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

• Steven Adams - Westford, Massachusetts passed Sept. 15, 2006
• Earl Edward Adkins - Anaheim, California passed at age 61. 
• 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.
• Francis W. Allen - Missouri - passed April 15, 2003
• Eric Channing Allen- West Liberty, Kentucky passed at age 20.
• Herbert Mois Avram - California, Maryland passed at age 92.

B

• Lynne W. Babcock - Austin, Texas passed at age 83.
• John Balch of Vermont passed April 2004
• Robert Baquet - Moreno Valley, California
• Thomas C. Barham - Floral Park, New York
• William Barker - Algonquin, Illlinois passed at age 76.  
• Denis Barry - Arizona/New Jersey
• Danny Basa - Chesapeake, Virginia passed at age 24.
• Rogelio Basa - Chesapeake, Virginia passed at age 59.
• Albert J. Battle - Birmingham, Alabama passed at age 70.
• Leroy O. Bell - Hutchinson, Kansas age age 59. 
• Gerald S. Benner (Jerry) - passed March 6, 2004 - Texas
• Arnold Bergen - Oakland, New Jersey passed at age 65. 
• Talivaldis M. "Tali" Berzins - Dubuque, Iowa
• Normand Albert Bissonnette - Kansas
• Joseph S. Bommarito - Savannah, Georgia passed at age 60.
• Al Breaux, Jr. - Salfordville, Pennsylvania
• Earll Briggs - California
• M. S. Britton - Ft. Myers, Florida
• William T. Broderick - Anchorage, Alaska passed at age 68. 
• Robert Brooks - Arleta, California at age 58.
• Borys N. Browar - Utica, New York passed at age 57. 
• John Brown - Las Vegas, Nevada passed at age 58 .
• Joseph R. Brown III - Schenectady, NY
• John J. Bulash - Campbell, California passed at age 60.
• Frank Bullert - Canby, Minnesota
• William R. Bundick - Bel Air, MD
• James L. Bunyan - Akron, Ohio passed at age 64.
• Harvey J. Burger - Springfield, MA passed Jan. 2, 2007 at age 74. 
• Robert Burns - Mentor, Ohio passed October 22, 2005.
• David Burris - Knoxville, Tennessee
• Lloyd E. Byrd - Windermere, Florida passed at age 81. 

C

• Alonso Caceres - Brazil - passed at age 78.
• Richard H. Capp - Huntsville, AL
• Gordon Carlson - Jamestown, New York passed at age 89.
• Oscar R. (Russ) Chambers - Florida
• 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
• Russ Chauvenet - North Carolina
• Gerald A. Chayt - Fairfax, Virginia passed
• Michael A. Cherry - Park Ridge, Illinois - passed at age 49.
• John T. Clark - Wabash, Indiana passed at age 70.  
• Charles A. Collins - Verona, Pennsylvania passed at age 75.
• Eugene Henry Contreras - San Diego, California
• Raymund J. Conway - San Francisco, California
• Don G. Cornell - Arizona
• Eugene L. Cowan - passed in Driggs, Idaho 
• 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.
• William Crossey - passed August 19, 2005 - Robbinsville, New Jersey
• Galen Cruse - Kittanning, Pennsylvania passed at age 58.
• Al Cummings, Jr. - Toledo, Ohio passed at age 24. 

D

• Milton Danon - Tarrytown, New York passed at age 85. 1979 U.S. Amateur Champion
• Gregory R. Davis - Indiana
• Jim Davis - Fallbrook, California passed July 31, 2001.
• Karl S. Deibler - Sierra City, CA passed at age 57. 
• Richard K. Delaune, Jr. - Maryland
• Arnold Denker - Florida
• Craig J. Deutz - Chalfont, Pennsylvania passed on March 22, 2007 at age 64. 
• Donald J. Dewey - Christiana, Pennsylvania - passed at age 70.
• Michael D. DiLillo - Iselin, New Jersey passed away Oct. 16, 2006 at age 63.
• Deborah Theresa Doll - Colorado
• Michael J. Domkowski - Cave Creek, Arizona passed at age 62.
• Wayne Dotson - Lima, Ohio passed at age 56.
• Brian V. Douthwaite - Mexico
• Andrew F. Downey - Atlanta, GA
• Alvin Drake - Waquoit, MA
• Douglas Duigan - New Rochelle, NY
• Emanuel O. Dumaguing - Queens Village, New York passed at age 70.

E

• Gilbert Encinas - Shady Cove, Oregon
• Ronald A. Escalera - Bronx, New York passed at age 51.
• John W. Erwin - Moscow, PA

F

• Mendel Feuchtbaum - New Jersey
• Leonid Filatov
• Claude Filion - Canada - passed December 2, 2004 at age 58.
• John Fincken - New Jersey
• Clyde E. Finney - Massachusetts
• James H. Fisher - Deer Park, Texas passed at age 79. 
• Meyer H. Fogel passed Jan. 21, 2005 - Pennsylvania
• Ursula Foster - California
• Rudolf Franke - Washington, Michigan passed at age 79.
• Rufus Matteson Franklin - Massachusetts
• Mike Franett - 1941-2004
• Victor Frias - New York
• Winton D. Fulk - Evanston, Illinois - was an Associate National Tournament Director

G

• Chester Gall - Fountain Valley, California passed at age 84.
• Jim Gallagher - Texas
• L.J. Garrett, Jr. - Grants Pass, Oregon passed at age 81.
• Bill Gerson - Severna Park, Maryland
• Hyman A. Getoff - Massachusetts
• 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.
• William M. Grapkowski - Barkhamsted, CT passed at age 67. 
• Stephen J. Graziano of Brooklyn, New York passed at age 47.
• Dr. Benjamin L. Gross - San Francisco, California
• Edward Gross - New Milford, New Jersey passed at age 94. 
• Robert S. Gruchacz - Scottsdale, Arizona
• Robert M. Gunn - Newark, Delaware passed at age 60.  

H

• Arthur Hager - St. Louis, Missouri
• Thomas Hailey - Studio City, California passed March 30, 2007 at age 71. 
• Allan Hanna - Excelsior, Minnesota passed June 14, 2006 at age 76.
• Maurice Vincent Hardy - San Francisco, California
• Clark R. Harmon - Amity, Oregon passed April 12, 2007
• Frank Harris - Vallejo, California passed in 2000. 
• Tom Harris - ISCA VP - Indiana
• T. C. Hartwell - Twin Falls, Idaho
• Rainer Heidrich - S. Hackensack, New Jersey 
• Gerald Helper of Middletown, New York
• Siegfried Hemmersbach - Germany passed at age 63.
• Walter O. Henry - Preston, Connecticut
• Hank Hidalgo - St. Louis, Missouri passed on March 13, 2006 at age 59.
• Burt Hochberg - Former Editor of Chess Life - passed May 13, 2006 at age 73.
• 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. 
• Sally L. (Harrigan) Howes - Holyoke, Massachusetts - passed June 12, 2006
• Jerry A. Howle - Reno, Nevada passed at age 61.
• James A. Hughes - Oracle, Arizona
• Walter E. Hunt - New York
• Dr. M. Lee Hyder - South Carolina

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.
• Frederick L. Johnson of Las Vegas, Nevada passed October 2004
• Homer W. Jones - Alexandria, Virginia
• Peter T. Jovanis - Jamesburg, New Jersey passed at age 82. 

K

• Peter Kadyszewski - New York
• Charles Kalme - Latvia
• Bozhidar Karoleev - Landers, California
• David Keeffe - Sayre, PA passed at age 56.
• Thomas J. Keffer - New Mexico
• Bruce Kendall - Munster, Indiana
• Vincent P. Kennedy - Sykesville, Maryland passed October 2005
•  T. W. Kipczynski - San Jose, California
• Edmund Kish - Bradford, PA - passed December 1983
• John Kitsianis - Kingman, Arizona passed 
• Thomas John Klem - Las Vegas, Nevada passed July 7, 2007 at age 58.
• Greg A. Knutson - Nashotah, Wisconsin passed at age 48. 
• 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. 
• George Koltanowski - February 2000
• Leah Koltanowski - passed Dec. 23, 2005 - Born in Massachusetts
• Guenter Kozin - Flemington, New Jersey passed April 2007 at age 77.
• Harvey J. Krebill - Hills, Iowa
• Mark Kriseler - Birch Run, MI - passed on Dec. 16, 2003 at age 45.
• Charles Krupin - Florida
• Aric R. Kumaran - Roseville, MN at age 50.
• Jerome Kurtzberg - Yorktown Heights, New York passed at age 76. 

L

• Ollie LaFreniere - Seattle, Washington
• Ferdinand J. Landix - New Jersey passed Nov. 18, 2004
• Adrian P. La Placa - Albany, CA
• Russel A. La Placa - McCloud, CA - passed Nov. 11, 2005
• Ron Larzelere - Eugene, OR passed in 1994
• Michael Lawson - Lawrenceville, Georgia passed at age 64. 
• Le Baron, Ann - Minden, Louisiana
• Joseph D. Leeman - South Kingstown, Rhode Island passed Aug. 10, 2007.
• Matthew T. LeGrand - Durham, North Carolina 
• Jackie D. Leigh - Sidney, Ohio passed at age 62.
• Albert Leong - Pleasant Hill, Oregon passed at age 71. 
• Joseph C. Lilly - Jewett City, CT - passed at age 84.
• Ron Lindberg - Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Daniel G. Lowder - Kirkwood, Missouri
• John W. Loyte - Maynard, Massachusetts passed at age 68.
• Robert G. Loyte - Lynn, Massachusetts passed at age 60. 
• Richard P. Lund - Elk River, Minnesota

M

• John T. Mac Queen - Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed at age 74.
• Max G. Malyuta, - Pawtucket, Rhode Island passed at age 25.
• 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
• Maxwell F. Mathias - St. Paul, Minnesota passed at age 44. 
• Jack E. Maxfield - Wichita Falls, Texas passed at age 93.
• Victor B. McBee - Tulsa, Oklahoma passed Oct. 20, 2005 at age 61.
• Eugene McGill - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 61. 
• Joseph D. Mc Lellan - Washington, DC passed at age 76.
• Richard G. McMaster - Fitchburg, Massachusetts. 
• Robert L. McMullen - Cheyenne, Wyoming - passed away Aug. 4, 2006
• Richard Medford - Jupiter, Florida passed at age 59.
• Ainis Mengelis - Des Plaines, Illinois  
• Richard A. Menuet - Richmond, VA passed March 18, 2005
• Jay S. Merrill - North Berwick, ME passed October 2005
• Frank A. Metz - Chula Vista, California passed May 15, 2007
• Daniel W. Meyerson - Seattle, Washington passed.  
• 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. 
• Earl Clifton Monroe - Indiana
• Cleo R. Mooday - Indiana
• W. D. Moore - Pleasant Hill, California passed Oct. 19, 2001. 
• 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
• George W. Murphy - Hanover, Maryland passed at age 79.
• Danny Murray - Ontario, Canada passed at age 58.

N

• Paul R. Narveson passed Jan. 30, 2005 - Utah
• Edmund Nash - Chevy Chase, MD
• Joseph W. Neudecker - Los Alamos, CA passed at age 79.
• Luther Newhall - Apple Valley, California
• Michael E. Nielsen - South Boston, Virginia passed at age 66.
• John A. Nordin - passed May 12, 2005 - Sun City West, Arizona
• Forrest Norris - Southwick, Massachusetts
• Daniel J. Nystrom - passed June 21, 2005

O

• David Ocock - Columbus, Ohio passed at age 50.
• Yury V. Oganesov - Monterey Park, California
• Sharlyn Chyrel Oliver - passed at age 57 - Jeffersontown, Kentucky
• Charles A. Oriez - Littleton, CO
• George E. O'Rourke - Concord, Massachusetts passed at age 77. 
• Emil W. Ostermann - Orange, CA passed at age 73.
• John C. Owen - Avon, Connecticut passed at age 80.
• Duncan Russell Oxley - Marina, California passed at age 45. 

P

• Ludek Pachman - Passau, Germany
• Raymond E. Page - Portland, Oregon
• Steven L. Palmert - Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed at age 97.
• IM Osmand Palos - Chicago, IL passed on February 4, 2004.
• James F. Pechac - Beachwood, Ohio
• Darrin Neal Pechinsky - Peabody, Massachusetts
• John Penquite - Des Moines, Iowa passed at age 71. 
• Arthur J. Philips - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed
• Edward B. Phillips - Fairborn, Ohio passed June 12, 2006.
• Ralph Pirtle - Cordova, Alaska
• Robert L. Polk - Taylor, MI passed Jan. 2005
• Hans Poschmann - Fremont, California passed at age 74.
• John R. Powell - St. Petersburg, FL passed at age 64.
• John Joseph Eugene Power - Newark, New Jersey passed at age 62. 
• Frank Preston - Connecticut - passed March 31, 2004
• George M. Putika - Westminster, MA passed in 2004 at age 93.

R

• James Rachels - Alabama
• David L. Reinhold - Spokane, Washington - passed at age 51.
• Bruce W. Reisman - Bridgewater, NJ - passed October 3, 2005
• Carl W. Rettenmier - Cypress, TX passed at age 53.
• David B. Reynolds - Durango, Colorado at age 72.
• Franklin J. Richards - Scarborough, Maine passed at age 71. 
• Brian David Richardson - Irwin, Pennsylvania passed at 56.
• Victor P. Rislow - Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania passed at age 65.
• Charles Ritter - Wheeling, West Virginia - passed July 2001
• Kenneth A. Rivers - Chicago, IL passed Dec. 2004
• Sylvester Robes - North Carolina - passed Oct. 18, 2004
• Gordon T. Robinson - Sacramento, California
• Ronald V. Robinson - Citrus Hts., California passed at age 64.
• L. Randall Rogers - Austin, TX passed August 2003
• Eric Rogoyski - Canandaigua, New York passed at age 52.
• Hugh Rose passed Feb. 5, 2005 - Maryland
• George L. Rubin - Denver, Colorado passed at age 82.
• Bill Rush - Lincoln, Nebraska - passed December 13, 2004
• Stefan Russek - Washingtonville, New York

S

• Gary W. Sahar - passed October 2005 - Camden, SC
• Al Sandrin - Illinois
• Gregory R. Sasaki - Irvine, California passed at age 48.
• Ray Doyle Satterlee - Aurora, Illinois passed at age 69. Ray played in 27 US OPENS!
• Steve Sbiral - Waterloo, Iowa - age 52 passed May 3, 2005
• Andrew Schoene - Michigan
• Harold C. Schonberg - New York
• David R. Schuknecht - Pt. Washington, Wisconsin passed at age 59.
• Raymond W. Schutt - Boulder City, Nevada   
• Gordon Scott - Mississippi
• Kenneth A. Scott - Ballico, CA - passed at age 93.
• Marcus Schmidt - Grosse Pointe Shores, MI passed on Nov. 28, 2004
• Edward Seladones - Pennsylvania - passed April 2000
• Eldene R. Shafer - Battle Creek, Michigan
• GM Leonid A. Shamkovich (1923-2005)
• Samuel Shapiro - passed away Dec. 12, 2004 - Indiana
• Ralph H. Sharper, Jr. - New York
• Steven J. Shaw - Florida - passed Sept. 25, 2003
• Donald J. Sibbett - Nokomis, Florida passed at age 85 - Jan. 24, 2007
• Boris Siff - San Jose, California passed at age 95.
• 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.
• Emile H. Slivar - Manhattan Beach, California passed at age 74. 
• Philip Smedley - Canada - passed Sept. 24, 2005
• Herb Smith - Louisville, Kentucky passed away in the early 90's.
• Kenneth Ray "Top Hat" Smith - Texas
• 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.
• John C. Spadafora - Syracuse, New York
• Charles Bayard Stallings - Houston, Texas
• Kenneth Stapley - Glendale, Arizona passed June 2005
• Robert A. Steimle - Loxley, Alabama passed at age 51.
• Wayne Stephens - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania passed at age 64.
• Don J. Stewardson - Rosemont, MN
• Mark E. Stickel - York, Pennsylvania
• William W. Stock - Indiana
• Richard Straus - Dripping Springs, Texas passed at age 51. 
• Lawrence A. Struble, Jr. - Ohio
• Michael F. Sullivan - Mt. Laurel, NJ - passed at age 60.
• Merlin E. Sumner - passed Dec. 14, 2004 - Las Vegas, Nevada
• James A. Sword - San Francisco, California passed at age 69.

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.
• William R. Teal - Rialto, California passed away
• Egon R. H. Teodorson - Indialantic, Florida passed Jan. 27, 2000
• John Charles "J.C." Thompson - Montana
• Alfred Tolina - Baltimore, Maryland
• Joseph R. Tousignant - Troy, New York passed at age 77.
• Emilio A. Trejo - Lake Worth, CA passed at age 51. 
• Arthur R. Trent - Roseville, CA
• 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
• Jordan Tuggle - Memphis, Tennessee passed at age 12. 

U

• Allan Ufer - Colorado Springs, Colorado

V

• Valdis Vijums - Nashua, New Hampshire
• Michael J. Valvo - Minnesota
• Paul Vayssie
• David Velloff - Idaho Falls, Idaho
• Richard W. Verber - Illinois
• Barry H. Vernick - Lake Forest, CA passed at age 61.
• William F. Vobejda - Littleton, Colorado passed April 2005
• Milan Vukcevich - Ohio

W

• George L. Walker, Jr. - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania passed at age 49.
• Tom Washington - Louisville, Kentucky - former President of the Kentucky Chess Association.
• 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
• Joseph White - passed at age 72 - Boise, Idaho
• Welsh S. White - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed at age 66.
• William G. Wilcox - Hyde Park, NY passed Nov. 20, 2004
• Evan Williams - Rockvale, Tennessee
• Jeff Williams - Scarsdale, New York passed at age 26 on August 28, 2006
• Kathy Wing - New York
• Eric T. Winges - Redmond, Washington passed at age 24. 
• Petrus J. Wirth - Carlisle, PA
• John Keith Wise - Vancouver, WA
• Aleks Wojtkiewicz - Baltimore, Maryland passed at age 43.
• J. Edwin Woody - Ft. Myers, Florida
• Harry Wright - Crownsville, Maryland passed at age 75. 
• Wilbur Wright - Lebanon, CT passed at age 82.

Y

• Donald E. Yarter - Tempe, AZ

Z

• Nick Zimninski - Canada & Florida
• Isadore Zinman - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania