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.

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• Stephen Abel - Irvine, California passed.
• Robert P. Abelson -  Hamden, Connecticut passed July 13, 2005 at age 79.
• Heath Abbott - Smith, Alberta, Canada passed.
• Faneuil Adams Jr. - New York City, New York passed March 22, 1999.
• Paul C. Adams - Potomac, Maryland passed in 2009.
• 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.
  
• Anthony R. Adkins - Dover, New Hampshire.
• 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.
• Neal A. Allers - Saint Anne, Illinios passed.
• Donald C. Allyn - Huber Heights, Ohio passed.
• John R. Anderson - Toledo, Ohio passed at age 55.
• Peter Andina - Chicago, Illinois passed on 4 November 2010 at age 90.
• 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.
• Richard W. Arthur - Cambridge, Massachusetts passed at age 69.
• 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.
• Ernest C. Atkeison Jr. - Somerville, Tennessee passed.
• Patrick W. Aubry - San Jose, California passed 3 August 2011.
• William E. Ault - Lincoln Park, MI passed at age 73.  
• Billy Auvenshine - McKinney, Texas passed.  
• 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.
• Albert Bahcall - Minocqua, Wisconsin passed.
• Cecil G. Baker - Newberry, Michigan passed at age 91.
• Clyde Bruce Baker - North Charleston, South Carolina.
• 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.
• Gordon S Barrett - Las Vegas, Nevada passed.
• 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.
• Jeffery Lynn Bayard - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin passed Feb. 4, 2011 at age 57.
• George M. Bayer - The Dalles, Oregon passed at age 81.
• Claudelle Bazemore - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed January 16, 2010 at age 60.
• Anthony B. Beavers - Jonesboro, Georgia passed March 17, 2010 at age 19.
• 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.
• Walter D. Behnken - Spring Hill, Florida passed on 13 November 2011 at age 79.
• Ralph Behrens - Brooklyn, New York passed.
• Edward A. Belcher - Street, Maryland passed.
• Clarence Bell - Providence, Rhode Island passed.
• Leroy O. Bell - Hutchinson, Kansas age age 59.
• Fred B. Bender - Madison, Wisconsin passed at age 81.
• Raul L. Benedicto - Boca Raton, Florida.
• Donald E. Benge - Burbank, California passed April 6, 2007 at age 73.
• 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.
• Melvin Benson, Jr. - Montclair, New Jersey passed at age 96.
• 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 passed.
• Richard Bintliff - Oxnard, California passed on 9 September 2010 at age 66.
• Eric Birnbaum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed at age 51.
• Normand Albert Bissonnette - Kansas
• Richard G. Black - Lafayette, Colorado passed.
• Elmer Blackwell - Charlotte, North Carolina passed.
• Gerald L. "Jay" Blem - Lucerne Valley, California passed Sept. 20, 2009 at age 51.
• Ambrose Blenker - Plum City, Wisconsin.
• Ira M. Blitzsten - Chicago, Illinois passed on 19 December 2008 at age 92.
• Henrik Blomstedt - Mellstensvagen, Finland passed at age 88.
• Eugene I. Blount - Chatham, New Jersey passed.
• Albert Boczar - South Plainfield, New Jersey passed at age 92.
• Dr. Paul R. Bolduc - Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed on 31 August 2011 at age 61.
• James M. Bolton - Huntington, New York passed.  
• 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.
• Carl R Boor - Mansfield, Ohio passed.
• Hans T. Borm - Porterville, California passed on 13 January 2012 at age 65.
• 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.
• Roger S. Bowen - Costa Mesa, California at age 51.
• Roland M. Bowen - Bakersfield, California.
• William J. Bowman - Winona, Minnesota passed at age 68.
• Lindell L. Brady - Grand Blanc, Michigan passed.
• 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
• Kenneth Breland - Princeton, Texas passed at age 59.
• 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.
• Charles E Brookhouse - Orlando, Florida passed on 16 November 2004 at age 69.
• 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.
• Matthew Brown - Mountain View, California passed March 25, 2010 at age 24
• John Brown - Las Vegas, Nevada passed at age 58 .
• Joseph R. Brown III - Schenectady, New York.
• Larry R. Brown - Tok, Alaska passed at age 72.
• Landon Brownell - Corvallis, Oregon passed at age 19.
• Anthony J. Bruni - Houston, Texas passed at age 56.
• Regis E. Brubaker - Moore, Oklahoma passed.
• Dennis V. Brutus - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - NY Times obituary
• Lee Bryant - Bainbridge, Georgia.
• Richard E. Buck - Hacienda Heights, California passed at age 63.
• Glen Buckendorf Jr. - Buhl, Idaho passed at age 63.
• Alwyn C. Buckland - Lafayette, Louisiana passed at age 77.
• Lloyd W Buckley, Jr - Worchester, Massachusetts passed on 22 May 2010 at age 63.
• 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.
• Norman T Burns - Vestal, New York passed on 18 March 2010 at age 79.
• 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.

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• 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.
• Richard S. Callaghan, Jr - Coeur D Alene, Idaho passed.
• Samuel Caminiti, Jr. - North Barrington, IL passed at age 73.
• Richard H. Capp - Huntsville, AL.
• Joseph R. Carangelo - Verona, New Jersey passed at age 74.
• 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.
• Henry Carse - Hinesburg, Vermont passed.
• Joel Cartwright - Waldoboro, Maine passed at age 24 on June 27, 2008.
• John Peter Carvalho - Seal Beach, California passed at age 84.
• Peter D. Chabris - Cincinnati, Ohio passed.
• 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.
• Vladimir Chobotov - Palos Verdes Estates, California - passed.
• Paul Christensen - FPO-AP.
• Robert Christiansen - Fort Pierce, Florida passed at age 83.
• Christos Christodoulou - Coral Springs, Florida passed at age 75.
• 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.
• Jack C. Clark - Houston, Texas passed at age 68.
• John T. Clark - Wabash, Indiana passed at age 70.
• Kenneth R. Clark - Catonsville, Maryland passed at age 69.
• Dr. Paul Clark Jr. - Watseka, Illinois passed at age 69.
• Earl Clary Jr. - Carnegie, Pennsylvania passed.
• Harry J. Clay - Waukegan, Illinois passed.
• Rick M. Clendaniel - Vineland, New Jersey passed July 15, 2009 at age 42.
• Henry L. Clere - Victoria, Virginia passed at age 66.
• Patrick Clough - Crete, Illinois passed on May 13, 2009.
• James R. Clouser - Tampa, Florida passed at age 77.
• Jim Cobb - Trinity, Texas.
• Benjamin "Ben" Carroll Cody - Palatka, Florida passed 27 September 2011 at age 57.
• Donald J Coffin - New Castle, Delaware passed on 4 April 2010 at age 79.
• Jay A. Cohen - Woodmere, New York passed Aug. 2, 2007 at age 55.
• Ayana Colbert - Jonesboro, Georgia passed.
• John Colbert - La Mesa, California passed.
• 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.   
• Frank Connelly - Lake Tapps, Washington passed;
• Donald A Conrad - North Wales, Pennsylvania passed on 27 February 2011 at age 64.
• 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.
• Marvin B Cooper - passed in 1993.
• 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.
• William B Couch Sr - Conover, North Carolina passed.
• Eugene L. Cowan - passed in Driggs, Idaho.
• Nicolas Cox - Rockville, Indiana passed at age 31.
• 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.
• Robert J. Cromwell - Millbrae, California passed at age 79.
• 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.
• Jack N. Culp - Kalamazoo, Michigan passed at age 67.
• Al Cummings, Jr. - Toledo, Ohio passed at age 24.
• George S. Cunningham - Orono, Maine passed December 19, 1993.
• Konrad Cunningham, Jr - Vandenberg AFB, California passed.
• Walter Cunningham - Gainesville, Florida passed on 31 July 2010 at age 66.
• K. A. Czerniecki - Chicago, Illinois. 
• Sigmund Czerwinski - Rosedale, New York passed at age 66.

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• 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.
• George R. Daniels - Greenfield, Wisconsin passed February 13, 2010 at age 62.
• Milton Danon - Tarrytown, New York passed at age 85. 1979 U.S. Amateur Champion.
• Nevin B. Dauer - Paso Robles, California passed at age 95.  
• Cecil L Davis - Parkersburg, West Virginia passed.  
• Gregory R. Davis - Indiana
• Jim Davis - Fallbrook, California passed July 31, 2001.
• Lee Ross Davis - Seattle, Washington passed at age 73.
• Scott Davey - Cincinnati, Ohio passed in July 2009 at age 33.
• 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
• Robert Denn - West Cornwall, Connecticut passed.  
• Donald N. Descarreaux - Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed September 16, 1998.
• John H Detrich - Leander, Texas passed.
• 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.
• Joe Di Sandro - Fairfax, Virginia.
• Steven Dieckhoff - Boulder, Colorado passed on 15 March 2008 at age 55.
• 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.
• Daren Dillinger - Jacksonville, Florida passed at age 65 on 7 June 2011.
• Donald L. Ditmarson - New London, Minnesota passed on 21 May 2011 at age 83. 
• Raymond J. Dionne - Greenville, Rhode Island. 
• Kevin Dirks - Wichita, Kansas passed at age 53.
• Donald C. Dodder - Los Alamos, New Mexico passed Nov. 19, 2009 at age 85.
• Deborah Theresa Doll - Colorado
• Michael J. Domkowski - Cave Creek, Arizona passed at age 62.
• Harry E. Dompert - Warminster, Pennsylvania passed at age 90. 
• Samuel P. Donato - Thousand Oaks, California passed.
• James William Doran - Saint Louis, Missouri passed at age 83.
• 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.
• Charles G. Drafts - Boston, Massachusetts passed July 26, 2000 at age 53.
• John J. Dragonetti - Chesapeake, Virginia.  
• Alvin Drake - Waquoit, MA passed.
• Charles H Drinkle Jr - Dayton, Ohio passed.
• Douglas Duigan - New Rochelle, NY.
• Hugh A. Duffy Jr - West Haven, Connecticut passed.
• Emanuel O. Dumaguing - Queens Village, New York passed at age 70.
• Peter DuPuy - Keene, New Hampshire passed May 16, 2010 at age 63.
• Richard J DuRocher - Northfield, Minnesota passed 16 November 2010 at age 55.
• 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.
• Buford P Early III - Bluefield, Wisconsin passed at age 57.
• Irineo P Echavarre - Findlay, Ohio passed.
• Nigel E. A. Eddis - New York, New York passed at age 72.
• Harold Edelstein - San Mateo, California passed.
• Jim B. Edens - Prescott, Arizona passed on 5 September 2011 at age 75.
• David J Eisen - Waterville, Maine passed on 16 September 2010 at age 85.  
• James P. Elk Nation - Eagle Butte, South Dakota passed.  
• Milton Ellenby - Skokie Illinois on 16 September 2010 at age 86.
• David E. Elliott - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at age 61.
• John Adams Ellis II - San Francisco, California passed.
• 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 .
• Louis Escoffier Sr - Alpine, California passed.
• Gene Estes - Niceville, Florida passed.
• GM Larry Evans - Reno, Nevada passed 15 November 2010 at age 78.
• Jcob Eventov - Tarzana, California passed February 1, 1989.

F

• Hacker J Fagot - New Orleans, Louisiana passed.
• James Fanelli - Mount Ephraim, New Jersey passed.
• Rawle Farley - Brockport, New York passed.
• Peter John Feeney - Eastham, Massachusetts passed at age 61.
• Thomas M Feeny - Hedgesville, West Virginia passed on 2 November 2010 at age 75.
• Robert W. Feit - Otsego, Minnesota passed on Jan. 25, 2010 at age 78.
• Robert A. Feldstein Esq. - Brooklyn, New York passed on 18 October 2011 at age 55.
• 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.
• Richard Jon Fenton - Coraopolis, Pennsylvania passed at age 60 on 7 May 2010.
• Ruth Fermin - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 51.
• 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.
• Robert D. Fitzsimons - Columbia, South Carolina passed February 26, 2010 at age 70
• Bela E. Fixley - Mason, Ohio passed at age 61.
• Michael R Fixel - Brookfield, Wisconsin passed.
• Dennis K. Fleenor - Orange Park, Florida.
• Herb M. Fleming - El Paso, Texas passed at age 71.
• John Fleming - xxxx, xxxxx passed at age 67.
• Mike Fleming - Irving, Texas passed August 19, 2006 at age 54.
• Joe Fliegel - passed November 26, 1969 in Pinole, Contra Costa, California.
• Richard Lavon Flenniken - Minneapolis, Minnesota passed.
• Robert A Flores - Austin, Texas passed.
• 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.
• William B Ford - New Castle, Pennsylvania passed.
• Richard N. Foss - Portsmouth, Rhode Island passed on 17 July 2010 at age 72.
• Ursula Foster - California
• Charles W. Foust - Gainesville, Florida passed at age 93.
• Franklin P. Fowler, Jr. - Lincoln, Nebraska passed at age 62.
• David R. Fox - Aurora, Colorado passed at age 47.
• 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.
• Walter S Fraser - Silver Spring, Maryland passed.
• 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

• Jeremy Gaige - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed on 19 February 2011 at age 83.
• Chester Gall - Fountain Valley, California passed at age 84.
• Jim Gallagher - Texas
• Michael W Garcia - San Antonio, Texas passed.
• 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.
• Albert E. Gedraitis - Bethany, Connecticut passed Jan. 25, 2010 at age 77.
• 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.
• Peter D. Gilbert - Leominster, Massachusetts passed Jan. 10, 2010 at age 54.
• 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.
• Michael Glinski Jr. - Hudson, New Hampshire died April 10, 2010 at age 51.
• 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.
• Dr. Irving J. Good - Blacksburg, Virginia passed on 5 April 2009 at age 92.  
• Mike Goodall - San Rafael, California passed 5 October 201o at age 64.
• 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.
• Arie J. Goudsword - Tampa, Florida passed.
• Douglas F. Gould - Kapaa, Hawaii 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.
• Gary Greene - Trenton, Michigan passed on 19 June 2011.
• 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.
• Edward W Gross - Mount Hood Parkdale, Oregon passed.
• 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
• Donald J. Haggerty - Easton, Pennsylvania passed in 1996.  
• William A. Hahn - Burlington, Vermont passed.
• Thomas Hailey - Studio City, California passed March 30, 2007 at age 71.
• Paul L. Hake - Halifax, Nova Scotia passed in 2002 at age 25.
• Charles G Hall, Jr - South Yarmouth, Massachusetts passed at age 58.
• Daryl Ray Hall - Centerville, Ohio passed Feb. 7, 2009 at age 49.
• Dennis Earl Hall - Portland, Oregon passed at age 61.
• Odell Hall - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed.
• Ralph L Hall - Oregon City, Oregon passed.
• John J. Hallahan - Manchester, New Hampshire passed June 14, 2008..
• David J. Hallenbeck - Wilmington, Delaware passed at age 67.
• Macdonald Brooke Halsey - Vershire, Vermont passed at age 26.
• Howard Samuel Hamilton - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina passed on 18 December 2009 at age 54.
• Jerome B. "Jerry" Hanken - Los Angeles, California passed at age 74.
• Kenneth E. Hankins, Jr. - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania passed at age 73.
• Daryl K. Hanks - Houston, Texas.   
• Allan Hanna - Excelsior, Minnesota passed June 14, 2006 at age 76.
• Mark E Hansen - Richardson, Texas passed.
• 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.
• Glen E Hart - Longmont, Colorado passed.
• Patrick D. Hart - Charleston, South Carolina passed June 19, 2000 at age 44.
• James E Hartley - Lodi, California passed.
• T. C. Hartwell - Twin Falls, Idaho.
• Steven W. Hass - Arlington, Massachusetts passed at age 52.
• William Hassall - Petaluna, California passed.
• Henry G. Haubold - Norlina, North Carolina passed at age 77.
• Bill Havens - New Jersey.
• Robert S. Hawkins - El Centro, California passed at age 66.
• Herbert F. Hawley - Lebanon, Pennsylvania passed on 13 June 2009 at age 80.
• David R. Haydon - Bethany, Connecticut.
• James E. Haynes - Crofton, Maryland passed at age 65.
• William J Heatley - Santa Barbara, California passed.
• 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.
• Edward E. Hendrix - Manchester, Tennessee passed on 6 January 2011 at age 75.
• 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 passed.
• James J. Hill, Jr. - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 77.
• Alan Himber - Pinellas Park, Florida passed.
• Greg Hjorth - Marina Del Rey, California passed 13 January 2011 at age 47.
• Burt Hochberg - Former Editor of Chess Life - passed May 13, 2006 at age 73.
• Darnay Robert Hoffman - New York, New York passed.
• 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, Oklahoma passed at age 21 while serving in the 1st Calvary in Iraq.
• Frank J. Honsik - Paradise Valley, Arizona.
• William E. Hook - Silver Spring, Maryland passed at age 84.
• Peter Hopkins - Richmond, Virginia passed on 7 August 2011 at age 84.
• Joseph C. Hornick - passed Dec. 2005 - New York, New York.
• Don Horacek - Oak Park, California passed.
• 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.

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

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• Clyde Jackson - Detroit, Michigan passed at age 55.
• Marshall H. Jaffe - Marietta, Georgia passed at age 58.
• John Jakopak - Lakewood, Ohio passed.
• Paul J Jandron - Millbury, Massachusetts passed on February 17, 2010 at age 76.
• Harold E. Jennings - passed April 11, 1990 at age 92.
• Errol Jenson - Dustin, Oklahoma.
• Carl G. Jetzer - Minneapolis, Minnesota passed April 2, 2010 at age 95.
• Frederick L. Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada passed October 2004.
• Gardner R. Johnson, Jr. - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania passed at age 79.
• John Johnson - Mira Loma, California passed.
• 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.
• Robert B Jones - Los Angeles, California passed.
• William M Jones - Saugerties, New York passed on 31 August 2011 at age 77.
• Peter T. Jovanis - Jamesburg, New Jersey passed at age 82.
• James P. Judge - Arlington, Texas.
• Richard H. Jungbauer - Phoenix, Arizona.  

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• Peter Kademoff - Port Jefferson, New York passed.
• Peter Kadyszewski - New York
• Milton Kagan - Brookline, Massachusetts passed Sept. 6, 2000 at age 81.
• Howard Kaikow - Nashua, New Hampshire passed on 1 April 2011.
• 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.
• David Kaplan - Fairfax, Virginia passed in May of 2011 at age 64.
• Robert A Karch - Spanaway, Washington passed at age 80.
• Mona May Karff - New York, New York.
• Lester Kargel - Saint Louis, Missouri passed.
• 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 passed.
• 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, Indiana passed.
• 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.
• Lester F. Kerton - Bothell, Washington passed in April 2011 at age 85.
• Edward J. Kerze - N. Royalton, Ohio passed at age 73.
• Stu Keshner - Waltham, Massachusetts passed at age 64.
• John F Killion - West Roxbury, Massachusetts passed.
• Fred King - Port Neches, Texas passed at age 68.
• Blair N. Kingree - Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania passed at age 78.
• 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.
• arl A. Klawiter - McGaheysville, Virginia passed.
• 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 - Minneapolis, Minnesota at age 83.
• Edward F. Kloubec - Tarkio, Missouri.
• Helmuth Knapp - Olney, Maryland passed at age 84.
• Arthur Kneerim - Stonington, Connecticut passed January 25, 2006 at age 100
• 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 - passed.
• Dennis R Kohler - Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed.
• John Kohn - Virginia Beach, Virginia passed.
• David A. Kolarik - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed at age 47.
• George Kolarik - Alexandria, Virginia passed.
• Henry Kolin - Calabasas, California passed at age 91.
• Yuri Kolkin - Beachwood, Ohio passed at age 79.
• Joseph A. Koller - Medford, New York passed.
• 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.
• Anthony Koppany - Lansdale, Pennsylvania passed.
• Louis Korda - Teaneck, New Jersey passed at age 91.
• Walter Korn - San Mateo, California passed July 9, 1997 at age 89.
• Michael Lee Kortegaard - Berkeley, California passed on 28 June 2007 at age 36. 
• Ed Koss - Chester, New Jersey passed.
• Guenter Kozin - Flemington, New Jersey passed April 2007 at age 77.
• Anthony Kramanak - North Canton, Ohio passed on 31 January 2010 at age 93.
• 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 passed.
• Mark Kriseler - Birch Run, MI passed on 16 December 2003 at age 45.
• Victor E. Krohn - Santa Rosa, California passed at age 83.
• Charles Krupin - Florida
• Ray Kuhn - Houma, Louisiana passed at age 67.
• Aric R. Kumaran - Roseville, MN passed 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.
• Susan Lamn - Jupiter, Florida passed.
• Benjamin M. Landey - Quincy, Massachusetts passed January 20, 1981.
• Ferdinand J. Landix - New Jersey passed Nov. 18, 2004.
• Robert Langfelder - New York, New York passed at age 86.
• 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.
• William W. Lawrence - Brookfield, Wisconsin passed.
• Michael Lawson - Lawrenceville, Georgia passed at age 64.
• John W. Leather - Nashville, Tennessee passed at age 50.
• Ann Le Baron - Minden, Louisiana.
• Jack Lebert - Westwood, New Jersey passed.
• Alcide E. Le Blanc - Lynn, Massachusetts passed at age 83.
• Phil Le Cornu - Seminole, Florida passed May 31, 2008 at age 79.
• Walter Thomas Lee Sr. - New Haven, Connecticut passed.
• 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.
• Robert Leininger
• 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.
• Ralph Z Levene - Birmingham, Alabama passed.
• Robert Levenstein - New York City passed May 1, 2009 at age 94
• Dr David K. Levin - Toledo, Ohio passed.
• Louis Levy - Los Angeles, California passed on 28 March 2011 at age 90.
• Samuel M. Levy - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma passed at age 91.
• Edward Lewis - Napa, California passed.
• Joseph Lewis - Wilmington, North Carolina passed at age 80.
• 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.
• Opie D. Lindsay - Midlothian, Virginia passed.
• Nickolas Lisac - Hermitage, Pennsylvania passed.
• Paul H. Little - Chicago, Illinois passed June 22, 1987 at age 72.
• Bruce T Lockard - Factoryville, Pennsylvania passed on 9 January 2012 at age 55.
• Julius Huxley Loftsson - Los Angeles, California passed at age 67.
• Andrew Loftus - Farmington, Connecticut passed.
• William W. Lord - West Hempstead, New York passed at age 82.  
• William J. Loughrey Jr. - Aurora, Colorado passed.  
• 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.
• Martin S Lubell - Oak Ridge, Tennessee passed on 16 January 2012 at age 79.
• Slawomir A. Luczak - Worcester, Massachusetts passed Dec. 25, 2008 at age 61.
• Natan Luehrmann-Cowen - Penllyn, Pennsylvania passes at age 13.
• Richard P. Lund - Elk River, Minnesota.
• Geza P. Lux - Addison, Pennsylvania passed on 9 January 2011 at age 74.
• Raymond Robert Lyden - Libertyville, Illinois passed at age 88
• Henry "Harry" Lyman - Saugus, Massachusetts passed Sept. 5, 1999 at age 84.
• Dale S. Lyons - Milton, Vermont passed at age 60.

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• Richard R Mac Intyre - Lee, NH passed at age 95.
• 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.
• Dr. G.P. Makas - Huntley, Illinios passed.
• Francis Malinowski - Bellmawr, New Jersey passed at age 82.
• Michael Duane Mallet - Shreveport, Louisiana passed.
• Jack Carleton Mallory - Mobile, Alabama passed May 8, 2009 at age 80.
• Max G. Malyuta - Pawtucket, Rhode Island passed at age 25.
• Harvey Mandell - Norwich, Connecticut passed on 2 June 2011 at age 86.
• 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.
• David Manusov - Friendswood, Texas passed October 16, 2010 at age 16.
• Erich W. Marchand - Rochester, New York passed Aug. 29, 1999 at age 85.
• Colburn M. Martin - Vero Beach, Florida passed at age 87.
• John R. Martin - Modesto, California passed on 5 April 2011 at age 63.
• Raymond J. Martin - Youngstown, Ohio passed Aug. 31, 2001 at age 76.
• Eugene Martinovsky - Napierville, Illinois passed Feb. 22, 2000 at age 68.
• Indrek Martinson - Toledo, Ohio passed November 14, 2009 at age 71
• Wayne Marvin - Tucson, Arizona passed 16 May 2011 at age 65.
• 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.
• Robert B. Matheson - Framingham, Massachusetts passed Jan. 25, 2010 at age 77.
• Maxwell F. Mathias - St. Paul, Minnesota passed at age 44.
• George R. Matre - Orrstown, Pennsylvania passed on 17 January 2011 at age 77.
• Meredith E. Mattingly - Lodi, California. 
• Stephen Matzner - California, passed Dec. 26, 1991 at age 56.
• Charles I. Maurer - Collinsville, Illinois passed Dec. 15, 2009 at age 87.
• 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.
• Cinthia B McBride - Portland, Oregon passed.
• Cinthia B McBride - Portland, Oregon passed 2 June 2010 at age 93.
• 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 Mc Cormick - New Jersey. 
• Carl Mc Donald - Sunnyside, Washington passed Mar. 22, 2008 in Prosser, WA at age 79.
• Eugene Mc Gill - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 61.
• Virgil P. Mc Guire - Colorado Springs, Colorado passed June 17, 2009 at age 80. Obituary from The Gazette
• Ruluff Mc Intyre - 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.
• Rod Meadows - Newark, Ohio passed December 3, 2009 at age 67.
• 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.
• Robert Meinhard - Mechanicsville, Virginia passed on 20 January 2011 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.
• Robert L Meyer - Brooklyn, New York passed.
• Daniel W. Meyerson - Seattle, Washington passed.
• Jule Meyn - Arlington, Virginia passed.
• Eugene Michel - Tucson, Arizona at age 87.
• Albert J. Michelson - West Hills, California passed.
• Frank T Micklich - Joliet, Illinois passed.
• 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 passed.
• Michael Miller - Norfolk, Virginia passed at age 55.
• Samuel S Miller - Orlando, Florida passed on 4 July 2011 at age 93.
• Robert J. Millikin - Bettendorf, Iowa passed at age 90.
• Harold Mills - New Jersey passed.
• Henry Minchaca - Sacramento, California passed at age 81.
• Edward T. Minor - Alexandria, Virginia passed.
• Joseph Mital - Moline, Illinois passed.
• R. O. Mitchell - Memphis, Tennessee passed on May 29, 2007.
• Howard Brett Moberly - Frederick, Maryland passed at age 58.
• James W Mogg - Muscle Shoals, Alabama passed Nov. 18, 1997 at age 62.
• Milan Momic - Titusville, Florida passed.
• Darby P Monahan - Everett, Washington passed.
• 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.
• Robert M. Moore, Jr. - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed Dec. 11, 2009 at age 85.
• W. D. Moore - Pleasant Hill, California passed Oct. 19, 2001.
• William Moore, Jr - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed.
• 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
• Gerald Motley - Lake Orion, Michigan passed.
• 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.
• Walter C. Murdoch - East Meadow, New York passed on 17 April 2011 at age 89.
• 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.
• James H. Murray - Casa Grande, Arizona passed at age 58.
• Jack F. Music - Lancaster, Pennsylvania passed January 2, 2006.
• Robert A. Musicant - Wilton, Connecticut passed at age 57.
• John A. Mussio, MD - Johnstown, Pennsylvania passed.
• Moiz Mutlu - Worchester, Massachusetts passed 1 December 2010 at age 69.
• Hugh E. Myers - Davenport, Iowa passed at age 78.   

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• 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.  
• Maurice Neveu Silver Creek, New York passed March 29, 2011 at age 82
• Luther Newhall - Apple Valley, California.
• Harold V. Newman - Riverside, California passed at age 86.
• Nelson C Newman - Bedford, Texas passed at age 56.
• Philip Jude Newman - Bayonne, New Jersey passed on 10 November 2011 at age 59.
• 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.
• Edward S. Northam - Orono, Maine passed March 13, 2010 at age 82.
• 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

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• 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.
• Waldo Odak - Saint Louis, Missouri passed.
• Yury V. Oganesov - Monterey Park, California passed.
• Frances E W Ogle - Medford, New Jersey passed in January 2012 at age 70.
• Ronald B. Ohnmacht - Vestal, New York passed at age 76.
• 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.
• Sherman J. O'Neill - Sterling Heights, Michigan passed.
• 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.
• John J. Ostrow - Worcester, Massachusetts passed May 23, 2003 at age 85.
• James H Ottersbach - Saint Louis, Missouri passed.
• Roger Ottersbach - Ammon, Idaho passed.
• John O. Outwater - South Burlington, Vermont passed.
• Ronald G. Overstrom - Las Vegas, Nevada passed at age 70.
• John C. Owen - Avon, Connecticut passed at age 80.
• Louis B. Owen - Houghton, Michigan passed.
• Willa White Owens - Wyanesburg, Pennsylvania passed.
• 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.

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• Joseph L Pace -Georgetown, Texas passed.
• 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.
• Stephen C. Parker - Sherman Oaks, California passed 30 August 2011 at age 74.
• Brian Pasieka - Arlington Heights, Illinios passed 4 March 2004 at age 24.
• Seth Passell - Watertown, Massachusetts passed.
• Armand Patrucco - Providence, Rhode Island at age 75.
• Larry C Parr - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, formerly of Bellevue, Washington passed April 2, 2011 at age 64.
• Jack H. Pattie - Vancouver, Washington passed on 27 January 2009 at age 87.
• Nathanael James Paulson - Katonah, New York passed on 27 January 2009 at age 33.
• C. Norman Peacor - Providence, Rhode Island passed on 16 July 2011 at age 84.
• James F. Pechac - Beachwood, Ohio
• Darrin Neal Pechinsky - Peabody, Massachusetts.
• Kalev Pehme - Redondo Beach, California passed.
• John Penquite - Des Moines, Iowa passed at age 71.
• Donald L. Perkin - Terre Haute, Indiana passed at age 73.
• Peter P. Periolat, Jr. - San Carlos, California passed at age 78.
• Christopher Peterson - Oglesby, Illinois passed at age 20.
• Harley Peterson - Harlingen, Texas passed at age 83.
• Wayne M. Peterson - Michigan City, Indiana passed at age 82.
• William D. Peterson - Las Vegas, Nevada passed Dec. 11, 2009 at age 66.
• 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.
• James W Pigg - Hagerman, Idaho passed.
• Ralph Pirtle - Cordova, Alaska
• Howard S Pleasants - Cape May C H, New Jersey passed.
• 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 passed.
• Juan Ponce - Miami, Florida passed.
• 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.
• Robert B Potter - Potomac, Maryland passed.
• Robert D Pounds - Carmichael, California passed.
• 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.
• Yves Provencher - Staten Island, New York passed on 26 June 2011 at age 53.
• George M. Putika - Westminster, MA passed Jan. 20, 2004 in Dunedin, Florida at age 92.
• William Purdon - Wilmington, Delaware passed.
• John B. Pyle - Chicago, Illinois passed in 2008 at age 77.

Q

• C Quail - Stockton, California passed.
• Oliver Bucky Quillen - Eddyville, Kentucky passed.
• 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.
• Frank Raggio - Massapequa, New York passed on 24 October 2011 at age 86.
• John B. Rapka - Parlin, New Jersey - passed at age 76.
• Marvin Rasnick - Monsey, New York -  passed at age 71.
• Robert J. Rathe - Torrance, California - passed.
• 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.
• Alden R. Riley - White Bear Lake, Minnesota passed.
• Art Riley - San Antonio, Texas passed.
• Robert D. Risch - Indianapolis, Indiana passed at age 83.   
• Richard R Risley - North Las Vegas, Nevada passed.
• 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.
• James J. Rosenberger - Avon, Minnesota passed 26 June 2006 at age 65.
• Carl Ross - Vero Beach, Florida passed at age 79.
• Karl Ross - Nampa, Idaho passed at age 72.
• Robert K. Rott - Buffalo, New York.
• Isidore Rothman - Brooklyn, New York passed at age 78.
• Clifton Rowan - Dayton, Ohio passed at age 90. 
• E. H. Rozeman - Richmond, Kentucky passed at age 94.
• Chaim Rozenberg - Australia passed March 2007.  
• George L. Rubin - Denver, Colorado passed at age 82.
• Agnes F Ruiz - Camden, New Jersey passed 4 August 2010.
• Bill Rush - Lincoln, Nebraska - passed December 13, 2004
• Stefan Russek - Washingtonville, New York.
• Michael J. Russo - Los Angeles, California passed at age 46.
• Frank C. Ruys - Redwood City, California passed Nov. 23, 2009 at age 89.
• Sean F. Ryan - Cary, North Carolina passed at age 25.
• Abram Ryrakhovsky - Lynn, Massachusetts passed September 28, 2000 at age 87.

S

• David V. Saborio - San Angelo, Texas - passed at age 45.
• Michael Safonov - San Clemente, California.  
• Gary W. Sahar - passed October 2005 - Camden, SC.
• David Saltman - Wantagh, New York passed at age 97 on Oct. 15, 2009.
• 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.
• Charles Brian Schaffer - Renton, Washington passed.
• Andrew Marc Sherman - St Petersburg, Florida passed at age 52.
• Bernard Schmidt - Boynton Beach, Florida passed 2 June 2011 at age 100.
• Charles Schmidt - Raleigh, North Carolina passed.
• Frederick W. Schmidt - Placentia, California passed at age 63.
• Julie Schmidt - Raleigh, North Carolina passed.
• Robert C. Schmidt - Ithaca, New York passed at age 69. 
• Albert W Schoeman - Cedar Falls, Iowa passed.
• 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.
• 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.
• Leonard H Schwartz - North Bergen, New Jersey passed at age 77.
• D. M. Scott Jr. - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina passed at age 92.
• Gordon Scott - Mississippi
• Kenneth A. Scott - Ballico, CA - passed at age 93.
• Talma A. Scott - Worthington, Ohio passed March 2, 2010 at age 65
• Herbert Seidman - Ballston Lake, New York passed Aug. 30, 1995 at age 74.
• Edward Seladones - Pennsylvania - passed April 2000.
• Aram H. Sevagian - Milton, Massachusetts passed April 22, 1991 at age 58.
• Kevin M. Severance - Tucumcari, New Mexico passed January 1, 2010 at age 50.
• Eldene R. Shafer - Battle Creek, Michigan.
• George Shainswit - Forest Hills, New York passed Sept. 5, 1997 at age 79.
• Barry N Shaklan - Phoenix, Arizona passed.
• 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 Shapiro - Great Neck, New York passed.
• 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 D Shearer - Rocky Mount, Virginia passed on 27 January 2011 at age 54.
• 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.
• Anton Sildmets - Lincoln, Nebraska passed Jan. 22, 2007 at age 81.
• Evert Siiskonen - Fitchburg, Massachusetts passed March 31, 1993 at age 78 in Finland.
• Saul L. Silverman - Rego Park, New York passed.
• Thomas Simmons Jr. - San Mateo, California passed on 6 July 6 2006 at age 66.
• Harvey Simms - Rockville Centre, New York passed on 30 September 2010.
• Jerry Simon - New York passed on May 25, 2006
• Dennis Richard Simpson - San Diego, California passed.
• Martin A. Simsak - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania passed at age 95.
• J. Albert Skalbite - Monson, Massachusetts passed February 2009 at age 69.
• John A Skinner - North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada passed.
• Frank J. Skoff - Former USCF President, Palos Heights, Illinois passed at age 92.
• Steve Slade - Brunswick, Georgia passed.
• 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.  
• Andrew Mark Small - Dallas, Texas passed.  
• Philip Smedley - Canada - passed Sept. 24, 2005.
• Phil W. Smeltzer - South Bend, Indiana passed at age 77.
• Robert Smeltzer - Garland, Texas passed.
• Bill Smith - New Carrollton, Maryland passed at age 84.
• Herb Smith - Louisville, Kentucky passed away in the early 90's.
• John C Smith - Lake Oswego, Oregon passed.
• 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.
• Vassily Smyslov - Afghanistan, passed.
• John H. Smyth - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed at age 17.
• Mark J. Sobel - South Windsor, Connecticut passed at age 56.
• Jerry Soelberg - San Diego, California passed.
• Gary Southerland - former president of Georgia Chess Association passed at age 55.
• John C. Spadafora - Syracuse, New York passed.
• Stephen E. Spaulding - Burns, Oregon passed in March 2007 at age 95.
• Frederick Speck - Canyon Lake, Texas passed.
• H.J. Speir, Jr - Palm Bay, Florida passed in 2009.
• Robert L. Sphar - Peoria, Illinios passed on Jan. 11, 2010.
• Michael Spradlin - Houston, Texas passed at age 50.
• Charles Bayard Stallings - Houston, Texas
• Robert C Standing - Huntington, New York passed 9 May 2010 at age 69.
• 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.
• Nicholas Stevens - Willimantic, Connecticut passed June 21, 2000 at age 61.
• 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.
• Willard E Strain - Dalton, Georgia passed.
• Milton Straker - Brooklyn, New York.
• Daniel Stratton - Waterford, Michigan passed at age 45.
• Richard Straus - Dripping Springs, Texas passed at age 51.
• Joe Streb - Virginia Beach, Virginia passed.
• 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.
• Steve Stubenrauch - Flagstaff, Arizona passed 9 June 2011 at age 54.
• Robert Paul Sturgeon - San Angelo, Texas passed December 2009.
• 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.
• Russell A. “Russ” Swanson - Melrose, Minnesota passed on 12 October 2011 at age 64.
• Sigurd M. Swenson - Sacramento, California passed at age 85.
• John W Swinson - Richmond, VA passed at age 71.  
• James A. Sword - San Francisco, California passed at age 69.
• Edmond R. Silva - La Palma, California passed at age 78.
• John E B Szabo - Prescott, Arizona passed.
• 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.
• Kathryn Taylor - Cladskanie , Tennessee passed.
• Paul E Taylor - Warwick, Rhode Island passed.
• Malcom T Taylor - Whittier, California passed at age 54.
• William R. Teal - Rialto, California passed.
• 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.
• Richard J. Theroux - Jalisco, Mexico passed at age 66 on 30 July 2010.
• Erling Tholfsen - New York City, New York passed Dec. 6, 1996 at age 92.
• Charles E. Thomas - Knoxville, Tennessee passed.
• Earl A. Thomas - Safety Harbor, Florida passed.
• Michael A Thomas - College Park, Maryland passed 12 November 2011 at age 53.
• Cedric A. Thompson - Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed at age 61.
• John Charles "J.C." Thompson - Montana passed
• Delacey Alexander Thomson - Miami, Florida passed December 4, 2009 at age 95.
• Wallace B. Thomson - Prescott, Arizona passed December 28, 2009 at age 92.
• James W. Thornburg - Alexandria, Virginia passed at age 82.
• Randall C. Tinsley - Ojai, California passed on 15 October 2009 at age 54.
• Jezebel Vanity Tiphareth - Honolulu, Hawaii passed at age 49.
• James F Tobin - North Carolina passed.
• 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.
• Clarence C. Townsend - Springfield, Missouri passed.
• V B Tranter - Huntsville, Alabama passed.
• Joshua J. Trass - Gary, Indiana passed at age 64.
• John Traufield - Bay Shore, New York passed.
• 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.
• William Trim - Vancleave, Mississippi passed on 14 April 2011 at age 58.
• 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.
• James M Turner - Bellevue, Washington passed.
• Norval G. Turner - Murray, Utah passed.
• Thomas F. Turner - Shepherdstown, West Virginia passed at age 66.  
• W. Edward Turner - Jamestown, New York passed April 10, 2010 at age 92.
• 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.
• Richard S "Dick" Vandenburg - Boise, Idaho passed at age 80 on 7 November 2010.
• 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.  
• William D. Vass - Hillsvills, Virginia passed in April 1998 at age 58
• Paul Vayssie - San Francisco, California.
• David Velloff - Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Richard W. Verber - Illinois
• Richard Verdugo - Selma, California passed.
• 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.
• David E Vogele - Apache Junction, Arizona passed.
• Thomas Volkert - Bath, Pennsylvania passed on 5 December 2011 at age 63.
• Milan Vukcevich - Ohio

W

• 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.
• William S. Walsh, Jr. - Cincinnati, Ohio passed.
• John R Waltner - Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed.
• Arthur D Wang - Palo Alto, California passed on 12 December 2011 at age 69.
• Kevin M. Ward - Calgary, Ontario, Canada passed at age 39.
• John Gran Warren - Altamonte Springs, Florida passed on 8 August 2011 at age 91.
• 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.
• Solomon Weinstock - New York, New York passed at age 84.
• Robert L. Wells - Kennett Square, Pennsylvania passed August 12, 2005.
• Zachary Wells - Ohio passed
• Morton Wenger - Kentucky passed.
• George J. Wesley - Fairfax, Virginia passed on 9 January 2011 at age 83.
• George B. Whatley - Pelham, Alabama.
• William J Wheatley - Santa Barbara, California passed.
• John Robert Wheelock - passed March 31, 2004 - Garland, Texas.
• David F White - Bluefield, West Virginia passed.
• 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.
• Jay Whitehead - San Francisco, California passed 4 October 2011 at age 49.
• William M. Whittington, Jr. - Louisville, Kentucky passed at age 64.  
• William G. Wilcox - Hyde Park, New York passed Nov. 20, 2004.
• Thomas J. Wilde - Quinebaug, Connecticut passed.
• John (Jack) Wilhelm - Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed April 21, 2009 at age 64.
• Dan Wilhite - North Little Rock, Arkansas passed at age 72.
• Michael Joseph Wilhite - Salisbury, MAryland passed.
• 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 C. Williams - Pearson, Georgia passed in April of 2011 at age 84.
• John M. A. Williams -  North Port, Florida passed at age 58.
• Kirk R. Williams - Windsor Mill, Maryland passed at age 47.
• Ralph C. Williams - Columbus, Georgia passed.
• Thomas B. Williams Jr. - Newtown Square, Pennsylvania passed December 19, 2010 at age 63.
• Joseph Peter Williamson - Lake City, Florida passed at age 25.
• Donald E. Wilson - Albuquerque, New Mexico passed at age 81.
• J Fred Wilson - Lake Wylie, South Carolina passed.
• Jack Wine, Sr. - Cocoa Beach, Florida passed.
• Jonathan H. Winer - Melrose, Massachusetts passed March 17, 2010 at age 58
• Marvin Winfree - North Carolina passed.
• Kathy Wing - New York passed in 2005.
• 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.  
• Glen O. Winter -Aurora, Illinois passed on 2 September 2011 at age 65.  
• 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.
• William D. S. Witte - Metamora, Illinois passed at age 87.
• Joseph A. Woelfinger - Bruce, Wisconsin.
• Ralph I Wohlgemuth - Fort Lauderdale, Florida passed.
• Donald F. Wojciechowski - LaSalle, Illinois passed at age 63.
• Aleks Wojtkiewicz - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 43.
• Wolf Wolfensberger - Syracuse, New York passed on 27 February 2011 at age 76.
• Irving N Wolfson - Worcester, Massachusetts passed at age 90.
• Loy L. Wood - Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Daniel J Woods - Medford, Massachusetts passed.
• J. Edwin Woody - Ft. Myers, Florida.
• Bart Wormington - Omaha, Nebraska passed January 22, 2011 at age 58.
• Ernest N. Wright - Randolph, Vermont passed Dec. 5, 2009 at age 89.
• Harry Wright - Crownsville, Maryland passed at age 75.
• Wilbur Wright - Lebanon, Connecticut passed at age 82.
• William H. Wright - Saint Louis, Missouri passed.
• David J Wroe - Aubrey, Texas passed at age 49.
• Ed J. Wyckoff - Albuquerque, New Mexico passed Jan. 3, 2011 at age 52.

Y

• Donald E. Yarter - Tempe, Arizona passed on 6 August 2004 at age 75.
• Daniel A. Young - North Providence, Rhode Island passed at age 57.  
• Charles Andrew Young - Killeen, Texas passed.
• Robert E. Young - Dana Point, California passed on 25 October 2011 at age 78.
• Steve Young - Iowa City, Iowa passed on 4 February 2012 at age 55.
• Ted Yudacufski - Monterey, California passed on 24 December 2011 at age 81.

Z

• Burt Zabin - Berkeley, California passed Dec. 2003 at age 67.
• Basilius Zaricznyj - Springfield, Illinois passed August 28, 2007 at age 82.
• Zenon Z. Zaro - Mt. Prospect, Illinois passed at age 82.
• Raymond M. Zelina - Leesburg, FL passed at age 86.
• Harrison A. Zieske - Mentor, Ohio passed Dec. 29, 2009 at age 85.
• Nick Zimninski - Canada & Florida
• Francis Scott [Scotty] Zingheim - Knoxville, Tennessee passed on 31 March 2011 at age 48.
• Isadore Zinman - Honesdale, Pennsylvania passed.
• Peter Zito - Billerica, Massachusetts passed December 27, 2010 at age 65.
• Nicholaqs A Znack - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Vrezh Zohrabian - Montebello, California.