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In Memoriam

"Each liftoff carries not only our dreams, but the legacy of those who showed us the sky was within reach."

We remember and honor those who are no longer with us but whose love for rocketry continues to inspire. Their dedication, friendship, and passion for flight live on in every launch we share together. This page is dedicated to their memory, a lasting tribute to the individuals who helped shape our community and lift it higher.

Their stories remind us that rocketry is more than just flights and machines—it is a shared journey of curiosity, courage, and camaraderie. Each member we honor here has left behind not only the sparks of innovation but also the friendships and mentorship that strengthened our community.

As we continue to reach for greater heights, their influence endures in every countdown, every liftoff, and every new generation of rocketeers who follow in their path.

If you know of someone that should be included here, please email Tripoli Headquarters with their name and any other information that will help us identify them in our Tripoli member records.

Mitch Adamson (Cert 3)
Hurricane, UT (USA)
Joined January of 2002

George Armanini
Mountain view, CA (USA)
Joined October of 2001

Gerald Baker (Cert 1)
Derby, KS (USA)
Joined October of 2018

Stephen Bakos
Merrillville, IN (USA)
Joined October of 1998

Patrick Barber
Kinnelon, NJ (USA)
Joined September of 1998

Jerry Belcher
Surprise, AZ (USA)
Joined September of 1993

Brian Best
Kippax leeds, (GBR)
Joined May of 1997

Thomas Bishop
Wylie, TX (USA)
Joined March of 1996

Ned Blumenschein
Fort wayne, IN (USA)
Joined March of 1993

John Bolene (Cert 3)
Edmond, OK (USA)
Joined October of 1995

Matthew Bond (Cert 3)
Niceville, FL (USA)
Joined February of 2011

Corky Borgmann (Cert 3)
Willard, MO (USA)
Joined September of 2004

Richard Bosworth (Cert 3)
Douglas, NE (USA)
Joined December of 2003

Grant Boyd
Mesa, AZ (USA)
Joined December of 1987

Thomas Boyd (Cert 2)
Clarkston, MI (USA)
Joined August of 1992

Lee Brock (Cert 3)
Gardendale, AL (USA)
Joined January of 2003

Edwin Brown
Rockvale, CO (USA)
Joined January of 1988

M james Brown
Wichita, KS (USA)
Joined August of 1993

Brandy Bruce-sharp (Cert 2)
Magalia, CA (USA)
Joined January of 1991

David Bucher
Raytown, MO (USA)
Joined March of 1989

James Buchmiller
Layton, UT (USA)
Joined August of 2011

Gary Buck
Urbana, IL (USA)
Joined September of 1992

J r Buck
Urbana, IL (USA)
Joined November of 1992

Emanuel Burgardt
Newport beach, CA (USA)
Joined November of 2000

Allen Bychek (Cert 3)
Royal palm beach, FL (USA)
Joined June of 2001

Gary Byrum
Enid, OK (USA)
Joined June of 2001

John Cato Jr
Nicholls, GA (USA)
Joined January of 1989

Rodney Chenoweth
Industry, IL (USA)
Joined March of 1994

Randy Chrisp
Van buren, AR (USA)
Joined January of 1994

Brad Cline
London, OH (USA)
Joined of

B tom Cloud
Antioch, CA (USA)
Joined January of 1987

Dan Collins
Tipp city, OH (USA)
Joined February of 2000

Kenneth Collins
Chesterfield, MI (USA)
Joined June of 1993

John Combs (Cert 2)
Vallonia, IN (USA)
Joined May of 2010

Robert wayne Compton
Antelope, CA (USA)
Joined December of 1992

Larry Cooper
Amarillo, TX (USA)
Joined June of 1995

James Cornwell Jr (Cert 3)
Glendale, AZ (USA)
Joined June of 1990

Stephen Corrigall
Cumming, GA (USA)
Joined January of 2011

Vincent Cotton Jr (Cert 1)
Lexington, KY (USA)
Joined June of 2009

Robert Dahlquist
Kingsburg, CA (USA)
Joined May of 1994

Drake Damerau
Clarks summit, PA (USA)
Joined February of 2004

Arley Davis
Omaha, NE (USA)
Joined March of 1998

Candy Davis
Omaha, NE (USA)
Joined October of 1998

Thomas Davison
Dearborn heights, MI (USA)
Joined November of 2001

Scott Deakins
West valley city, UT (USA)
Joined March of 1996

Frank j a Debrouwer
Grootebroek, (NLD)
Joined February of 1998

Guillermo Descalzo (Cert 2)
Alejandro korn, BA (ARG)
Joined August of 2013

Richard Dickinson (Cert 3)
Apple valley, CA (USA)
Joined July of 2005

Doug Dinse (Cert 2)
Weatherford, TX (USA)
Joined January of 1988

Scott Dixon (Cert 1)
Colorado springs, CO (USA)
Joined January of 1987

Daniel DuBray (Cert 2)
Portland, OR (USA)
Joined March of 2009

Jeff Duft (Cert 3)
Eagle river, AK (USA)
Joined January of 1991

Jonathan Dunbar
Surprise, AZ (USA)
Joined December of 1993

David Eckhart
Mesa, AZ (USA)
Joined January of 1989

Joseph Egan
Naples, FL (USA)
Joined March of 1992

Richard Evans (Cert 3)
Midvale, UT (USA)
Joined June of 1999

Rags Fehrenbach (Cert 3)
Leander, TX (USA)
Joined January of 2009

Gary Fields
Raleigh, NC (USA)
Joined October of 2005

Dewie Floyd (Cert 1)
Seffner, FL (USA)
Joined January of 2014

Peter Fox
Largo, FL (USA)
Joined January of 1998

Thomas Frankowski
Buffalo, NY (USA)
Joined July of 1998

Douglas Frost
Gastonia, NC (USA)
Joined February of 1990

Bruce Furan
Omaha, NE (USA)
Joined July of 1994

George Gassaway
Homewood, AL (USA)
Joined December of 1997

Erik Gates
Thousand oaks, CA (USA)
Joined June of 2000

Michael Gentile (Cert 2)
Castro valley, CA (USA)
Joined February of 2012

Samuel George (Cert 2)
Four oaks, NC (USA)
Joined October of 2009

Michael Gillette
Quail valley, CA (USA)
Joined January of 1988

Kathryn Gilliand (Cert 3)
Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
Joined February of 1998

Greg Gilliland (Cert 2)
Kenosha, WI (USA)
Joined June of 2018

Kevin Goraj
Lincoln park, MI (USA)
Joined December of 1994

Jeffrey Gortatowsky (Cert 2)
Maidsville, WV (USA)
Joined July of 1997

Janice Gradl
Louisville, KY (USA)
Joined July of 1997

Joseph Grasso
Tulsa, OK (USA)
Joined April of 1995

Gerald Graves
Wichita, KS (USA)
Joined March of 1992

Roy Green
Atlanta, GA (USA)
Joined January of 1991

Gerald Gregorek
Columbus, OH (USA)
Joined October of 1991

Joseph Grubb (Cert 3)
Lancaster, OH (USA)
Joined September of 1990

Peter Hackett (Cert 1)
Sunnyvale, CA (USA)
Joined June of 2012

Edgar Hagemann
Tyrone, GA (USA)
Joined July of 2010

Laura Hagen
Oakland, CA (USA)
Joined October of 2007

Richard Hagen
Oakland, CA (USA)
Joined June of 2004

Billy Hancock
Wichita falls, TX (USA)
Joined February of 1995

Paul Hans
Scottsdale, AZ (USA)
Joined August of 1988

Bruce Harwell Jr
Coalinga, CA (USA)
Joined November of 1998

Arthur Haug (Cert 2)
Georgetown, DE (USA)
Joined April of 2011

Mark Havel
Wilber, NE (USA)
Joined August of 2005

Dean Hawthorn
Lawson, NSW (AUS)
Joined July of 2004

W j Heydt
Leiden, ZH (NLD)
Joined August of 2000

Patrick Hibbs (Cert 3)
Peoria, IL (USA)
Joined March of 1993

Thomas Hier (Cert 3)
Aberdeen, MD (USA)
Joined November of 2003

Adam Holterhoff (Cert 2)
Valparaiso, IN (USA)
Joined March of 1995

John Hruby
Duncan, OK (USA)
Joined March of 2002

Frank Hunt
Layton, UT (USA)
Joined January of 1988

Robert Hutcheson
Orange, CA (USA)
Joined July of 1990

Jerry Irvine
Claremont, CA (USA)
Joined January of 1987

Andy Jackson (Cert 1)
Lake placid, FL (USA)
Joined August of 1990

William Janssen
Ottawa, ON (CAN)
Joined June of 2005

David Johnson
Rio rancho, NM (USA)
Joined April of 1988

Alistair Kay
Ottawa, ON (CAN)
Joined April of 2014

Nathan Kelly
Orem, UT (USA)
Joined February of 1990

John Kerrigan
Santa clarita, CA (USA)
Joined October of 1999

Fred King (Cert 3)
La pine, OR (USA)
Joined February of 2009

Paul King
Houston, TX (USA)
Joined August of 1996

Gary Kinnamon
Arlington, VA (USA)
Joined January of 1999

Kathleen Kippen (Cert 3)
Mayville, MI (USA)
Joined May of 2000

Bruce Kirchner Jr
Farmington hills, MI (USA)
Joined September of 1997

Scott Kissinger (Cert 3)
Hooversville, PA (USA)
Joined June of 2007

Mark Koelsch (Cert 3)
Muskego, WI (USA)
Joined March of 1998

Dr Robert Koller
Durham, NC (USA)
Joined April of 1996

Franklin Kosdon
Ventura, CA (USA)
Joined July of 1988

Matthew Kuzewski
Dearborn heights, MI (USA)
Joined August of 1996

Thomas Lanier
Houston, TX (USA)
Joined October of 1992

Gregory Lawson
Moreno valley, CA (USA)
Joined January of 1999

Rainer Lesaar
Kalkar-wissel, (DEU)
Joined October of 2006

Robert Lincheski Jr
Coal city, IL (USA)
Joined June of 1989

Rose Lisle
Scarborough, ON (CAN)
Joined March of 2008

Christopher Lopez (Cert 1)
Sunnyvale, CA (USA)
Joined July of 1998

Bernie Lucido (Cert 2)
Las vegas, NV (USA)
Joined March of 2013

Martin Ludlow
Las vegas, NV (USA)
Joined March of 2001

Paul Ludwig
Groton, CT (USA)
Joined April of 1997

Michael Maddox
Miami, FL (USA)
Joined July of 1991

Hugh Maher
Tulsa, OK (USA)
Joined October of 1990

James Marino
Tracy, CA (USA)
Joined August of 2002

Bruce Markielewski
West bend, WI (USA)
Joined January of 1987

Arthur Markowitz
Pinellas park, FL (USA)
Joined January of 1987

Michael Martin (Cert 3)
Hugo, MN (USA)
Joined October of 2010

David McCue
Irvine, CA (USA)
Joined February of 1999

Roy McInville
King george, VA (USA)
Joined May of 1993

Michael McKeon (Cert 3)
Plano, TX (USA)
Joined November of 2003

Alex McLaughlin
Portland, OR (USA)
Joined November of 1991

Carl McLawhorn
Wendell, NC (USA)
Joined December of 2000

David Meeks
Scottsdale, AZ (USA)
Joined October of 2011

Scott Meinhardt
Lakeville, MN (USA)
Joined May of 1992

Tim Melody
Coon rapids, MN (USA)
Joined May of 2005

Monty Merkley
Mesa, AZ (USA)
Joined February of 1998

Donald Milhollan
Sparks, NV (USA)
Joined July of 1992

Edward Miller (Cert 3)
Jonestown, PA (USA)
Joined July of 1988

John Miller
Lansing, MI (USA)
Joined June of 1992

Darrell Mobley
Macclenny, FL (USA)
Joined July of 1995

Dana Morris (Cert 3)
Topeka, KS (USA)
Joined May of 2000

Michael Morton
West valley city, UT (USA)
Joined June of 1988

Chris Mosley
Moore, OK (USA)
Joined April of 1996

Wayne Mrazek
Yorba linda, CA (USA)
Joined October of 1995

John david Muesing
Yorktown, VA (USA)
Joined November of 1993

Harry Murrey
Winfield, IL (USA)
Joined September of 1997

Warren Musselman (Cert 2)
Lyons, CO (USA)
Joined December of 2003

Christopher Palmer (Cert 3)
Gregory, MI (USA)
Joined July of 2004

Justyn Palmer
Boise, ID (USA)
Joined July of 2008

Kevin Patterson
Chandler, AZ (USA)
Joined January of 2004

Michael Pazderka
Omaha, NE (USA)
Joined July of 1991

Dennis Petersen
Riverton, UT (USA)
Joined May of 2004

Dane Peterson (Cert 1)
Minneapolis, MN (USA)
Joined January of 2012

Mitchell Pines DDS
Roslyn heights, NY (USA)
Joined July of 1994

Gary Pletzer (Cert 3)
Spring green, WI (USA)
Joined March of 1993

Van Pooler
El dorado, KS (USA)
Joined January of 2010

Gregory Pribush
Haifa, (ISR)
Joined August of 1999

Phillip Prior MD
Stoutsville, OH (USA)
Joined May of 1994

Roman christopher Pucinski
Chicago, IL (USA)
Joined April of 1998

Don Quillen MD
Avery, TX (USA)
Joined July of 2000

John Rahkonen
Ogden, UT (USA)
Joined January of 1988

David Raimondi (Cert 3)
San jose, CA (USA)
Joined January of 2006

Thomas Rau
S daytona, FL (USA)
Joined October of 2002

Donald Reasor
Tuscola, IL (USA)
Joined March of 1995

Randall Reimers
Cloudcroft, NM (USA)
Joined March of 1988

Mark Ricchio
Racine, WI (USA)
Joined January of 1988

William Richardson (Cert 3)
Norfolk, NE (USA)
Joined March of 2001

Stephen Roberson
Phoenix, AZ (USA)
Joined August of 1990

Gloria Robinson (Cert )
Beverly, MA (USA)
Joined of

Paul Robinson
Port orange, FL (USA)
Joined July of 1993

Robert Robinson
Elkhart, IN (USA)
Joined January of 1987

Guy Rogers
Haslet, TX (USA)
Joined September of 2006

S mark Rogers
Canal fulton, OH (USA)
Joined June of 1993

James Rosson
Chandler, AZ (USA)
Joined April of 1992

Tina Rosson
Kokomo, IN (USA)
Joined November of 1992

Ed Rowe
Toano, VA (USA)
Joined February of 1995

John Rowland Sr (Cert 1)
Catonsville, MD (USA)
Joined January of 1992

Timothy Sargent
Sacramento, CA (USA)
Joined December of 1993

John Sbare (Cert 3)
Las vegas, NV (USA)
Joined July of 1998

Bruce Schaefer
Thornton, CO (USA)
Joined June of 2007

William Schebeck (Cert 3)
Mojave, CA (USA)
Joined March of 2012

Ronald Schultz
Brunswick, OH (USA)
Joined January of 1986

Ryan Sebastian
Redondo beach, CA (USA)
Joined June of 2006

Stan Senesy (Cert 3)
Southampton twp, NJ (USA)
Joined May of 2009

Greg Simpson (Cert 2)
Billings, MT (USA)
Joined February of 2007

Warren Sisco (Cert 1)
Philadelphia, PA (USA)
Joined January of 1987

Steven Skubisz
Clifton, NJ (USA)
Joined October of 1991

William Spadafora
Saugus, MA (USA)
Joined August of 2008

Richard Speck
Denver, CO (USA)
Joined July of 1991

Berton Stafford (Cert 1)
Orange, VA (USA)
Joined March of 1993

Barbara Stapleton
San perdo, CA (USA)
Joined May of 1996

Ron Stec
Simi valley, CA (USA)
Joined April of 1996

Nicholas Stich (Cert 3)
Topeka, KS (USA)
Joined May of 2000

John Sullivan
Ottawa, ON (CAN)
Joined March of 2007

Layne Sunderlin
Salt lake city, UT (USA)
Joined July of 2006

Jack Svetlik (Cert 1)
Park ridge, IL (USA)
Joined January of 1989

Pelham Swift
Rockwall, TX (USA)
Joined October of 2005

Glen Taft
Dale, TX (USA)
Joined May of 2012

James Turner
Richardson, TX (USA)
Joined May of 1997

Robert Turner
Alamogordo, NM (USA)
Joined August of 1988

Mark Tuttle
Rivesville, WV (USA)
Joined March of 1988

Dennis Wacker
Belvidere, IL (USA)
Joined October of 1986

Robert Warth
Scottsdale, AZ (USA)
Joined May of 1991

Alan Whitmore (Cert 3)
Chapel hill, NC (USA)
Joined November of 1997

Andrew Wieting
Simi valley, CA (USA)
Joined June of 2010

Jack Wiker (Cert 2)
Serena, IL (USA)
Joined November of 1994

Michael Wilkins
Palm coast, FL (USA)
Joined February of 1996

Fred Williams (Cert 2)
Murray, UT (USA)
Joined May of 1990

Marc Williams (Cert 3)
Frankfort, IN (USA)
Joined July of 1993

Terry Willson
Ravenna, TX (USA)
Joined October of 1993

Joanna Woerner
Santee, CA (USA)
Joined March of 2000

J c Worthen
Boise, ID (USA)
Joined May of 2012

James Yannuzzi (Cert 1)
Garnet valley, PA (USA)
Joined March of 2010

Ken Zeuner
Northville, MI (USA)
Joined September of 1994

Terrence Zimmerman
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
Joined June of 2006

Robert Zylstra
Denair, CA (USA)
Joined October of 2008