Leather Memorial Plaque
This memorial is dedicated to the Seattle Leather Community, in memory of those fallen Leathermen and Leatherwomen.
Memorial Design by: Craig Feere
Executed by: Lee Willis, The Stud Works
"MAY THEY PROUDLY SOAR ONCE AGAIN AMONG THE CLOUDS, AND EMBRACE THOSE OF US YET TO COME!"
"To All Those Who Have Gone Before - And To All Those Who Will Come After"
NAMES BEING ADDED TO MEMORIAL PLAQUE DURING ANNUAL CEREMONY OF REMEMBERENCE – LEATHER PRIDE WEEK
Leather Memorial Plaque Names
Row 1:
Jim Flannagan 08-31-1945 / 08-17-1983
Kathy Schubach
Don Vincent
Kenneth Walker / 01-31-1984
John West, Mgr. of the J&L Saloon / 11-10-1984
Cheryl Kite 04-26-1957 / 12-27-1984
Alex J. Lopez Jr. 08-13-1948 / 09-9-1985
Carl Orme 03-11-1941 / 09-25-1986
Carl Hargit, Bartender – Hombres
Dave Olson
Robert H. Boursch Jr. 09-16-1944 / 10-9-1986
Dwight Hougan
Don Bagley
Row 2:
William B. Bennett / 10-29-1987
Doug Tanner
Kary L. Hamner 08-12-1946 / 01-29-1988
Michael Dorak
David Byerly, Bartender – Sparks 11-12-1961 / 02-14-1988
Dana Andrews, D.J.
David Miller
John Olson / 05-17-1988
Michael “Bo” Brandon, Doorman – Tugs
Doug Connell, WA St. Leatherman 1984 11-29-1948 / 07-2-1988
Bob Samuels
Dennis Foust / 07-27-1988
Dale Pitts,
Stan Ray, Mr. Northwest Drummer 1980 09-3-1950 / 09-21-1988
Row 3:
John David Morgan, Owner – Sparks
Perry Donahue, Mr. Gay Seattle 1984/10- -1988
David Johnson
Alex Herbin, Owner – Axel Rock 06-8-1960/
Rex Cooley
Gentry Coleman /02-13-1987
Tom Coons
Richard Henneigh, Washington State Mr. Leather 1983 07-20-1949 / 4-20-1987
Terry Johnson
Gary Wolsky 11-25-1949 / 09-8-1987
John Robert “Mack” McKinnon, Owner, Mack’s Leather 11-30-1939 / 11-11-1988
Vince Mudd 02-5-51 / 02-28-89
Kevin “Thumper” Peitrow, Mr. Northwest Drummer 1985 / 03- -89
Row 4:
Josh Joshua 04-9-1946 / 03-2-1989
Brian “Doug” Lair / 03-10-1989
David Gentry
David Morgan, Pres. VASAM – Vancouver / 03-25-1989
Patrick H. Smith 05-28-1949 / 02-9-1991
Sashi Hyatt, Oregon St. Leatherwomen 1987 03-26-1946 / 03-29-1989
Marc D. Sauer, Washington State Mr. Leather 1984 10-1-1946 / 08-8-1989
William “Oly” Olson / 08-31-1989
Derrick Daniels / 09-9-1989
Jason K. Dilees 3-1-1946 / 11-19-1989
Chet Forward, Asst. Conductor SMC 05-1-1952 / 12-26-1989
Ben Mater 02-4-1933 / 02-8-1990
Fred Pastrano 02-3-1953 / 04-28-1990
Rodney Wade, PSML Boy 1989 05-14-1965 / 06-26-1990
Row 5:
Ruber Deleon 01-10-1956 / 09-5-1991
Gordon L. Caseman 07-28-1950 / 09-11-1990
Tony Conzotti 05-31-1944 / 09-25-1990
James Allen Veres, Owner; Seattle Eagle / 10-16-1990
Ray Woods, Mr. Northwest Drummer 1984 10-8-1949 / 12-12-1990
Rudy Miranda, Barback; Sparks
Alfred “Jack” Spiry, Bartender; Sparks 05-22-1949 / 03-31-1991
Billy L. Jefferson, Seattle Mr. Leather 1986 – “Sergeant Safety” 10-6-1945 / 04-12-1993
Tony Grace, Knights of Malta 08-3-1957 / 12-10-1992
Donald L. Edwards 05-24-1945 / 05-7-1993
Terry Hiebert, Mr. Vancouver Leather 1991 04-29-1952 / 01-25-1993
Dyer Downing, CRNI 09-19-1964 / 12-12-1993
Robert “Bobalu” Bloom, Mgr. Seattle Eagle 04-25-1959 / 05-5-1984
Row 6:
Dan Straw 10-6-1953 / 7-18-1991
Lance L. Hughes, Owner, Seattle Eagle 03-28-1958 / 07-8-1990
Hawke A. Soaring-Lagaipa, Ms. NLA PDX 1990 05-15-1968 / 04-10-1993
Cathy Heye “Mama” 09-15-1951 / 06-6-1992
David M. Ayliffe, Knights of Malta 07-24-1948 / 07-13-1992
Steve Maidhof, Founder of N.L.A. 10-10-1956 / 11-11-1991
Claes Bishop Daniels, Mr. B.C. Drummer 1990 03-24-1961 / 01-13-1993
Kristopher J. Anderson, Empress XIX 05-20-1960 / 02-18-1994
Bradley Johnson 12-2-1959 / 03-3-1994
Mack Meads, “Chico” 05-26-1940 / 11-22-1993
Clemeth Ray Saylor 09-16-1953 / 07-3-1994
Bryan C. Bartelle, Mgr. The Crypt 05-15-1952 / 12-18-1993
Rocky G. Kreishner 07-24-1948 / 03-4-1994
Steven F. Hines, “Seattle Daddy’s Boy ’90-‘91” 12-21-1953 / 08-13-1994
Row 7:
Paul Wilkum, Bartender; J&L Saloon 05-31-1951 / 09-05-1994
James M. McDuff 11-19-1951 / 08-30-1994
Anthony C. McMahon 05-18-1956 / 09-28-1994
Absolutely Nobody “David Powers” 01-7-1957 / 10-26-1993
Rickey Lee Orr, “Puget Sound Mr. Leather ’88-‘89” 12-11-1954 / 11-14-1997
Rob-Roy MacVeigh, “Artistic/Rox” 07-11-1955 / 12-4-1992
Gary Michael Coon 12-20-1944 / 05-06-1994
Frederick M. Calhjoon, “Fred Erick” 04-29-1943 / 09-24-1994
Annjohnann “Cookie” Andrews-Hunt, Leather Historian 1952-1995
Bill D. Cargo 01-28-1962 / 06-2-1995
Georg T. Dames 10-11-1962 / 08-4-1994
Bill G. Robbins “Biker”,Member of:TURST-MAFIA-FIST-SML-NLA 08-4-1956 / 05-18-1995
Michael Max Young, Artist 09-28-1961 / 06-6-1995
Row 8:
Evan Lozon, WA State Mr. Leather 1987 02-1-1964 / 10-17-1995
WA State Senator, Cal Anderson 05-2-1948 / 08-4-1995
Charles “Buddy” Cobb, N.W. Mr. Drummer 1990 03-6-1957 / 10-9-1995
Phillip Druzan “Gorilla” 05-6-1949 / 09-8-1995
Douglas A. Maandag, VASAM/CHC 05-20-1963 / 08-8-1995
Amaryllis “Liz” Abad 1974 / 02-15-2000
Peter Amodio
A. Nile Baird, “A Nice Guy” 03-23-1956 / 12-18-1996
Janus “Lee” Christensen / 11-24-1999
Steve Murphy, Bartender; The Cuff 05-21-1963 / 02-26-1999
Wes Randall, WA State Mr. Leather 1991 11-25-1964 / 07-6-1999
Carla Deming, Emperor Rainier XXIII 04-15-1957 / 03-28-2000
Kristin “Kristi” Cole, Lady Lace 1992 /02- -2000
Len Englehart, Co-Owner; The Pen 01-8-1952 / 06-25-1996
Row 9:
PJ DeVino
John Fenwick, Owner; Eclipse Framing 03-15-1956 / 02-19-2000
Troy Green, Fun Loving Puppy 03-23-1966 / 09-16-1994
Pjay Guttierrez /02-5-2000
Ted Hinkley, Sign Language Extraordinaire 04-8-1950 / 11-3-1997
Jimmy Hord 06-14-1968 / 01-4-2000
Wayne R. Jans 01-31-19xx / 04-22-1995
Terry Johnston, Co-Owner; The Pines 03-22-1939 / 11-6-1988
Steve Kirkpatrick 08-23-1942 / 07-30-1999
Raymond LeBrun, WA State Mr. Leather 1995 12-15-19xx / 06-25-1996
Gary J. Lee 04-13-19xx / 11-1996
Ric Nelson, SML Steering Committee / 08-20-1999
Del Peterson, Owner; Spags Tavern / 11-3-1995
Row 10:
Richard D. Robinson 06-25-19xx / 12-2-1996
Jeff Chase, SML 06-26-19xx / 02- -1997
Tony DeBlase, Leather Pride Flag Creator 04-3-1942 / 07-21-2000
Larry P. DiBiase, Stuff of Legends 02-5-1952 / 01-1-2000
Melvin Diggins, Knights of Malta
Andy Gray, Scotsman 11-22-1942 / 04-15-2000
Chuck Harbaugh, NLA Treasurer
Jarod Kuchera
Phil MacDonald, SML 05-13-1955 / 06-3-2000
Stephanie Riser / 11-11-2000
Scott A. Rodriguez, Owner; The Cuff 03-23-1965 / 11-21-2000
Al “D” Sowers, Master Piercer 08-30-1955 / 02-21-2001
Row 11:
Charlie Baker, Seattle Mr. Leather 1999 1-15-54 / 2-5-02
Thomas Deckwitz, A Blond Cowboy Biker 8-27-67 / 8-11-01
Dean Dunlap, Seattle Dungeon Guild 3-16-42 / 6-12-01
Howard Miller, Seattle Leather Daddy 1993 4-5-59 / 7-18-01
Bill Yuvan 10-28-xx / 8-16-01
Tim Still, The Wet Spot 11-28-53 / 6-23-02
Bear Thunder Fire, Piercer / ” Papa Bear” xx-xx-xx / 11-11-02
Gilles Yves Bonneau, Composer / Slave 7-26-58 / 1-14-03
Jeffrey Andre Elf, WA State Mr. Drummer 1989 12-31-58 / 1-14-03
Larry Burke, Sister Hellfire “N’ Dalmations 1-16-50 / 4-18-03
Michael Helmer 5-10-66 / 4-21-03
E. Heath Merriweather, Sister Caddie Lac Chevill 5-31-69 / 7-17-03
Michael McPherson, “Margo” 11-19-57 / 11-26-03
Row 12:
Dave Lewis, “Daddy Dave” 6-30-40 / 12-14-03
Robert Bartolo Jr., bartender / K.O.M. 11-23-63 / 3/6/04
Philip Wiley Eslinger, A Very Special Husband 3-24-42 / 9-24-94
Joe Madrid, Knights of Mantra
Randy Galivin, Knights of Mantra
Robert “Van” Canfort, Santa Van 3-21-31 / xx-xx-xx
Fletcher, “Ticket, Money, Passport” 7-30-57 / 6-20-xx
Vince Morley, S.M.L. 9-27-67 / xx-xx-xx
Robert Davolt, Author, Publisher Drummer Mag. 6-27-58 / 5-16-05
Cyll Sheppard, Seattle Daddy’s Boy 2001 6-1-72 / 12-10/06
Patrick O’Neil, Knights of Mantra
Jeff Franklund, “Monkey Boy” 12-27-xx / 11/27/07
Wataya “Bear” Sliapachai, Co-founder SFBol & SBol 2-11-70 / 6-26-07
Gary Lyons, Manager CC Attle’s 10-17-57 / 5-22-07
Row 13:
Milton Artis xx-xx-1971 / 11-23-2009
Glen McGear, “Big Dog” 10-10-1960 / 8-10-09
Harvey W. Koehlers, Knights of Mantra xx-xx-1942 / xx-xx-09
Carleton Wight Reade Jr. M.D., Boarder Riders Club 9-25-23 / 3-13-10
Chuck Wilson, Lifetime Member K.O.M. 1-3-38 / 4-16-10
Tamrick “Tam” Keltner, NWGRA 9-1-66 / 7-18-11
Patrick McNeil, Knights of Mantra
Jon Jrumbuh, Sister Karma Za Betch 11-13-69 / 7-30-11
Nat Williams, Opera Singer 3-9-48 / 2-1-12
Barry “Mama G” Gagliardi, Northwest Mr. Drummer ’94 4-18-50 / 5-11-11
Tamrick “Tam” Keltner, NWGRA 9-1-66 / 7-18-11
Jon Krumbuh, Sister Karma Za Betch 11-13-1969 / 7-30-01
Nat Williams, Opera Singer 3-9-1948 / 2-1-12
Kenney Felks, Bartender/Artist 12-18-46 / 3-18-13
Jason Hart Hamilton, SML/MOD 8-20-74 / 4-14-12
Doug S. Mayne, “Boss Hog Sea” 6-2-78 / 11-11-12
Ken Thomas, International Master 2-20-62 / 4-27-12
Row 14:
Wayne L Gloege, Co-Founder NLA 6-12-44 / 6-1-13
Jeff Gord, House of Gourd 5-5-46 / 9 -3-13
James Ott, Tacoma Bear Jim 10-1-38 / 12-19-13
Gary Rose, WA State Mr. Leather ’97 6-6-61 / 12-5-13
Michael G. Lessard, “KOM Groupie” 8-9-61 / 2-20-15
Ben De Lisk, “Pup Bende Fraididog” 10-22-66 / 5-6-14
Bill Parkin, “Leather Elder” 11-5-30 / 6-20-14
Jeff Paup, “NW Bears” 5-22-57 / 9-16-14
Bob Peth, “SPD – Officer Bob” 5-21-68 / 5-10-14
David “Pup Phoenix” Smith, Seattle Daddy’s Boy 2014 4-9-80 / 7-6-14
Patty “Daddy Ponce” Delean, “Remember, Represent!” 4-23-64 / 5-31-15
Vince Sharkey, WA State Mr. Leather 1995 x/xx/xx / 11-22-13
James Black, Videographer 6-19-1939 / x/xx/xx
Rodger Brauer, Co-Woner of “The Pines” 12-18-1952 / 4-27-16
Row 15:
Doug Titus, Attorney 4-3-46 / 7-2-16
Ruth Poclett, Co-Founder Wicked Womyn 5-6-43 / 2-16-17
Tobe “Tenderheart” Birge, Founding Member – Leather Azimuth 9-9-65 / 4-27-17
Shelly Denton, WSMsL 2005, “The Door Dyke” 12-16-63 / 8-13-2017
Stan Peschell, “Dad” 3-10-49 / 1-18-18
Marty Van Dussen, NW Steel Bootblack 2014 12-10-68 / 3-19-18