Document Date: April 19, 2024
The following is the text that I read at the awards breakfast at the GSL Championship.
-Mark S. Gustavson
One duty we all have is to remember, recognize and pay tribute to those friends and associates who have left us. I would like to read the names of known modelers who have died during the forty-four history of the GSL Championship.
When I’m through reading the list, may we observe a minute of silence.
Dean Maunder (1976)
Dave Shuklis (1977)
James Etter (1993)
Herb Jackson (1986)
Harry Mattingly (1986)
Ted Calvin (1988)
Mike Pope (1989)
Miles Masa (1989)
Hal Taylor (1990)
Cassie Vandraiss (1990)
Ken Gipson (1991)
Unknown Modelers of Operation Desert Storm
Jim Biderbost (1992)
George Grant (1992)
Steve Unger (1992)
Steve Yoder (1992)
Ken Conklin (1992)
Mike Watgen, (1993)
Al Watson (1993)
Budd (The Kat) Anderson (1994)
Bob Barnett (1994)
Jack Mullens (1994)
Mike Stunzi (1994)
Bill Kernaghan (1994)
Carlo Brianza (1995)
Steve Layten (1995)
Tom Showers (1995)
Walter Glardon (1995)
Steven Jewett (1995)
Charles Nance (1995)
Ron Roebuck (1995)
Ed Soltis (1995)
Rick Reichardt (1995)
Manuel Olive Sans (1995)
Wolf Pechotsch (1995)
Randy Cappello (1995)
John Salemme (1995)
Bill Hargett (1995)
Michael Conte (1996)
Tim McLaughlin (1996)
Don Hillyer (1996)
Rick Bassett (1996)
John Reid (1996)
Joe Cavorley (1996)
Bill Miller (1996)
Bob Gaudard (1997)
Tom Augustyn (1997)
Joy Townsend (1997)
John Slivoski (1997)
Jose Rodriguez (1997)
Glen E. Buxton (1997)
John Hanley (1998)
Dale Kartchner (1998)
Ron Herte (1998)
Duke Tanaka (1998)
Monty Tuck (1998)
Jim Atkinson (1999)
Dave Niemann (2000)
Richard Dunn (2000)
Arthur Henriques 2000
Steve Wilcox, 2000
Jesse Cornett 2000
Missy Arrington 2000
John Salley 2000
Mike Dunn (2000)
Sammy Cipolla (2000)
Dave Dalton 2001
Joel Chevery 2001
Harry Newton (2001)
Bob Bray (2001)
Tom Lima (2001)
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth (2001)
Bruce Treadwell (2001)
Olaf Wahl (2001)
Sam Miller (2001)
Rick Noble (2001)
The Modelers of 9-11 (2001)
Francisco Pennino (2001)
Mike Hester (2002)
Tony DelVecchio (2002)
Bill Taylor (2002)
Everett Westphal (2002)
Glenn Roelofs (2002)
Greg Wood (2002)
Rick Somerlot (2002)
Perry Mitchell (2003)
Jerry Worel (2003)
John Kester (2003)
Jerry Lotz (2003)
Jim Waters (2003)
Jim Ricks (2003)
Rick Lauer (2003)
Randy Keifer (2003)
Robert Horak (2003)
Ray Denney (2004)
Joe Syszynski (2004)
Jim Summey (2004)
Bill Dart (2004)
Luiz Fernando Calandriello (2004)
Sam Chavez (2004)
Barney Oldham (2004)
Phil Jensen (2004)
Roger Booth (2004)
Andy “Moose” Kallen (2004)
David Dickash (2004)
Robert Geiszler (2004)
George Zurowski (2004)
Ed Fluck (2004)
Mark H. Boyd (2004)
Bob Horak (2004)
Jack Besser (2004)
Scott Ellison (2004)
R. Allen Starr, Jr. (2004)
Bob Butterly (2004)
Ron Hall (2005)
Russ Schlueter (2005)
Tracy Rosselini (2005)
“Rocket” Bob Richard (2005)
Tom Counce (2005)
Augie Hiscano (2005)
Steve Allegra (2005)
Marcus Malray (2005)
Tom Gannon (2005)
Jim Seaman (2005)
Joe Scheibel (2005)
John Rittel (2005)
Mike Baltes (2005)
Tom Steiner (2005)
John Owens (2005)
Unknown Modelers Operation Iraqi Freedom (2006)
Joe Vasapollo (2006)
Ron Bolton 2006
Danny Thomas (2006)
Laeth Nearhing (2006)
Harold Helwig (2006)
Jim Yeager (2006)
Steve Benkovics (2006)
Greg Burgess (2006)
Randall Gering (2006)
Steve Benkovics (2006)
Curtis Hilton (2006)
Ed Polley (2006)
Les Osborne (2006)
Tim Warcup (2006)
Bob Urry (2006)
Calvin Rippee (2006)
Robert E. Leinbach (2006)
Bill Harrison (2007)
Al Superczinski (2007)
Ricky Couch (2007)
Unknown Modelers of Virginia Tech (2007)
Mike Leblanc (2007)
Earl Ma (2007)
Ron Cash (2007)
Norm Nelson (2007)
Dave Branson, Sr. (2007)
Garry Dowling (2007)
“Uncle Bill” Aitchison (2007)
Ozzie Parker (2007)
Gene Bakersfield (2007)
Tex Ouderkirk (2007)
Bob Mantha (2007)
Ken Mosezar (2007)
Alex Mesch (2007)
Tom Mach (2007)
John Bowman (2007)
Robert Cumberworth (2007)
Clyde Young (2007)
Artie Wheeler (2007)
Andy Delgato (2007)
Tom Mach (2007)
Rick Hicks (2007)
Mike Harmyk (2007) \
Mark Holland (2007)
Dave Wischmeyer (2007)
Larry Porter (2007)
Mike Harmyk (2007)
Rick Wright (2008)
Bob Babbitt (2008)
Pat Delvaux (2008)
Richard “Bart” Bartusek (2008)
Dean Hootman (2008)
Donald Mann (2008)
Bruce Kraemer (2008)
Ricky Flice (2008)
Richard LeGaye (2008)
Elden Titus (2008)
Dan Morgan (2008)
Richard Wise (2008)
Dave Deal (2008)
Bob Paeth (2008)
Paul Allen Spoelhof (2008)
Les Rammel (2008)
John Hubbard (2008)
William Michaelson (2008)
Gary Garigo (2008)
Herbert Carl Baright (2008)
John Cunningham (2009)
John Estlow (2009)
Chris Louden (2009)
Lee Baker (2009)
Rees Gwillim (2009)
Carl W. Bodenstab Jr. (2009)
Joe Tenschert (2009) `
Russell F. Overheu (2009)
Tom Anderson (2009)
Steve Smith (2009)
Bud LeFevre (2009)
Mike Maze (2009)
Tom O’Riley (2009)
Willie Bishop (2009)
Michael Scheck (2009)
Patrick Barnes (2009)
James Bush (2010)
Ray Arrington (2010)
Paul Masten (2010
Pat McLaughlin (2010)
Dale Asper (2010)
Larry Alexander (2010)
Edward Wright (2010)
John Deem (2010)
Floyd Bryant (2010)
Herb Hoskins (2010)
Winston Mitchell (2010)
Gary Long (2010)
Ed Ryan (2010)
Roger R Harris (2010)
Martin Swire (2010)
David Kolar (2010)
Jerry Sims (2010)
Michael (Doc) Deubel (2010)
John Dryjanski (2010)
Dave Brearley (2010)
Kevin Argus (2010)
Joan Mahaffey (2010)
George Toteff (2011)
Robert Reder (2011)
Bernie Melanson (2011)
Bob Peeples (2011)
George Chappell (2011)
Rhys Crosskill (2011)
Bob Pierce (2011)
Marty Sanderson (2011)
Dennis Hayden (2011)
David Brackin (2011)
Ron Merkel (2011)
Gordon Fields (2011)
Tony Pocius (2011)
Al Sparling (2011)
John Nesbitt (2011)
Randy Vandraiss (2011)
Rockland Francis Russo (2012)
Robert Plum (2012)
Fred Weissinger (2012)
Jason Scruggs (2012)
Daryl Porch (2012)
Chuck Granger (2012)
Bill Lastovich (2012)
Tim Leicht (2012)
Skip Samples (2012)
Edgar Chip Fisher (2012)
Bill Eichhorn (2012)
Lou Kroack (2012)
Gordon Delks (2013)
John Chapman (2013)
Ray Parsons (2013)
Glenn Vogler (2013)
Alan Szarek (2013)
Pat Howard (2013)
Mike Madlinger (2013)
Todd McWilliams (2013)
Dennis Reinero (2013)
Tony Hill (2014)
Roger Harney (2014)
Jack Davis (2014)
Jim Hall (2014)
Dan Rhein (2014)
Todd Koncsol (2014)
Joseph Scinta (2014)
Carol Hiscano (2014)
Risto Pyhäranta (2014)
Tom Creeger (2014)
Danny E. Hurst (2014)
Ross Gibson (2014)
Larry Miller (2015)
Pat Crittenden (2015)
Mike Acosta (2015)
Mike Phipps (2015)
Robert Harrell (2015)
Dennis Barker (2015)
Rufus Monroe “Mikey” King (2015)
Walt Voeks (2015)
Cecil Hays (2015)
John V Agugliaro (2015)
Dean Moreth (2015)
Calvin Crouch (2016)
Dave Mikrut (2016)
Tim Pentecost (2016)
Mike Pentecost (2016)
Bob Sontag (2016)
Roger Chavez (2016)
John Scudder (2016)
Mike Dowd (2016)
Mitch Capps (2016)
Harold Schulz (2016)
Richard Mike Johnson (2017)
Harry Pristovnik (2017)
Gene Baldauf (2017)
Blair Pletcher (2017)
Jim Brannon (2017)
Charles “Chuck” Scrivner (2017)
Larry Cleveland (2017)
William Halley (2017)
Paul Randall Sarbacker (2017)
Jon Talcott (2017)
Don Fahrni (2018)
Tom Flaugh (2018)
Dan Cozine (2018)
Tom West (2018)
Chris Hicks (2018)
Bubba Turtle Davis (2018)
Del Paone (2018)
Debbie Thomas (2018)
Albert Wallace Jr. (2018)
Al Cummings (2018)
Johnny Valdez (2018)
Larry Naysmith (2018)
David Chicoine (2018)
Dick Messner (2018)
Jerry Cardinal (2018)
Wayne Moyer (2018)
Gary Grassman (2019)
Barry Fadden (2019)
Jon Fauge, Sr. (2019)
Jim Wood (2019)
Gary Schmidt (2019)
George Creed (2019)
Bill Helm (2019)
Ellis Kendrick (2019)
Randy Waugh (2019).
Dave Cura (2020)
Jim Devine (2020)
Pat Dunnivan (2020)
John White (2020)
Lloyd Jones (2020)
Stan Pinnick (2020)
Greg Birky (2020)
Alex Rentas (2020)
Carmelo Nieves-Sanchez (2020)
Oscar Koveleski (2021)
Greg Nichols (2021)
Ken Walkley (2021)
Steve Hinson (2021)
John Wise (2021)
Mike Flynn (2021)
Gary Omen (2021)
David Thibodeaux (2021)
Chris Gunter (2021)
Phil Gladstone (2021)
Renee Kallen (2021)
Nick Gregory (2021)
Darrell Zipp (2021)
Dale King (2022)
Chuck Helppie (2022)
Bruce Owen (2022)
Pat Bibeau (2022)
Bill Maunder (2022)
Gary Wright (2022)
Andrea Strong (2022)
Vince Nemanic (2022)
Mike Callan (2023)
Roger Yu (2023)
John Walzac (2023)
Dave Green (2023)
Brad Norgaard (2023)
Dave Hill (2023)
Mike Scott (2023)
Alan Raab (2023).
Rick Harris (2023)
Mike Siegman (2024)