Boyd Crose - Cheyenne, Wyoming passed at age 63.
• William Crossey - passed August 19, 2005 - Robbinsville, New Jersey.
• Stanley R. Crowe - Newton, Massachusetts passed April 2, 1995 at age 59.
• John M. Crowell - Athens, Georgia passed at age 65 on Sept. 30, 2008.
• Galen Cruse - Kittanning, Pennsylvania passed at age 58.
• William J. Cuddigan - Seekonk, Massachusetts passed at age 88.
• Al Cummings, Jr. - Toledo, Ohio passed at age 24.
• George S. Cunningham - Orono, Maine passed December 19, 1993.
• K. A. Czerniecki - Chicago, Illinois. 
• Sigmund Czerwinski - Rosedale, New York passed at age 66.

D

• Arthur W. Dake - Portland, Oregon passed April 28, 2000 in Reno, Nevada
• Dennis A. Dallas - Centennial, Colorado passed at age 67. Obituary offered by the Denver Post.
• Arthur H. Damon - Warwick, New York passed at age 79.
• Milton Danon - Tarrytown, New York passed at age 85. 1979 U.S. Amateur Champion.
• Nevin B. Dauer - Paso Robles, California passed at age 95.  
• Gregory R. Davis - Indiana
• Jim Davis - Fallbrook, California passed July 31, 2001.
• Lee Ross Davis - Seattle, Washington passed at age 73.
• O. Wayne Day - Highland, Utah passed at age 93.
• Karl S. Deibler - Sierra City, CA passed at age 57.
• Richard K. Delaune, Jr. - Chevy Chase, Maryland passed at age 53.
• Edwin Delong - Pasadena, California.  
• Arnold Denker - Florida
• Donald N. Descarreaux - Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed September 16, 1998.
• Craig J. Deutz - Chalfont, Pennsylvania passed on March 22, 2007 at age 64.
• Elsbeth J. Devine - Culleoka, Tennessee passed.
• Donald J. Dewey - Christiana, Pennsylvania - passed at age 70.
• Donovan Gilbert De Yarmon - Kelso, Washington passed at age 80.
• Mark Carl Diesen - Conroe, Texas passed at age 51.
• Ronald E. Dietterick - Mifflinville, Pennsylvania.
• Michael D. DiLillo - Iselin, New Jersey passed away Oct. 16, 2006 at age 63.
• Raymond J. Dionne - Greenville, Rhode Island.  
• Deborah Theresa Doll - Colorado
• Michael J. Domkowski - Cave Creek, Arizona passed at age 62.
• Harry E. Dompert - Warminster, Pennsylvania passed at age 90. 
• Wayne Dotson - Lima, Ohio passed at age 56.
• Larry D. Doughty - Belle Haven, Virginia passed at age 71.
• Brian V. Douthwaite - Mexico.
• John W. Dow - Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  
• Andrew F. Downey - Atlanta, GA.
• John J. Dragonetti - Chesapeake, Virginia.  
• Alvin Drake - Waquoit, MA .
• Douglas Duigan - New Rochelle, NY.
• Emanuel O. Dumaguing - Queens Village, New York passed at age 70.
• Richard E. Dyczkowski - Evergreen Park, Illinois passed Jan. 18, 2009 at age 69.
• Scott Dykstra - New Jersey.

E

• Terence Eakens - Alpine, Texas passed at age 59.
• Nigel E. A. Eddis - New York, New York passed at age 72.
• Harold Edelstein - San Mateo, California.
• James P. Elk Nation - Eagle Butte, South Dakota passed.  
• David E. Elliott - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at age 61.
• Irving Ellner - Kenilworth, New Jersey
• George Elmendorf - Clifton Park, New York passed at age 78.
• John Elvin - Slingerlands, New York passed at age 72, March 2008.
• James F. Elwell - Palo Verdes Est., California. 
• Sean L. Empey - Sacramento, California passed at age 33.
• Raymond G. Enberg - Holden, Massachusetts passed January 31, 2002 in Portland, Maine.
• Gilbert Encinas - Shady Cove, Oregon.
• Wilbur N. Erb - Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania at age 75.  
• Edward R. Ernst - Newport, Kentucky passed at age 80.
• Roy C. Erwin - passed November 3, 2001 in Red Bluff, California.
• Ronald A. Escalera - Bronx, New York passed at age 51.
• John W. Erwin - Moscow, PA .
• Jcob Eventov - Tarzana, California passed February 1, 1989.

F

• Peter John Feeney - Eastham, Massachusetts passed at age 61.
• Harry E. Fellman - Beaverton, Oregon passed at age 84.  
• Robert S. Felt - San Francisco, California.
• Alan D. Fenster - Buffalo, New York passed Jan. 6, 2009 at age 64.
• Joseph P. Ferrara - Smithtown, New York passed at age 78.
• Mendel Feuchtbaum - New Jersey
• J. Burford Fields - Washington, DC passed at age 55.
• Irving Fierstein - New York City, New York passed May 25, 2009 at age 94.
• Leonid Filatov
• Claude Filion - Canada - passed December 2, 2004 at age 58.
• John Fincken - New Jersey
• Reuben Fine, American Chess Giant, passed at age 79. Obituary is from New York Times.
• Milton Finkelstein - Long Island City, New York passed January 15, 2001.
• Clyde E. Finney - Massachusetts.
• Richard F. Fischer, Jr. - Jacksonville, Florida passed at age 45.
• Robert J. Fischer - Iceland passed at age 64 on January 17, 2008.
• Sy Fish - Kenilworth, New Jersey passed at age 80.
• James H. Fisher - Deer Park, Texas passed at age 79.
• Ronald J. Fitzgerald - Alexandria, Virginia passed at age 74.
• Bela E. Fixley - Mason, Ohio passed at age 61.
• Dennis K. Fleenor - Orange Park, Florida.
• Herb M. Fleming - El Paso, Texas passed at age 71.
• Mike Fleming - Irving, Texas passed August 19, 2006 at age 54.
• Joe Fliegel - passed November 26, 1969 in Pinole, Contra Costa, California.
• George W. Flynn - Fairfield, California passed at age 92.   
• Meyer H. Fogel passed Jan. 21, 2005 - Pennsylvania.
• Leonard Fondiller - New Hyde Park, New York passed at age 89.
• Julian B. Ford - Stone Mountain, Georgia passed at age 81.
• Ursula Foster - California
• Charles W. Foust - Gainesville, Florida passed at age 93.
• Franklin P. Fowler, Jr. - Lincoln, Nebraska passed at age 62.
• Rudolf Franke - Washington, Michigan passed at age 79.
• Rufus Matteson Franklin - Massachusetts
• Mike Franett - 1941-2004
• Douglas Ernest Franc - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 74.
• Floyd Frazier - Wichita, Kansas.  
• Victor Frias - New York
• Walter J. Fried - New York City, New York passed November 30, 2003.
• David Fuehring - Maryland Heights, Missouri passed at age 60.
• Winton D. Fulk - Evanston, Illinois - was an Associate National Tournament Director.
• Samuel C. Fulkerson - Oberlin, Ohio passed.
• James M. Fuller, Jr. - Frankfort, Kentucky.
• Philip Furtaw - Hillsboro, Missouri passed at age 58.

G

• Chester Gall - Fountain Valley, California passed at age 84.
• Jim Gallagher - Texas
• Charles W. Gardner - Missouri.
• Curtis E. Garner, Sr. - Gates Mills, Ohio passed January 8, 1995 at age 87.
• L.J. Garrett, Jr. - Grants Pass, Oregon passed at age 81.
• David P. Gavin - Braddock Hgts., Maryland passed Feb. 19, 2009 at age 59.
• David Otto German - Glendale, Arizona passed at age 52.
• Bill Gerson - Severna Park, Maryland.
• Hyman A. Getoff - Massachusetts.
• Dean Gibson - Valley Center, California.
• Henry A. Giertych, Jr. - Yuba City, California.
• John E. Giles - Carbondale, Illinois passed at age 90.  
• Thomas Gill - Bronx, New York passed at age 40.
• Curtis D. Gillespie, Jr. - Atlanta, Georgia passed at age 55.
• Robert Gillmore - Laguna Woods, California.
• Wuriy Gluzman - Pikesville, Maryland passed at age 77.
• Warren R. Goldstein - Rochester, New York passed at age 84.  
• Harry Goober of Newton, Massachusetts passed at age 87 on Dec. 23, 2000.
• John Goodwin III - Hayward, California passed at age 55.
• Wilson S. Goold III - Dayton, Ohio passed at age 65.
• Gilbert F. Gosselin - Malden, Massachusetts passed at age 80.
• Vito A. Gotautas - Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed.
• William M. Grapkowski - Barkhamsted, CT passed at age 67.
• Stephen J. Graziano of Brooklyn, New York passed at age 47.
• David W. Green - Three Rivers, Michigan passed at age 65.
• Randall K. Greenup - Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Gisela Kahn Gresser - New York passed December 4, 2000 at age 94. NY Times obituary.NationMaster Encyclopedia biography.
• William C. Grinnell - Oxford, Arkansas passed at age 86.
• W. Groenendijk - Netherlands passed at age 84. 
• Dr. Benjamin L. Gross - San Francisco, California
• Edward Gross - New Milford, New Jersey passed at age 94.
• Gerald C. Gross - Seal Beach, California.  
• Robert S. Gruchacz - Scottsdale, Arizona passed March 7, 2006 at age 52.
• Eduard Gufeld - Los Angeles, California passed Sept. 23, 2002 at age 66. NY Times obituary and The Independent obituary.
• Robert M. Gunn - Newark, Delaware passed at age 60.
• H. W. Gusstafson - Eureka, California passed at age 80.  
• David W. Guymon of Utah passed Sept. 29, 2008 at age 45.

H

• Arthur Hager - St. Louis, Missouri
• Gregory R. Hager - Somerville, MA
• Thomas Hailey - Studio City, California passed March 30, 2007 at age 71.
• Paul L. Hake - Halifax, Nova Scotia passed in 2002 at age 25.
• Daryl Ray Hall - Centerville, Ohio passed Feb. 7, 2009 at age 49.
• Dennis Earl Hall - Portland, Oregon passed at age 61.
• John J. Hallahan - Manchester, New Hampshire passed June 14, 2008..
• David J. Hallenbeck - Wilmington, Delaware passed at age 67.
• Jerome B. "Jerry" Hanken - Los Angeles, California passed at age 74.
• Daryl K. Hanks - Houston, Texas.   
• Allan Hanna - Excelsior, Minnesota passed June 14, 2006 at age 76.
• Richard O. Hansen - Pinole, California passed at age 81.
• Russell A. Hansen - Gillette, Wyoming passed at age 68.
• Edgar C. Hansler - Berwyn, Illinois passed at age 61.
• Donald E. Hanson - Raritan Township, New Jersey passed at age 85 on March 17, 2009 in Marquette, Michigan.
• Richard M. Harbeck - Big Lake, Minnesota. 
• David Hardy - Grand Forks, North Dakota. 
• Maurice Vincent Hardy - San Francisco, California.
• John E. Harkin - Nine Mile Falls, Washington passed at age 68.
• Clark R. Harmon - Amity, Oregon passed April 12, 2007.
• Joseph E. T. Harriot - Avondale, Arizona passed June 29, 2008 at age 94.
• Frank Harris - Vallejo, California passed in 2000.
• James R. Harris - Russell, Kentucky.
• Michael C. Harris - Independence, Missouri passed at age 55.   
• Tom Harris - ISCA VP - Indiana
• John T. Harrison, Jr. - Folsom, Pennsylvania passed at age 78.
• T. C. Hartwell - Twin Falls, Idaho.
• Steven W. Hass - Arlington, Massachusetts passed at age 52.
• Henry G. Haubold - Norlina, North Carolina passed at age 77.
• Bill Havens - New Jersey.
• Robert S. Hawkins - El Centro, California passed at age 66.
• David R. Haydon - Bethany, Connecticut.
• James E. Haynes - Crofton, Maryland passed at age 65.
• John F. Hedrick - Livonia, Michigan.
• Rainer Heidrich - S. Hackensack, New Jersey.
• Dennis M. Heinen - St. Cloud, Minnesota passed age age 62.
• Charles R. Heising - Berwyn, Pennsylvania passed September 7, 2009 at age 84.
• Franklin J. Helle - Petoskey, Michigan.  
• Gerald Helper of Middletown, New York.
• Siegfried Hemmersbach - Germany passed at age 63.
• William A. Henken - Sarasota, Florida passed at age 91.
• Walter O. Henry - Preston, Connecticut.
• Jim Hephner - Garland, Texas passed at age 71.
• Casey S. Hermann - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin passed May 5, 2009 at age 40.
• Joseph G. Hernon - Braintree, Massachusetts.
• Stephen Herx - Paramus, New Jersey passed at age 49.
• Herman Hess - Woodland Hills, California.  
• Clarence W. Hewlett - Waynesboro, Virginia passed Aug. 6, 2006 at age 85.
• Thomas Hibbard - Somerset, Pennsylvania.
• James Hibner - El Paso, Texas.
• Hank Hidalgo - St. Louis, Missouri passed on March 13, 2006 at age 59.
• Lance Higgins - Detroit, Michigan.
• James J. Hill, Jr. - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 77.
• Burt Hochberg - Former Editor of Chess Life - passed May 13, 2006 at age 73.
• James C. Hofmann - Gaithersburg, Maryland passed at age 71.
• Philip David Holden - Abbotsford, Canada passed in 1997.
• Dennis H. Holding - Manlius, New York passed October 15, 1993.
• Edgar D. Holladay - passed September 8, 2002 at age 87. 
• Jaron D. Holliday - Broken Arrow, OK passed at age 21 while serving in the 1st Calvary in Iraq.
• Frank J. Honsik - Paradise Valley, Arizona.
• Joseph C. Hornick - passed Dec. 2005 - New York.
• Nolan Horton, Jr. - Ft. Smith, Arkansas passed at age 75.
• Michael V. House - Sacramento, California passed at age 53.
• Kimball Howes - Delaware, Ohio passed at age 85.
• Sally L. (Harrigan) Howes - Holyoke, Massachusetts - passed June 12, 2006
• Jerry A. Howle - Reno, Nevada passed at age 61.
• Francis L. Huffman - La Grange, Illinois at age 87.
• James A. Hughes - Oracle, Arizona.
• Walter E. Hunt - New York.
• James H. Huston - Lafayette, Indiana passed at age 44.
• Dr. M. Lee Hyder - Aiken, South Carolina passed Nov. 3, 2003 at age 67.
  
• David Nelson Hydorn - Fredericksburg, Virginia passed at age 68 on May 16, 2009.

I

• James Iwashita - Fullerton, CA passed Dec. 14, 2005 at age 67.
• Igor Ivanov - passed November 17, 2005 - St. George, Utah

J

• Clyde Jackson - Detroit, Michigan passed at age 55.
• Marshall H. Jaffe - Marietta, Georgia passed at age 58.
• Harold E. Jennings - passed April 11, 1990 at age 92.
• Errol Jenson - Dustin, Oklahoma.
• Frederick L. Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada passed October 2004.
• Gardner R. Johnson, Jr. - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania passed at age 79.
• Robert C. Johnson - Bemus Point, New York passed August 5, 2009 at age 47.
• William Joiter, Jr. - Detoit, Michigan.
• Paul R. Jolly, Sr. - Anderson, California passed at age 90 in Redding, California.
• Charles E. Jones - Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Homer W. Jones - Alexandria, Virginia
• John M. Jones - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 72.
• Peter T. Jovanis - Jamesburg, New Jersey passed at age 82.
• James P. Judge - Arlington, Texas.
• Richard H. Jungbauer - Phoenix, Arizona.  

K

• Peter Kademoff - Port Jefferson, New York passed.
• Peter Kadyszewski - New York
• Milton Kagan - Brookline, Massachusetts passed Sept. 6, 2000 at age 81.
• Raymond J. Kaiser - Acworth, Georgia passed at age 65.
• Al Kalina - North Hollywood, California passed at age 90.
• Charles Kalme - Latvia, passed March 20, 2002 at age 62.
  
• Mona May Karff - New York, New York.  
• Bozhidar Karoleev - Landers, California.
• Peter J. Karp - Needham, Massachusetts passed August 6, 2009 at age 69.
• Aurel M. Karpati passed Dec. 24, 2006 at age 90.
• Philip W. Kasper - Plainfield, Indiana passed at age 62.
• Norman Kavalec - Brick, New Jersey passed at age 77. 
• Geoffrey D. Keating - Monrose, New York passed at age 67.
• David Keeffe - Sayre, PA passed at age 56.
• Thomas J. Keffer - New Mexico
• Dr. Dieter H. Keller - Leominster, Massachusetts passed Feb. 4, 2008 at age 75.
• James E. Kelly - Turnersville, New Jersey passed at age 78.
• Bruce Kendall - Munster, Indiana.
• Don Kendall - Omak, Washington passed at age 73.
• Joe Kennedy - Ft. Wayne, IN passed. Tribute by USCF Member Mike Petersen.
• Vincent P. Kennedy - Sykesville, Maryland passed October 2005.
• Herbert Kenny - Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts passed at age 89.
• Eugene J. Kent - Manhasset, New York passed at age 93.
• Leonard Kent - Pelham, New York passed at age 86.
• Edward J. Kerze - N. Royalton, Ohio passed at age 73.
• Stu Keshner - Waltham, Massachusetts passed at age 64.
• Fred King - Port Neches, Texas passed at age 68.
• Richard J. Kinney - Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed at age 95.
• Ralph H. Kinter - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania passed at age 93.  
• T. W. Kipczynski - San Jose, California.
• Edmund Kish - Bradford, PA - passed December 1983.
• John Kitsianis - Kingman, Arizona passed.
• Viktoras Kizlaitis - Oak Lawn, Illinois passed at age 79.
• Eva Veronika Klein - New York, New York passed at age 70.  
• Thomas John Klem - Las Vegas, Nevada passed July 7, 2007 at age 58.
• Harold D. Kletschka - Minnespolis, Minnesota at age 83.
• Edward F. Kloubec - Tarkio, Missouri.
• Helmuth Knapp - Olney, Maryland passed at age 84.
• Greg A. Knutson - Nashotah, Wisconsin passed at age 48.
• Nick Koch - San Gabriel, California.  
• Orest Kociuba - Effort, Pennsylvania passed at age 81.
• IM Boris Kogan - 8 time Georgia State Champion.
• David A. Kolarik - Pittsburgh, PA at age 47.
• Henry Kolin - Calabasas, California passed at age 91.
• Joseph A. Koller - Medford, New York.
• George J. Koloboff - Santa Rosa, California passed at age 74.
• George Koltanowski - San Francisco, California passed Feb. 5, 2000 at age 96.
• Leah Koltanowski - passed Dec. 23, 2005 - Born in Massachusetts
• Menno Koning - Dover, Massachusetts passed at age 83 in 2007.
• FE P. Koons - Carson, California passed at age 55.
• Louis Korda - Teaneck, New Jersey passed at age 91.
• Walter Korn - San Mateo, California passed July 9, 1997 at age 89.
• Michael L. Kortegaard - Berkeley, California passed in 2007 at age 36. 
• Guenter Kozin - Flemington, New Jersey passed April 2007 at age 77.
• Alan L. Kramer - Fair Lawn, New Jersey passed at age 69.
• George Krauss, Jr. - Hamilton, Ohio passed at age 76.
• Harvey J. Krebill - Hills, Iowa.
• Mark Kriseler - Birch Run, MI - passed on Dec. 16, 2003 at age 45.
• Victor E. Krohn - Santa Rosa, California passed at age 83.
• Charles Krupin - Florida
• Aric R. Kumaran - Roseville, MN at age 50.
• Jerome Kurtzberg - Yorktown Heights, New York passed at age 76.

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• Edward Lafferty - Waltham, Massachusetts passed at age 51..
• Ollie LaFreniere - Seattle, Washington.
• Benjamin M. Landey - Quincy, Massachusetts passed January 20, 1981.
• Ferdinand J. Landix - New Jersey passed Nov. 18, 2004
• Gerard Lapierre - Harlingen, Texas passed at age 79.
• Adrian P. La Placa - Albany, CA.
• Russel A. La Placa - McCloud, CA  passed Nov. 11, 2005.
• Jerry D. Larkin - Mexico passed at age 70.
• David A. Larry, Jr. - Decatur, Indiana passed at age 34.
• Kirk Tom Larsen - Chicago, Illinois passed at age 61 in Canada, May 7, 2009.
• Ron Larzelere - Eugene, OR passed in 1994.
• Louis Laufer - Setauket, New York passed at age 95.
• Frederic S. Lawrence - Alton Bay, New Hampshire passed Aug. 30, 1999 at age 95 in Gainesville, FL.
• Michael Lawson - Lawrenceville, Georgia passed at age 64.
• John W. Leather - Nashville, Tennessee passed at age 50.
• Ann Le Baron - Minden, Louisiana.
• Alcide E. Le Blanc - Lynn, Massachusetts passed at age 83.
• Phil Le Cornu - Seminole, Florida passed May 31, 2008 at age 79.
• Joseph D. Leeman - South Kingstown, Rhode Island passed Aug. 10, 2007.
• David M. Lees - Springfield, Massachusetts passed Oct. 19, 1996 at age 53.
• Matthew T. LeGrand - Durham, North Carolina.
• Robert J. Leicht - Bluffton, South Carolina passed at age 64.
• Jackie D. Leigh - Sidney, Ohio passed at age 62.
• Eugene T. Leininger - Hurst, Texas.
• W. C. Lenoire - Bronx, New York.  
• Albert Leong - Pleasant Hill, Oregon passed at age 71.
• Joseph M. Lesko - High Springs, Florida at age 86.
• Norman Lessing - Santa Monica, California passed Oct. 22, 2001 at age 90.
• Samuel M. Levy - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed at age 91.
• Allen F. Lickteig - Lawrence, Kansas passed at age 56. 
• Joseph C. Lilly - Jewett City, CT - passed at age 84.
• Donald A. Limbeck - Rogers, Minnesota passed at age 81.  
• Ron Lindberg - Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Nickolas Lisac - Hermitage, Pennsylvania passed.
• Paul H. Little - Chicago, Illinois passed June 22, 1987 at age 72.
• Julius Huxley Loftsson - Los Angeles, California passed at age 67.
• William W. Lord - West Hempstead, New York passed at age 82.  
• Daniel G. Lowder - Kirkwood, Missouri.
• Jonathan S. Lowe - New York, New York passed at age 62.
• Richard Lowry - Madison, New Hampshire passed at age 64.
• John W. Loyte - Maynard, Massachusetts passed at age 68.
• Robert G. Loyte - Lynn, Massachusetts passed at age 60.
• Slawomir A. Luczak - Worcester, Massachusetts passed Dec. 25, 2008 at age 61.
• Richard P. Lund - Elk River, Minnesota.
• Henry "Harry" Lyman - Saugus, Massachusetts passed Sept. 5, 1999 at age 84.

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• John T. Mac Queen - Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed at age 74.
• Hans Mager, Sr. - San Luis Obispo, California.
• Richard G. Mahady - East Berne, New York passed at age 51.  
• Donald G. Maines - Noblesville, Indiana passed at age 77.
• Francis Malinowski - Bellmawr, New Jersey passed at age 82.
• Jack Carleton Mallory - Mobile, Alabama passed May 8, 2009 at age 80.
• Max G. Malyuta, - Pawtucket, Rhode Island passed at age 25.
• Gerald F. Manemann - St. Charles, Minnesota passed Feb. 16, 2009 at age 80. Obit from Postbulletin.com of Rochester, MN.
• Joseph P. Manifold - Fairhope, AL.
• Peter Manetti - Guerneville, CA passed March 2006 at age 66.
• Arthur H. Mankin - Santa Barbara, CA passed at age 85.
• James J. Manning - Santa Barbara, CA passed Sept. 10, 2005.
• Marco J. Mannino - Slidell, Louisiana passed June 2004 at age 52.
• Erich W. Marchand - Rochester, New York passed Aug. 29, 1999 at age 85.
• Colburn M. Martin - Vero Beach, Florida passed at age 87.
• Raymond J. Martin - Youngstown, Ohio passed Aug. 31, 2001 at age 76.
• Eugene Martinovsky - Napierville, Illinois passed Feb. 22, 2000 at age 68.
• Ernest Marx - New Milford, New Jersey at age 93.
• Paul M. Masko - Jamaica, New York at age 67.
• Chester T. Mason - Bronx, New York passed May 29, 2003.
• Maxwell F. Mathias - St. Paul, Minnesota passed at age 44.
• Meredith E. Mattingly - Lodi, California. 
• Stephen Matzner - California, passed Dec. 26, 1991 at age 56.
• Jack E. Maxfield - Wichita Falls, Texas passed at age 93.
• Capt. Gary L. Maxon - Pittsburg, Missouri passed at age 65.
• Victor B. McBee - Tulsa, Oklahoma passed Oct. 20, 2005 at age 61.
• Lee Mc Clary - Weehawken, New Jersey passed at age 51.
• David Earl Mc Clellan - Twin Falls, Idaho passed at age 53.
• Roy L. Mc Collough -  Fairfield, California passed at age 74.
• Edgar McCormick - New Jersey. 
• Carl Mc Donald - Sunnyside, Washington passed Mar. 22, 2008 in Prosser, WA at age 79.
• Eugene McGill - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 61.
• Virgil P. McGuire - Colorado Springs, Colorado passed June 17, 2009 at age 80. Obituary from The Gazette
• Ruluff McIntyre - Morganton, North Carolina passed.
• Philip C. Mc Kenna - Holmes Beach, Florida.
• Raleigh L. Mc Kisson - Woodland Hills, California.
• Gary K. Mc Lamarrah - Rockford, Illinois.  
• Joseph D. Mc Lellan - Washington, DC passed at age 76.
• Richard G. McMaster - Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed July 8, 2007 in Worcester, MA at age 76.  also Obituary from ArticleArchives.com
• Robert L. McMullen - Cheyenne, Wyoming - passed away Aug. 4, 2006.
• Dave Meier - El Paso, Texas.
• Richard Medford - Jupiter, Florida passed at age 59.
• Edmar Mednis - Woodside, Queens, New York passed. Feb. 13, 2002 at age 62.
• Ariel Mengarini - New York.
• Ainis Mengelis - Des Plaines, Illinois.
• Richard A. Menuet - Richmond, VA passed March 18, 2005.
• Jay S. Merrill - North Berwick, ME passed October 2005.
• Ralph J. Merrill - East Weymouth, Massachusetts passed at age 80.
• Thomas R. Mertins - Waukesha, Wisconsin passed at age 32.
• Frank A. Metz - Chula Vista, California passed May 15, 2007.
• Daniel W. Meyerson - Seattle, Washington passed.
• Eugene Michel - Tucson, Arizona at age 87.
• Albert J. Michelson - West Hills, California.
• Eric Middlecamp - South St. Paul, Minnesota passed at age 35.  
• Walter A. Milbratz - South Beach, Oregon passed at age 53.  
• Carol H. Miller - Portales, New Mexico passed at age 78.  
• Mark S. Miller - Burnsville, MN.
• Michael Miller - Norfolk, Virginia passed at age 55.
• Robert J. Millikin - Bettendorf, Iowa passed at age 90.
• Harold Mills - New Jersey.
• Henry Minchaca - Sacramento, California passed at age 81.
• Edward T. Minor - Alexandria, Virginia.
• R. O. Mitchell - Memphis, Tennessee passed on May 29, 2007.
• Howard Brett Moberly - Frederick, Maryland passed at age 58.
• Milan Momic - Muscle Shoals, Alabama passed Nov. 18, 1997 at age 62.
• Earl Clifton Monroe - Indiana
• James "Pogo" Robert Montgomery, Jr. - Mansfield, Ohio passed January 10, 2009 at age 56.
• Clark Montgomery - Waco, Texas passed at age 62.
• James "Pogo" Montgomery, Jr. - Mansfield, Ohio passed on January 10, 2009 at age 56.
• Cleo R. Mooday - Indiana
• Joe T. Mooney - Savannah, Georgia passed at age 81.
• Vincent J. Mooney - Fairfax, Virginia passed at age 64.
• W. D. Moore - Pleasant Hill, California passed Oct. 19, 2001.
• Patrick E. Morgan - Auburn, Alabama passed at age 66.
• Richard M. Moroney - Sanford, Maine passed at age 77.
• Charles Bruce Morris - Gambrills, Maryland passed at age 71.
• Harold Morton - Belton, Texas passed at age 53.  
• John R. Moselle - New York
• Arthur Moskowitz - Pittsburgh, PA passed June 25, 2007 at age 78.
• David Mote - Oct. 11, 2003 - Illinois
• Forrest M. Mounts - Ohio
• William "Bill" Moushey - Missouri passed May 1, 2001 at age 52.
• Bernhard W. Mulder - Union City, California passed at age 56.  
• James E. Mulgrew - Mequon, Wisconsin passed at age 80.
• Arthur E. Munson - Indio, California passed at age 91.
• Gary Munson - Tucson, Arizona passed at age 64.
• Alpen Murphy - Arlington, Virginia passed April 24, 2007.  
• George W. Murphy - Hanover, Maryland passed at age 79.
• Danny Murray - Ontario, Canada passed at age 58.
• Jack F. Music - Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed January 2, 2006.
• Robert A. Musicant - Wilton, Connecticut passed at age 57.
• Hugh E. Myers - Davenport, Iowa passed at age 78.   

N

• Edward D. Nagle - Lake Havasu City, Arizona passed at age 76.  
• Paul R. Narveson passed Jan. 30, 2005 - Utah.
• Edmund Nash - Chevy Chase, MD
• Relja I. Nedeljkovic - Waban, Massachusetts passed at age 90.
• Bert L. Neff - Centerport, New York passed at age 91.
• Donald J. Neff - St. Paul, Minnesota.  
• Joseph W. Neudecker - Los Alamos, CA passed at age 79.
• William E. Neuhauser - Santa Ana, California passed at age 83.
• David Eric Nevalainen - Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin passed at age 64.  
• Luther Newhall - Apple Valley, California.
• Albert Nichols - Williamstown, New Jersey passed at age 74.
• Michael E. Nielsen - South Boston, Virginia passed at age 66.
• Carmine D. Nigro - Peachtree City, Georgia passed August 16, 2001 at age 91. also Wikipedia encyclopedia bio
• Robert Nixon - Auburn, Maine passed January 19, 2008 at age 63.
• Lawrence C. Noderer - Boca Raton, Florida passed at age 91.
• Richard W. Noel - Cleveland Heights, Ohio passed.
• John A. Nordin - passed May 12, 2005 - Sun City West, Arizona.
• Michael Norfort - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 44.
• Forrest Norris - Southwick, Massachusetts passed Sept. 1, 2004 at age 83.
• Bruno Nowicki - Warren, Michigan.
• John Roland Nuckols - Asheville, North Carolina passed at age 62 on Oct. 29, 2008.
• William A. Nyman - Mesa, Arizona passed.
• Daniel J. Nystrom - passed June 21, 2005

O

• Aaron A. Oakley - Chicago, Illinois passed at age 56.  
• David Ocock - Columbus, Ohio passed at age 50.
• Joseph K. O'Connor - Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania passed at age 56.
• Yury V. Oganesov - Monterey Park, California.
• John O'Keefe - Ann Arbor, Michigan passed at age 78.
• Sharlyn Chyrel Oliver - passed at age 57 - Jeffersontown, Kentucky.
• Rodney W. Olson - Altoona, Iowa passed July 2007.
• James C. O'Neill - Saint Paul, Minnesota passed at age 80.
• Charles A. Oriez - Littleton, CO.
• Glenn M. Ormand, Jr. - Canyon, Texas passed at age 77.
• George E. O'Rourke - Concord, Massachusetts passed at age 77.
• Jesse Orville Osteen - Hendersonville, North Carolina passed Sept. 2, 2008.
• Emil W. Ostermann - Orange, CA passed at age 73.
• Ronald G. Overstrom - Las Vegas, Nevada passed at age 70.
• John C. Owen - Avon, Connecticut passed at age 80.
• Duncan Russell Oxley - Marina, California passed at age 45.
• Robert L. Oyler - Antioch, California passed at age 52.
• Turker M. Ozbek - Warwick, Rhode Island passed at age 70 on March 12, 2009 in Turkey.

P

• Ludek Pachman - Passau, Germany
• Walter Padilla - Whittier, California passed at age 76.
• Vladimir Pafnutieff - San Mateo, California passed May 12, 1999 at age 86.
• Raymond E. Page - Portland, Oregon
• Steven L. Palmert - Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed at age 97.
• IM Osmand Palos - Chicago, IL passed on February 4, 2004.
• John Pamiljens - Brooklyn, New York passed January 1, 1993 at age 81.
• Armand Patrucco - Providence, Rhode Island at age 75.
• Jack H. Pattie - Vancouver, Washington passed at age 87.
• James F. Pechac - Beachwood, Ohio
• Darrin Neal Pechinsky - Peabody, Massachusetts.
• John Penquite - Des Moines, Iowa passed at age 71.
• Peter P. Periolat, Jr. - San Carlos, California passed at age 78.
• Christopher Peterson - Oglesby, Illinois passed at age 20. 
• Wayne M. Peterson - Michigan City, Indiana passed at age 82.
• Wayne R. Petram - Newark, Ohio passed at age 80.
• Arthur J. Philips - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed.
• Edward B. Phillips - Fairborn, Ohio passed June 12, 2006.
• Lindsay F. Phillips pages Oct. 2, 2005 at age 72.
• Richard H. Phillips - Seattle, Washington passed.
• Ronald Lee Phillips - Gautier, Mississippi passed at age 73, July 2008.
• Bruce S. Pierce - Palm Coast, Florida passed at age 71.
• Ralph Pirtle - Cordova, Alaska
• Dale J. Pluhar - Dunnellon, Florida passed at age 67.
• Paul Plummer - New York, New York passed at age 78.
• Robert L. Polk - Taylor, MI passed Jan. 2005.
• Irving Pollack - Sarasota, Florida.
• Wayne H. Pope - Toledo, Ohio passed at age 86. 
• James Portilla - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 61.
• Hans Poschmann - Fremont, California passed at age 74.
• John Posavetz - Madison, Connecticut passed at age 91.
• John R. Powell - St. Petersburg, FL passed at age 64.
• John Joseph Eugene Power - Newark, New Jersey passed at age 62.
• Nicholas A. Preo - Santa Cruz, California passed Jan. 1, 1988 at age 85.
• Frank Preston - Connecticut - passed March 31, 2004.
• Philip Primak - Salem, Massachusetts.
• James L. Prouty - Bowie, Maryland passed at age 74.
• George M. Putika - Westminster, MA passed Jan. 20, 2004 in Dunedin, Florida at age 92.
• John B. Pyle - Chicago, Illinois passed in 2008 at age 77.

Q

• James R. F. Quirk - Alexandria, Louisiana passed Feb. 23, 1997 at age 50.

R

• James Rachels - Alabama
• John Radulovich - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin passed at age 61.
• John B. Rapka - Parlin, New Jersey - passed at age 76.
• Marvin Rasnick - Monsey, New York -  passed at age 71.
• Vincent Razor - Lawrenceville, Georgia passed at age 55.
• Charles Rehmus - San Diego, California passed at age 82.
• David L. Reinhold - Spokane, Washington - passed at age 51.
• Philip Reisberg - Kendall Park, New Jersey.  
• Dan M. Replogle - Glendale, Arizona passed at age 52.
• Samuel H. Reshevsky - Spring Valley, New York passed April 4, 1992 at age 80, in Suffern, New York. New York Times obituary.
• Katheryn Resing - Boulder, Colorado passed Jan. 2009 at age 64.  
• Carl W. Rettenmier - Cypress, Texas passed at age 53.
• Emil Mischa "E.M." Reubens - Sharon, Massachusetts passed June 1973.
• David B. Reynolds - Durango, Colorado at age 72.
• Yury Reznick - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 77.
• Simon Rice - Poway, California passed at age 95.
• Franklin J. Richards - Scarborough, Maine passed at age 71.
• Brian David Richardson - Irwin, Pennsylvania passed at 56.
• Randy C. Richardson - Sterling Heights, Michigan passed at age 60.
• Dr. Ira Lee Riddle - prominent chess official from Pennsylvania, dies at 62.
• Robert D. Risch - Indianapolis, Indiana passed at age 83.   
• Victor P. Rislow - Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania passed at age 65.
• Charles Ritter - Wheeling, West Virginia - passed July 2001.
• Mark Ritter - Apalachin, New York passed at age 56.
• Kenneth A. Rivers - Chicago, IL passed Dec. 2004.
• Thomas A. Rivoire - Spring, Texas passed at age 45.
• Ken W. Roberts - Ormond Beach, Florida passed Dec. 2005.
• Richard J. Roberts - Richmond Hill, New York passed at age 78.
• Stanley Robertson - East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania passed at age 48.
• Sylvester Robes - North Carolina - passed Oct. 18, 2004.
• Darcy L. Robinson - Juneau, Alaska passed at age 51.
• Gordon T. Robinson - Sacramento, California.
• Ronald V. Robinson - Citrus Hts., California passed at age 64.
• Jeremy D. Rodecap - Anderson, Indiana passed in 2005.
• Dr. Orlando G. Rodman - Macon, Georgia passed at age 68.
• Omar Rodriguez - Fairfield, California passed at age 58.
• Roeder, Robert A. - Otisville, New York passed at age 71. 
• Carl W. Rogers - Birmingham, Alabama passed at age 89.
• L. Randall Rogers - Austin, TX passed August 2003.
• Eric Rogoyski - Canandaigua, New York passed at age 52.
• Marshall Rohland - Glendale, Wisconsin passed Dec. 26, 1994 at age 69.
• Ivan Romanenko - Greenville, Pennsylvania passed Nov. 15, 1994 at age 77.
• Andrew L. Rood - Tigard, Ohio passed June 2008.
• Frederick P. Rose - Rye, New York.
• Hugh Rose passed Feb. 5, 2005 - Maryland.
• Carl Ross - Vero Beach, Florida passed at age 79.
• Karl Ross - Nampa, Idaho passed at age 72.
• Isidore Rothman - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 78.
• Clifton Rowan - Dayton, Ohio passed at age 90.  
• Chaim Rozenberg - Australia passed March 2007.  
• George L. Rubin - Denver, Colorado passed at age 82.
• Bill Rush - Lincoln, Nebraska - passed December 13, 2004
• Stefan Russek - Washingtonville, New York.
• Michael J. Russo - Los Angeles, California passed at age 46.
• Sean F. Ryan - Cary, North Carolina passed at age 25.

S

• David V. Saborio - San Angelo, Texas - passed at age 45.
• Michael Safonov - San Clemente, California.  
• Gary W. Sahar - passed October 2005 - Camden, SC.
• Edward C. Sampson - Easthampton, Massachusetts passed at age 86.
• Eugene Sanders - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 56. 
• Al Sandrin - Glenview, Illinois
• Albert Sandrin - Glenview, Illinois passed at age 84.
• August A. Sardinas - Berwyn, Pennsylvania passed at age 86.
• Gregory R. Sasaki - Irvine, California passed at age 48.
• Ray Doyle Satterlee - Aurora, Illinois passed at age 69. Ray played in 27 US OPENS!
• Marvin Herbert Sauers - St. Paul Park, Minnesota passed at age 82.
• Paul A. Sayre - Huntington, West Virginia passed.
• Steve Sbiral - Waterloo, Iowa - age 52 passed May 3, 2005.
• Alfred H. Scarpinato - Old Chatham, New York passed Aug. 4, 2008 at age 63.
• Tigran Schach - Braintree, Massachusetts passed January 11, 1994 at age 78.
• Alan D. Schaefer - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin passed at age 57.
• Walter J. Schaetzle - Northport, Alabama passed at age 73.
• Frederick W. Schmidt - Placentia, California passed at age 63.  
• Andrew Schoene - Michigan.
• Harold C. Schonberg - New York passed July 26, 2003 at age 87. New York Times obit
• Merwyn Schulman - Lewes, Delaware passed at age 72.
• David R. Schuknecht - Pt. Washington, Wisconsin passed at age 59.
• Herbert O. Schulz, Jr. - Chicago, Illinois passed.
• Martin Schumacher - Hermitage, Pennsylvania passed at age 82.
• Raymond W. Schutt - Boulder City, Nevada.
• D. M. Scott Jr. - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina passed at age 92.
• Gordon Scott - Mississippi
• Kenneth A. Scott - Ballico, CA - passed at age 93.
• Marcus Schmidt - Grosse Pointe Shores, MI passed on Nov. 28, 2004.
• V. Hardy Scheuerman - Wilmington, Delaware passed at age 79.
• Marvin A. Schultz - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin passed at age 78.
• Herbert Seidman - Ballston Lake, New York passed Aug. 30, 1995 at age 74.
• Edward Seladones - Pennsylvania - passed April 2000.
• Eldene R. Shafer - Battle Creek, Michigan.
• George Shainswit - Forest Hills, New York passed Sept. 5, 1997 at age 79.
• GM Leonid A. Shamkovich (1923-2005)New York Times obit.
• Oscar Shapiro - Washington, DC passed Jan. 1, 2002 at age 92. Chess.com obit
• Robert H. Shapiro - Harrisonburg, Virginia passed at age 72.
• Samuel Shapiro - passed away Dec. 12, 2004 - Indiana.
• Raymond C. Sharp - Waxhaw, North Carolina passed at age 61.  
• Ralph H. Sharper, Jr. - New York
• Steven J. Shaw - Florida - passed Sept. 25, 2003.
• Tom Tulles Shea - Clare, Michigan passed October 2007.
• John A. Shelley - Warwick, New York passed at age 75.
• Omer Shenker - Houston, Texas passed at age 20.
• John B. Shepard - Phoenix, Arizona.
• John C. Sherbno - Fairview Park, Ohio passed ate age 86.
• James A. D. Shider - Springfield, Massachusetts passed at age 59.
• Stacy Shirkey - Kansas City, Missouri passed at age 57.
• Thomas R. Short - Ft. Gratiot, Michigan passed at age 76.
• Donald J. Sibbett - Nokomis, Florida passed at age 85 - Jan. 24, 2007.
• Gerry Sidow - New Jersey.
• Boris Siff - San Jose, California passed April 11, 1998 at age 86.
• Evert Siiskonen - Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed March 31, 1993 at age 78 in Finland.
• Anton Sildmets - Lincoln, Nebraska passed Jan. 22, 2007 at age 81.
• Thomas Simmons Jr. - San Mateo, California passed away July 6, 2006 at age 66.
• Jerry Simon - New York - dies May 25, 2006
• Martin A. Simsak - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania passed at age 95.
• J. Albert Skalbite - Monson, Massachusetts passed February 2009 at age 69.
• Frank J. Skoff - Former USCF President, Palos Heights, Illinois passed at age 92.
• Abner P. Slatt - New York, New York.
• Emile H. Slivar - Manhattan Beach, California passed at age 74.
• Ismet Smajic - Enola, Pennsylvania passed at age 57.  
• Philip Smedley - Canada - passed Sept. 24, 2005.
• Phil W. Smeltzer - South Bend, Indiana passed at age 77.
• Bill Smith - New Carrollton, Maryland passed at age 84.
• Herb Smith - Louisville, Kentucky passed away in the early 90's.
• Kenneth Ray "Top Hat" Smith - Texas passed Feb. 4, 1999 at age 68.
• Roy G. Smith - San Diego, California passed at age 72.
• Vine H. Smith - Glendale, California passed at age 64.
• John H. Smyth - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed at age 17.
• Mark J. Sobel - South Windsor, Connecticut passed at age 56.
• Gary Southerland - former president of Georgia Chess Association passed at age 55.
• John C. Spadafora - Syracuse, New York.
• Stephen E. Spaulding - Burns, Oregon passed away March 2007 at age 95.
• Charles Bayard Stallings - Houston, Texas
• Edward J. Stanko - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 45.
• Kenneth Stapley - Glendale, Arizona passed June 2005.
• Robert A. Steimle - Loxley, Alabama passed at age 51.
• Irwin L. Stein - Sun City, California passed August 3, 2001 at age 89.
• Wayne Stephens - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania passed at age 64.
• Cassandra A. Stevens - Oxford, Mississippi passed at age 38.
• Don J. Stewardson - Rosemont, MN.
• Mark E. Stickel - York, Pennsylvania.
• Donald C. Stieff - Easton, Kansas passed Feb. 11, 2004 at age 80.
• William W. Stock - Indiana.
• Luigi A. Stoppiello - Hamilton, Ohio passed at age 46.
• Milton Straker - Brooklyn, New York.
• Daniel Stratton - Waterford, Michigan passed at age 45.
• Richard Straus - Dripping Springs, Texas passed at age 51.
• John E. Strenski - Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed at age 39.
• Lawrence A. Struble, Jr. - Ohio.
• John S. Stubbe - Worcester, Massachusetts passed January 13, 1996 at age 76.
• Gardner H. Stubee - Millville, New Jersey passed June 21, 2009 at age 31.
• Joseph G. Sullivan, Jr. - Oak Ridge, Tennessee passed Dec. 1, 2008.
• Michael F. Sullivan - Mt. Laurel, NJ - passed at age 60.
• Merlin E. Sumner - passed Dec. 14, 2004 - Las Vegas, Nevada
• Harold Sussman - passed Oct. 9, 2004 at age 93.
• Donald A. Swallow - Pelham Manor, New York passed at age 73.
• Sigurd M. Swenson - Sacramento, California passed at age 85.  
• James A. Sword - San Francisco, California passed at age 69.
• Jozef K. Szlamka - Corona, California passed at age 73.
• Emanuel Sztein - Grandmaster of Chess,  passed Oct. 3, 1999.
• Peter Szusz - Glenn, New Hampshire passed at age 83.  

T

• Dr. William Henry Tallmadge - Kentucky
• Leona Tamarkin passed - she won the 1965 Mid-West Tournament .
• Miroslav Tasev - Doral of Miami, Florida (Dade county, Doral neighborhood) passed at age 71.
• James B. Taylor - Westmoreland, Tennessee passed September 22, 2008 at age 75.
• William R. Teal - Rialto, California passed away.
• Simon Teichmann - Canyon, Texas passed at age 84.
• Egon R. H. Teodorson - Indialantic, Florida passed Jan. 27, 2000.
• Steven Tess - Wisconsin passed at age 53.
• Erling Tholfsen - New York City, New York passed Dec. 6, 1996 at age 92.
• Cedric A. Thompson - Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed at age 61.
• John Charles "J.C." Thompson - Montana
• James W. Thornburg - Alexandria, Virginia passed at age 82.
• Jezebel Vanity Tiphareth - Honolulu, Hawaii passed at age 49.
• Alfred Tolina - Baltimore, Maryland.
• Michael B. Tomlinson - Dorchester Center, Massachusetts passed at age 70.
• Richard Q. Totusek - Vista, California.
• Joseph R. Tousignant - Troy, New York passed at age 77.
• Joshua J. Trass - Gary, Indiana passed at age 64.
• Emilio A. Trejo - Lake Worth, CA passed at age 51.
• Arthur R. Trent - Roseville, CA.
• Walter G. Trice - Worcester, Massachusetts passed August 23, 2009 at age 60.
• Howard D. Trimpi - Macungie, PA passed Jan. 15, 2005 at age 87.
• Terrel Trotter, Jr. - El Salvador, Central America.
• Allan Troy - Arizona
• Alan Truscott - New York
• Aivars I. Trusis - Fairhaven, Massachusetts passed at age 60 in 1999.
• Jordan Tuggle - Memphis, Tennessee passed at age 12.
• John M. Tums (obit from Chicago Tribune) - Oak Park, Illinois passed at age 80.
• Harry M. Turner - Acworth, Georgia passed at age 78 on Sept. 29, 2008.
• Norval G. Turner - Murray, Utah passed.
• Thomas F. Turner - Shepherdstown, West Virginia passed at age 66.  
• Joe Tyler - Danville, Virginia passed at age 51.

U

• Allan Ufer - Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Mykola Usztan - Rochester, Michigan passed at age 78.  

V

• Andrus Varnik - Arlington, Massachusetts passed at age 71 on March 16, 2009.
• Valdis Vijums - Nashua, New Hampshire.
• Michael J. Valvo - Minnesota
• Henry Van Bergen - Glen Ellen, California passed at age 89.
• V. E. Vandenburg - Eaton Rapids, Michigan passed at age 104. Obituary provided by Lansing State Journal.
• Arlen V. Vanek - Ft. Bragg, California passed at age 26.  
• Paul Vayssie - San Francisco, California.
• David Velloff - Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Richard W. Verber - Illinois
• George Verney - Venice, Florida passed at age 72.
• Barry H. Vernick - Lake Forest, CA passed at age 61.
• William F. Vobejda - Littleton, Colorado passed April 2005.
• Milan Vukcevich - Ohio

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• Irving H. Wagman - Springfield, Virginia passed at age 75.
• Stuart Wagman - Livorno, Italy
• Leon D. Wait - Walnut Creek, California passed.
• David W. Walden - Des Plaines, Illinois passed at age 61.
• George L. Walker, Jr. - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania passed at age 49.
• Maxim Walo - Colorado Springs, Colorado passed at age 88.
• Kevin M. Ward - Calgary, Ont., Canada passed at age 39.
• Harry F. Wartnick - Naples, Florida passed at age 60.  
• Tom Washington - Louisville, Kentucky - former President of the Kentucky Chess Association.
• Archie Waters - El Paso, Texas.
• Harvey H. Weeks - Tulsa, Oklahoma passed at age 56.
• Robert L. Wells - Kennett Square, PA - passed August 12, 2005.
• Zachary Wells - OH
• Morton Wenger - Kentucky.
• John Robert Wheelock - passed March 31, 2004 - Garland, Texas.
• Harry J. White - Lucerne, California passed at age 88.
• Joseph White - passed at age 72 - Boise, Idaho.
• Welsh S. White - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed at age 66.
• Marshall O. Whitecotton - Arlington, Texas passed at age 69.
• William M. Whittington, Jr. - Louisville, Kentucky passed at age 64.  
• William G. Wilcox - Hyde Park, NY passed Nov. 20, 2004.
• John (Jack) Wilhelm - Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed April 21, 2009 at age 64.
• Dan Wilhite - North Little Rock, Arkansas passed at age 72.
• Evan Williams - Rockvale, Tennessee
• Jeff Williams - Scarsdale, New York passed at age 26 on August 28, 2006.
• Joel Allen Williams - Englewood, Colorado passed at age 31.
• John M. A. Williams -  North Port, Florida passed at age 58.
• Kirk R. Williams - Windsor Mill, Maryland passed at age 47.
• Donald E. Wilson - Albuquerque, New Mexico passed at age 81.
• Jack Wine, Sr. - Cocoa Beach, Florida passed.
• Kathy Wing - New York
• Eric T. Winges - Redmond, Washington passed at age 24.
• Oleg Stanislaw Winiarz - Ponder, Texas passed at age 79.
• Stephen A. Winikaitis - Minneapolis, Minnesota passed at age 80.
• Phil Winslow - Hercules, California passed at age 54.  
• Petrus J. Wirth - Carlisle, PA
• Donald L. Wise - Indianapolis, Indiana passed at age 87.
• John Keith Wise - Vancouver, WA
• Oliver J. Wisner - Watertown, New York passed at age 80.
• Joseph A. Woelfinger - Bruce, Wisconsin.
• Donald F. Wojciechowski - LaSalle, Illinois passed at age 63.
• Aleks Wojtkiewicz - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 43.
• Loy L. Wood - Charlotte, North Carolina.
• J. Edwin Woody - Ft. Myers, Florida.
• Harry Wright - Crownsville, Maryland passed at age 75.
• Wilbur Wright - Lebanon, CT passed at age 82.

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• Donald E. Yarter - Tempe, AZ
• Daniel A. Young - North Providence, Rhode Island passed at age 57.  

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• Burt Zabin - Berkeley, California passed Dec. 2003 at age 67.
• Zenon Z. Zaro - Mt. Prospect, Illinois passed at age 82.
• Nick Zimninski - Canada & Florida
• Isadore Zinman - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Vrezh Zohrabian - Montebello, California.