It is always a sad time when we lose a member of our caving family. The Memorial Garden on the TRA property is a quiet area where we can go to reflect on the memories of our TRA loved ones that have passed away.
Each year, Thursday night of OTR, there is a ceremony that recognizes those within our caving family that have passed away since we last gathered. It is a time that stories are shared, hugs are given, and recognition is provided to those that left us behind to carry on their memory.
Located in the Memorial Garden are several plaques that contain the names of TRA members who have passed away. If you would like to have a name placed on the plaque in the Memorial Garden, please contact Mike Oatney at (lutzrock@otr.org)to make arrangements.
Below are the names of the TRA Members memorialized through OTR 2023.
Bill Stevenson
Roberta Swicegood
Betty Lloyd
Jimmy Charlton
Marquerite Klein Miller
Bill Berryhill
Bill Jasper
John Petrie
Dick Bishop
Peter Hauer
Russ Gurnee
Terry Wise
Lew Bicking
Sandy Deal
Gary Pilkington
Tommy Sawyer
Squire Lewis
Larry Bush
Jack Voss
Richard Schrieber
Don Davidson
Jim Story
Delbert Province
Bill Cox
Bob Lutz
Sharn Clelland
Les Good
Mike Friedenberg
Mike Fitzpatrick
Charlie Gille
Grayson Harding
Larry Richardson
Rose of RASS
Milolie Stable
Marshall Homes
Dale Acklin
Connie Hand
Rodney Riley, Sr
Gordon Mothes
Dick Sanford
Diane Blankenship
Bill Blaha
Bill Foote
Bill Karras
Barbara Hagen
Carroll Golebieski
Ray Setteur
Dave Collins
Harold “ham” Hamilton
Brian Judge
Don Land
Janice Gulden
Paul Underwood
Howard Kronk
Ed Johnson
Jacques Yeckel
Doug Taylor
Vance Lowery
Anne Heasty
Mical Holland
John Murray
Dick Horn
Dick Graham
Robbie Robertson
Bob Bellospirito
Ron Simmons
David Tanner
Paul Stevens
Jim Hixon
George Titcomb
Mike Palethorpe
Ken Hornung
Tom Snyder
Don Shofstall
Dan Luke
Walter Weglinski
Greta Robbins
Rodger H. Smith
Ken Mitchell
Dale Ibberson
Karen Sue Lipscomb
Willis Edward Blanton
Steve Logan
Ken Acklin
Susan K. Hobbs
Bonnie Lutz
Sylvia Carts
Tom Straubitz
Garrett Andy Acklin
Kim Clayton Hay
Hugh Stabler
Steven Kronk
Wade Replogle
Bob Keintz
Chip Clark
John Timothy Healy
Kevin Mulrooney
Mary Theresa Fitzpatrick
Larry Young
Jack Stelmack
Bob Handley
Chuck Wilkinson
Theodore Taft Martin
Michael Norris
Thomas Vigour
Charlie Ritts
Barbara Schomer
Tim Lester
Jim Beck
Ed Day
Marsha Walker
John Rutherford
Marlene Walton Welsh
Tony McGee
Art Fordham
Doug Gary
Carolyn Emory
Russell Tyndall
Jeff Barbour
Marshall Faushold
Carita Noe
Don Bartchy
Tony Ryan
Dennis Peter Ross
Jerry Nettles
Donald “Buck” Keller, Jr
Tony Askew
Bill Dunning
Pam Mohr
Ted Burke
Cecile James
Ken Jones, Sr
Gary Cunningham
Avis Moni
Bobby Nagy
Ralph Kennedy
Joan Kiefer
Roberta Perrow
Jason Wall
Jason Davidson
Barry Chute
Joan Frances Brown
Kim Stebbens
Joe Gibson
Josh M Lepman
Larry Sims
Cody Shaw
Tom Pierce
Tom Baker
Tray Murphy
William ”Willi” Nelson
Dale Parrot
Glyndon E. Koon
Andrew Vocke
Michael Wade
Ralph Hartley
Ray Cole
Dick Robertson
Ken Tayman
Moore J Smith IV
Michael Tretter
Bernie Roche
Lori Ann Pennington
Lizette Molina
Tom Cottrell
Mike Houpt
William Bauman
Cullen Sutton
Kirk MacGregor
Richard Ackerman
Mark “Lynn” Burke
Teri Stephens
Barbara Fouch
Bill Walden
Caroline Logan
Dick Blenz
Eli Rouse
Jim Lea
Dave Goldman
John E. Weinel
Forest Ragland
Johnny Parsons
Jane Gilchrest
Dr. Mona Marie Counts
George Montgomery
Mark Passerby
Marilyn “LYN” Stephenson
David Gutter
Tony Ryan
Ralph E. Doerzbacher,jr
Maurice Smith
Jeff Cain
Gordon Brace
Kimmee Byers Cunningham
Marie Angeles Cervantes Williams
David R. Taverer
Donnie Weaver
Barry C. Baumgardner
Phil Okunewick
Dee Snell Wichard
Robert Elron
Jeff Burk
George Carroll
Sarah Daugherty
Charles A. Plantz
Edward Ricketts
Jan Seager
Dr. Francis Gilmore
Dave Drach
Frank Herceg
John Fox
Marie Varchulik
Julia Smith
Roswell Jones
Dar Nelson
Jeanie London
Richard Hand
Stephen M. Gaines
Tim Phillips
Paul Kouts
Cliff Lindsay
Robert E. Whittemore
Tom Lamp
Tom Pollock
Lorianne Dahmer Burke
Ed Taylor
Beth “Izzy” Acosta
Ray Sira
Eberhard Werner
Al Stewart
Eric Hahn
Thomas Rea
Bob Gulden
Ackie Loyd
Marion O. Smith
Bill English
Daniel E. Yellets
Brian Preaux
Ken Carter
Gordy Ley
Karen M. Kastning
Susan Cole
Bucky Mock
Doug Chadwick
John Huftalen