In Memoriam
Remembering fellow dancers who have left us
Ron Anderson – died Nov 2008 on vacation, while scuba diving
Lilian Antonovics – died many years ago in Wales where she was from.
Garland Avent – died Nov 8, 2003 (obituary)
Amy Averett – died 12/2005
Ben Averett – died November 1, 2021 (obituary)
Joy Averett – died 4/14/1991
William D. Baasel – died in ~2010
Ken Bain - died October 15, 2020 - (obituary)
Jane Bair – died November 12, 2012 (obituary)
Joe Bair - died December 16, 2023 (obituary)
Will Bullard – died a few years before 2014
Jean Cairns – went to the Great Dance Hall in the Sky in February 2005, after a battle with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Emily Carnes - died January 8, 2024 (obituary)
Ed Clifford – died May 17, 2002
Mimi Clifford – died 8/9/2006
Helga Connery – died May 2, 2010
Marcus Copelan – died in 1999
Any Czerniakiewicz – died May 20, 2004
Bob DeMaine – died January 18, 2020 (memorial)
Shawn Donaldson – died Sep 13, 2011 (obituary)
Anne Fishburne – died June 8th, 2005 (obituary)
Haskell Fitz-Simons - died May 12, 2013 (obituary)
Tom Fore – died 2013
Birgitta Gaud – died at Christmas time 2018 (obituary)
George Georgallis – died May 5, 2010 (obituary)
Steve Gilman - died April 21, 2017 (obituary)
Denise Glick – died 5/31/2013
Dave Hargett – died 5/17/2011
Tricia Harrison – died 3/22/2015 (obituary)
Edith Wright Hartley – died 1993
Peter Heiman – died July 2009 (obituary)
Jackie Hermans – died May 31, 2021 (obituary)
Larry Hoey – died July 27, 2000 (obituary)
Rev. Dr. James D. Hunt, (Jane's husband) – died Jan 12, 2011 (obituary)
Rand Irwin – died Jan 26, 2015 (Diann’s husband) (obituary)
Elisabeth Jezierski - died January 30, 2018 (obituary, memorial, pictures)
David Kachuck (Eva Donaldson’s father) – died Feb 12, 2014 (obituary)
Bernard Kaiman – died 2013
Roz Kaplan – died in 2008
Doris Knecht – died 5/26/2007 (obituary)
Jenovefa "Jenny" Knoop – died 03-27-2020 (obituary, comments)
Jerry Kohl – died June 13, 2014 (obituary)
Anita LaPlaca - died July 11, 2016 (obituary)
Doris Leonard – died May 23, 2022 (obituary, remembrances)
Artura Lobo - died July 13, 2018 (obituary)
Elliott Mills – died Oct 16, 2021 (obituary)
Norbert Nevid – died MAY 27, 2015 (obituary)
Rod O’Connor – died April 20, 2022 (obituary)
Francis Parker (Carol’s husband) – died March 2019 (obituary)
Gerri Pomerantz – died July, 1998 (obituary)
Bill Popper – died April 21, 2009 (obituary)
Bob Quade – died January 5, 2023 (obituary, remembrances)
Linda Nelson Quade – died Mar 18, 2021 (obituary)
Jori (Marge) Richter died December 31, 2023 (obituary, celebration)
John Robson – died May 25, 2021 (obituary)
Jay Rosenberg – died Feb 21, 2008
Helen Rulison – died October 24, 2009
Selim (Steven) Gunay Savas – died Aug 9, 2006
Kathy Schoeffler – died Jan 27, 2004
Tsafi Shalev – died Nov 30, 2013
Michael Shannon – died Mar 2009 (obituary lost)
Dick Shapiro – died 10/28/2007
Skip Shimmin – died 2007
Chuck Smallwood – died Jan. 11, 1996 (archive)
Judy Smallwood – died June 9, 2020 (obituary, archive)
Sid Smith – died October 17, 2018 (obituary)
Zigrida (Ziggy) R Smith – died Oct 18, 2010
Madelyn Smoak – Died March, 2022 (obituary, remembrances)
Dirk J. Spruyt – died Dec 4, 2016 (obituary)
George Taylor – died Nov 26, 2018 (obituary)
Wendy Waite – died of cancer June 28, 2005
Clark Wang – died 3/29/2011 (obituary)
Robert Ward (son of Dot)
Joyce Wingfield – died about 1984
Julian Wingfield – died Oct 10, 2009 (Nevim's husband) (obituary)
Nevim Wingfield – died Nov 11, 2023 (remembrance)
Helen Winslow-Jaffe – died Mar 24, 2014
Dot Ward – died January 4, 2023 (remembrances)
Celia Wright – died in 2005
Alice Zawadzki – died June 30, 2015 (obituary)
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Reference
This list is maintained by Dan Oldman (daniel.oldman@gmail.com). Please send any additions or corrections to him.
These notes record where Dan got the information
Ron Anderson reported by Suze Stentz
Lilian Antonovics reported by Sandy Mills: She and I worked together at the Art Museum at Duke.
Joe Bair reported by Annie Lang
Jean Cairns reported by Sandy Birkenmaier
Marcus Copelan reported by Wicca
Any Czerniakiewicz reported by Dan Oldman
Anne Fishburne reported by Lili Sznaidman
Bill Popper reported by Cinthia Suggs
Bob Quade reported by Vickie Stohl
Linda Nelson Quade reported by Ann DeMaine
Selim (Steven) Gunay Savas reported by Iffet Savas
Skip Shimmin reported by Walter Durst
Zigrida (Ziggy) R Smith reported by Brown Patton: (she danced with the Israeli group on Sunday nights and with the Greek group at the Raleigh Intl Festival)
George Taylor reported by Suze Stentz
Wendy Waite reported by Suze Stentz
Robert Ward reported by Diann Irwin (reported to Dan on 11/15/2014)
Nevim Wingfield reported by Sally McIntee
Helen Winslow-Jaffe reported by Barbara Chaiken
Dot Ward reported by Mary Goodman