(Those pictured above are the most recent alumni added to the In Memoriam video).
MAY WE NEVER FORGET THOSE WE’VE LOST . . .
Welcome to the UWP Alumni Memorial. Thank you for visiting and helping us all remember our fellow alumni who may have left the stage but will vamp forever in our hearts.
The most recent updates were made April 11, 2026. For a list of the approximately 400 alumni for whom we don’t have a photo but would like to source one to include in the tribute video, please refer to this list organized by cast year.
To correct any errors, add additional names, or to add photos or short stories/biographies, please submit the information via the form found here.
Any other questions? Please contact us.
| Name | Cast | Date Of Death |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Reimers | 83C | February 9, 2025 |
| Randy Bellamy | 78E | |
| Raul Garcia | 75C | January 1, 1984 |
| Ravi Domingo | 81B | June 22, 2018 |
| Ray Purdy | 65A, 68A | September 15, 2020 |
| Raymond Michael Williams | 67C | March 2, 2013 |
| Read Edward Kerr | 94D | October 6, 2024 |
| Reginald Hill | 66C | |
| Reta (Birdsall) Frank | 65A, 66C, 68C | May 19, 1997 |
| Rev. John R. Skehan | 78A, 79C | August 31, 2022 |
| Rev. Oluf Kongshaug | 65A | January 9, 2022 |
| Richard Reynolds | 66A | October 31, 1995 |
| Richard “Ric” Denson | 80A, 81B, 82C | January 4, 2011 |
| Richard “Rick” Peterson | 74B | |
| Richard “Rick” Edmondson | 77D | March 18, 2023 |
| Richard “Rick” Meek | 80D | September 11, 2011 |
| Richard “Rusty” Wailes | 65A, 66B, 67C, 68D | October 11, 2002 |
| Richard Blaine Petersen | 74B | August 8, 1988 |
| Richard E “Dick” Couchois | 68B, 68C, 69B, 70A | July 14, 2011 |
| Richard James Taberna | 67A | January 4, 2010 |
A Growing Tribute Gallery
Staggering to comprehend, UWPIAA has lost more than 1,000 Alums over the decades. We are missing photos and dates of death for approximately 450 of these alumni who we know are no longer with us. We are putting the call-out in advance of AAW this summer for castmates and cast reps to submit a photo of any alumnus or alumna who is listed by name and cast year in this video below, so their faces can be forever remembered in UWPIAA’s “In Memoriam” tribute video.
Please visit uwpiaa.org Alumni Memorial to add a photo using the form on this webpage. Thank you.
For nearly four decades, Jeff Peterson (’69-’70B, ‘70A) has diligently compiled and maintained this database of the alumni we have lost over the many years. Since 2015, Michael Scott Curnes (’80B) has translated this database of lost cast members into a dynamic and moving tribute video which gets updated each time we are notified of another passing. If you would like to reach the alumni responsible for this memorial project, please email: memorials@uwpiaa.org. If you are aware of alumni tribute videos posted elsewhere online that we can add to the UWPIAA YouTube Channel, please share a link or email the video file to us at memorials@uwpiaa.org.