The Archives of Falconry – Wall of Remembrance

Archives of Falconry Falconers Wall of Remembrance plaque
A Falconers' Monument and Book of Remembrance

The Archives of Falconry established a monument to honor those of our comrades no longer with us. This monument, The Wall of Remembrance, serves as a permanent location where friends, fellow falconers, and family of the deceased may honor the memory of a departed falconer among those others who shared his or her passion for hawking.

The monument is of simple design. The centerpiece is a bronze sculpture created by falconer Ross Matteson depicting a Peregrine falcon lifting off to the heavens, mounted on a pedestal. On an adjacent wall individual 4 x 9-inch cast bronze plaques bear the name of each falconer honored and his or her birth and death dates.

A specially designed “Book of Remembrance” is displayed in The Archives of Falconry to present personal memorabilia relating to the honored falconer. Two side-by-side 16 x 20-inch pages are provided for each honoree on which personal photographs, biography, obituary, photos of hawks flown, and personal reminiscences are placed. The book includes the names of those clubs and individuals making this remembrance possible.

Specific criteria for inclusion into the Falconers’ Wall of Remembrance and Book of Remembrance are:

The proposed honoree must have been

  1. an active falconer for at least five years OR a member in good standing of a local or national falconry club for five years;
  2. recommended in writing by three falconers who knew him or her personally or by a local or national club; and
  3. must not have worked intentionally to discredit the sport of falconry.

Certainly all contributions in support of the monument are welcome. We request at least one thousand dollars per honoree to cover the costs of the book, statue, wall, and plaques, as well as to provide for their future care.

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sunrise at falconers' monument rainbow behind monument
falconers book cover sunrise at falconers wall
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kestrel on sculpture sculpture
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stormy wall

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“A society defines itself by the people it honors.”
– John Fitzgerald Kennedy –

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Choose "Wall of Remembrance-Endowment Fund" in the Designation field of the donation form.

Falconers' Wall of Remembrance

Peter J. Asborno 1912 – 1989
Erich Awender 1926 – 2004
John Alan "Zak" Ball 1952 – 1990
Frank L. Beebe 1914 – 2008
Eric Bienvenu 1947 – 1989
Tom A. Buchanan 1947 – 1992
William A. Burnham 1947 – 2006
John A. Campbell 1926 – 2003
Jesse Stuart Carlson 1994 – 2012
Vincent D. Cassone 1925 – 2007
John J. Celley 1952 – 2005
Kent Christopher 1953 – 2008
Dan A. Cover 1930 – 2003
Michael L. Cox 1952 – 2009
Frank C. Craighead, Jr. 1916 – 2001
T. Halter Cunningham 1922 – 2005
Chad Hunter Cyrus 1971 – 2011
Roy Lee Dewitt 1948 – 2009
Phillip John DiMaggio 1948 – 2010
Malcolm Grey Edwards 1922 – 1997
Charles Robert "Bob" Elgin 1921 – 2010
Scott Henry Francis 1954 – 2010
Edward S. Freienmuth 1923 – 1993
Charlotte L. Freienmuth 1932 – 1997
Chris Garber 1962 – 1996
Byron Gardner 1930 – 1992
Bill Girden 1957 – 1994
Phillip E. B. Glasier 1915 – 2000
Dick Glasow 1941 – 1998
Gordon Grenfell 1949 – 2009
Briane T. Grisco 1934 – 2012
Donald J. Grisco 1937 – 2003
Frances Hamerstrom 1907 – 1998
Ron Hartley 1950 – 2005
H. H. D. "Hei" Heiberg, Jr. 1925 – 1990
Glenn Milton Hicks 1951 – 2011
Walter Clay Hill II 1919 – 2011
Jerome "Jerry" R. Holzer 1929 – 2007
Dylan Dewey Hopkins 1983 – 2008
Donald V. Hunter, Jr. 1922 – 2002
Ken Invergo 1939 – 2001
E. W. "Bill" Jameson 1921 – 2010
Henry C. Kendall 1922 – 2007
J. Timothy Kimmel 1951 – 2012
Robert Matthew Klimes 1926 – 2008
Terry Lynn Kohler 1955 – 1987
George Thomas Kotsiopolous 1928 – 2003
Linda Lee 1947 – 1991
Rob MacIntyre 1957 – 2011
"Mick" Marchitelli 1943 – 2005
Clyde P. Matteson 1922 – 1986
Edwin A. Mattingly 1918 – 1993
Cornelius F. "Corny" McFadden 1911 – 1971
Russell Luff Meredith 1892 – 1965
Douglas A. Mollison 1925 – 1974
Todd Newell Montgomery 1963 – 2008
Morlan W. "Morley" Nelson 1916 – 2005
Ed Ng 1937 – 2004
Alva G. Nye, Jr. 1915 – 1992
J. Lindsay Oaks 1960 – 2011
Richard R. "Butch" Olendorff 1943 – 1994
Richard S. Peterson 1925 – 2004
J. H. M. "Hans" Pieters 1893 – 1971
James Nelson Rice II 1913 – 1989
Gerald L. Richards 1936 – 1994
Tony Robertson 1935 – 2008
William F. Russell, Jr. 1915 – 1972
Douglas R. Scott 1956 – 2011
William J. "Bill" Shinners 1933 – 2007
Williston Shor 1920 – 2005
Richard Sloan 1935 – 2007
Robert M. Stabler 1904 – 1985
Minard D. Stevens 1912 – 1987
Dana R. Struthers 1923 – 2000
Henry Tyler Swain 1917 – 2002
Roger Thacker 1939 – 2011
Sandra Kay Thomas 1944 – 2010
John D. "Dave" Vance 1924 – 1996
Brian J. Walton 1951 – 2007
Robert A. Widmeier 1923 – 1979
James A. "Jim" Willmarth 1945 – 2011
Jesse LaRoy Woody 1940 – 2012
Lou Woyce 1928 – 2009
Jack C. Young 1919 – 1990