In Memoriam
The following list represents our Brothers, Sisters, and Kin that have passed since January 2020. They came from all walks of life. Some were old, some were young. Some were from other parts of the world while others were born and raised here in Las Vegas Nevada. The one thing they all had in common is that they were all Members of IATSE Local 720, and we honor them by calling them Brother, Sister, or Kin.

George Shiroky
Sworn In October 4, 1963
Gold Card June, 2012
Former President
Passed on February 11, 2025
Age 87


Ronald Terry
Sworn In September 4, 2003
Gold Card September, 2023
Passed on February 4, 2025
Age 77


Clyde McWhorter
Sworn In July 4, 1996
Retired August 2012
Passed on November 17, 2024
Age 78

Anna Pierce
Sworn In November 13, 1970
Gold Card April, 2009
Passed on October 24, 2024
Age 93


Todd Watkins
Sworn In June 4, 2002
Retired Disabled March 2007
Passed on October 12, 2024
Age 58

Carol Heineman
Sworn In July 4, 1996
Retired June 2015
Passed on September 21, 2024
Age 74

Ken Rogers
Sworn In October 28, 2003
Retired January 2015
Passed on August 13, 2024
Age 73

Jairo Toland
Sworn In October 19, 2023
Active Member
Passed on July 29, 2024
Age 44

Byran Wimmer
Sworn In May 9, 2024
Active Member
Passed on July 16, 2024
Passed on July 16, 2024
Age 37

Ryan T. Peterson
Sworn In May 17, 2002
Active Member
Passed on July 14, 2024
Age 54
Age 54

Roger Lewis Frants
Sworn In December 15, 2004
Retired September 2016
Passed on June 23, 2024
Age 72
Age 72

Christopher B. Watson
Sworn In February 9, 1989
Retired June 2012
Passed on June 21, 2024
Age 78
Age 78

Alan Manoff
Sworn In April 6, 2017
Active Member
Passed on March 15, 2024
Age 64
Age 64

Tim Redsull
Sworn In September 15, 1994
Steward, Active Member
Passed on March 13, 2024
Age 72
Age 72

Carmelo “Carl” Rapaglia
Sworn In July 7, 1975
Retired February 2011
Passed on February 7, 2024 *
Age 81
Age 81

Bob Collins
Sworn In January 22, 2003
Active Member
Passed on January 28, 2024 *
Age 61
Age 61

David Scott
Sworn In July 11, 1996
Retired August 2023
Passed on January 16, 2024
Age 57
Age 57

Mike Pollender
Sworn In April 5, 2012
Active Member
Passed on December 23, 2023
Age 60
Age 60

Gary William Nellis
Sworn In December 4, 1970
Retired April 1984
Passed on November 6, 2023
Age 83
Age 83

Paul G. Larsen
Sworn In January 3, 1991
Retired January 2010
Passed on November 5, 2023
Age 79
Age 79

Raleigh Vaughn
Sworn In February 23, 2012
Active Member
Passed on November 3, 2023
Age 50
Age 50

Raymond Martinez
Sworn In June 17, 1994
Active Member
Passed on November 1, 2023
Age 58
Age 58

Clair Kieffner
Sworn In July 7, 1975
Retired March 2009
Passed on September 27, 2023
Age 82
Age 82

Charles Romano
Sworn In April 7, 1999
Retired March 2012
Passed on September 12, 2023
Age 87
Age 87

Matthew Gum
Sworn In November 1, 2004
Business Agent, Active Member
Passed on August 7, 2023
Age 55
Age 55

Brian Dean
Sworn In August 3, 2017
Active Member
Passed on August 3, 2023
Age 40
Age 40

Luke Putman
Sworn In June 12, 2000
Retired September 2009
Passed on July 28, 2023
Age 79
Age 79

Arlene Meiner
Sworn In January 3, 1984
Retired July 2016
Passed on July 23, 2023
Age 73
Age 73

Tyrone Watkins
Sworn In February 26, 2015
Active Member
Passed on June 23, 2023
Age 54
Age 54

Ron Zastrow
Sworn In September 5, 2006
Active Member
Passed on April 18, 2023
Age 65
Age 65

Michael R. Norris
Sworn In January 11, 1982
Retired March 2020
Passed on April 10, 2023
Age 68
Age 68

Rod Steely II
Sworn In November 14, 2002
Active Member
Passed on April 1, 2023
Age 56
Age 56

Daniel Lovil
Sworn In May 10, 1971
Retired July 2021
Passed on February 27, 2023
Age 74
Age 74

Andrea Carbone
Sworn In February 2, 2022
Active Member
Passed on February 1, 2023 *
Age 55
Age 55

Roy Elfert
Sworn In December 19, 2005
Active Member
Passed on October 25, 2022Â
Age 63
Age 63

Ruben Cuevas
Sworn In March 12, 2020
Active Member
Passed on October 7, 2022Â
Age 54
Age 54

Louis Bradfield
Sworn In May 5, 1967
Gold Card October 2017
Passed on October 2, 2022Â
Age 81
Age 81


David Huskinson
Sworn In October 3, 1991
Retired February 2022
Passed on August 9, 2022Â
Age 66
Age 66

Jennifer Ryan
Sworn In February 22, 2007
Active Member
Passed on August 2, 2022Â
Age 39
Age 39

Patrick Nole
Sworn In January 7, 1974
Retired April 2022
Passed on June 15, 2022Â
Age 72
Age 72

Anthony Symons
Sworn In December 4, 1970
Gold Card June 2006
Passed on May 17, 2022Â
Age 92
Age 92


Joe Urbauer
Sworn In April 9, 2001
Active Member
Passed on April 10, 2022Â
Age 60
Age 60

Anthony Castanedo
Sworn In July 27, 2006
Active Member
Passed on February 9, 2022Â
Age 74
Age 74

Robert Nelson
Sworn In June 5, 1970
Gold Card September 1998
Passed on January 30, 2022Â
Age 99
Age 99


James Walker
Sworn In October 4, 1990
Retired January 2008
Passed on December 13, 2021
Age 86
Age 86

Moshe Bialac
Sworn In January 13, 1972
Retired/Disability March 1997
Passed on December 12, 2021
Age 69
Age 69

Gregory LeGrand
Sworn In Aprl 7, 2016
Active Member
Passed on October 10, 2021
Age 49
Age 49

Walter White
Sworn In March 3, 1961
Gold Card August 2016
Passed on October 3, 2021
Age 80
Age 80


Dennis Marable
Sworn In September 21, 2004
Retired December 2017
Passed on September 9, 2021
Age 68
Age 68

Phillip L. Williams
Sworn In July 11, 2019
Active Member
Passed on September 5, 2021
Age 32
Age 32

Seamus Brennan
Sworn In January 2, 1975
Active Member
Passed on August 24, 2021
Age 67
Age 67

John T. Rios
Sworn In May 24, 2012
Active Member
Passed on August 20, 2021
Age 49
Age 49

William B. Jacks
Sworn In January 5, 1995
Active Member
Passed on August 20, 2021
Age 69
Age 69

Eugene G. Lopez
Sworn In August 1, 2019
Active Member
Passed on August 5, 2021
Age 45
Age 45

Brian Tucker
Sworn In January 20, 1994
Active Member
Passed on July 17, 2021
Age 51
Age 51

Niko Tino
Sworn In February 2, 2004
Active Member
Passed on June 30, 2021
Age 57
Age 57

Robert J. Ritz
Sworn In December 4, 1970
Retired March 2012
Passed on June 19, 2021
Age 74
Age 74

Alex Malinov
Sworn In May 16, 2019
Active Member
Passed on June 6, 2021
Age 46
Age 46

Leonard Colman
Sworn In April 29, 1974
Gold Card November 2004
Passed on May 27, 2021
Age 94
Age 94


Edward Mahler
Sworn In October 5, 1995
Retired February 2009
Passed on March 29, 2021
Age 79
Age 79

Richard Walsh
Sworn In August 20, 2002
Active Member
Passed on March 26, 2021
Age 73
Age 73

Donald Neldberg
Sworn In June 5, 1970
Retired February 2008
Passed on March 9, 2021
Age 79
Age 79

Walter Brookshire
Sworn In November 7, 1985
Active Member
Passed on March 7, 2021
Age 66
Age 66

Dragon Sutic
Sworn In June 16, 2014
Active Member
Passed on March 5, 2021
Age 38
Age 38

Ronnie Cayanan
Sworn In February 12, 2001
Steward, Active Member
Passed on February 1, 2021
Age 51
Age 51

BJ Thomas
Sworn In October 3, 1974
Assistant to the President, Active Member
Passed on February 1, 2021
Age 85
Age 85

Ralph Bickford
Sworn In January 30, 2014
Active Member
Passed on January 29, 2021
Age 60
Age 60

Wilbert Smith
Sworn In January 8, 2001
Active Member
Passed on January 24, 2021
Age 52
Age 52

Len Rader
Sworn In March 30, 1962
Union Trustee, Active Member
Passed on January 15, 2021
Age 74
Age 74

Nancy Belian
Sworn In July 2, 1963
Gold Card March 2007
Passed on January 8, 2021
Age 89
Age 89


Michael Fischbach
Sworn In January 15, 1971
Retired February 2008
Passed on December 21, 2020
Age 85
Age 85

Shelly Grasser
Sworn In September 2, 2003
Active Member
Passed on December 9, 2020
Age 48
Age 48

James Fox
Sworn In May 8, 1970
Retired January 2013
Passed on November 22, 2020
Age 78
Age 78

Jerry Quinn
Sworn In October 23, 1978
Retired January 2020
Passed on November 12, 2020
Age 65
Age 65

Paul Bowman
Sworn In October 1, 1987
Gold Card March 2007
Passed on October 10, 2020
Age 93
Age 93


David R. Northam
Sworn In January 2, 1985
Active Member
Passed on October 4, 2020
Age 69
Age 69

Leslie S. Agar
Sworn In May 17, 1982
Business Representative, Retired June 2018
Passed on September 14, 2020
Age 76
Age 76

Adam W. Campbell
Sworn In July 6, 1989
Active Member
Passed on September 8, 2020
Age 58
Age 58

Richard L. Morgan
Sworn In January 28, 2002
Active Member
Passed on July 20, 2020
Age 65
Age 65

Arthur Chulchian
Sworn In January 31, 2006
Active Member
Passed on July 14, 2020
Age 50
Age 50

Phillip Lecato
Sworn In April 5, 1990
Business Agent, Active Member
Passed on April 15, 2020
Age 79
Age 79

Robert E. Gubbins
Sworn In January 4, 1996
Active Member
Passed on April 15, 2020
Age 79
Age 79

James L. Hansen
Sworn In October 29, 1974
Retired January 2008
Passed on February 2, 2020
Age 81
Age 81

Billy J. Pierce
Sworn In September 3, 2002
Active Member
Passed on January 31, 2020
Age 48
Age 48