Since 1950, 56 Washington State Department of Transportation employees have lost their lives in work zone-related activities. Each spring, WSDOT holds a Worker’s Memorial to honor those fallen workers and remind everyone about the importance of work zone safety.
Frank E. Potter, December 1, 1950
Laird D. Chambers, December 15, 1950
Charles P. Getty, January 23, 1951
L.A. Parton, February 13, 1951
Richard I. Temple, March 30, 1951
William R. Pitts, August 20, 1951
Rollow S. Clark, November 20, 1951
Ray Wittig, February 4, 1952
Paul J. Yandt, July 29, 1953
Joseph F. Franz, September 21, 1953
Henry D. Wills, April 16, 1954
Fred G. Tegtmeier, March 7, 1955
Edward Bowles, July 5, 1955
Albert E. Holman, September 19, 1956
Andrew Kaelberer, Dec 27, 1956
Lucien L. Houston, February 22, 1957
Knute Johnson, October 4, 1957
Clarence R. Sluder, October 4, 1957
Harrell J. Shull, April 29, 1959
Francis E. Baker, May 8, 1959
George H. Mulfinger, May 8, 1959
James P. O'Neil, January 27, 1960
William F. Holmes, June 14, 1960
Eino Mattila, December 12, 1962
Vernon E. Curtis, March 20, 1963
Gary Davis, December 11, 1963
Lee W. Robinson, October 30, 1964
Charles O. Williams, February 2, 1965
Claude M. Waterman, June 18, 1966
George J. Heaton, June 18, 1966
Wallace D. Wright, October 22, 1966
Harold J. Allen, June 30, 1967
Donald G. Barden, November 20, 1969
Ray T. Collie, February 28, 1970
William T. Owens, June 15, 1971
Harold L. Gustafson, August 31, 1973
William L. Ashley, August 3, 1976
William L. Cook, May 24, 1977
Edward N. Abrams, September 9, 1977
George D. Adair, December 5, 1979
Russell H. Barker, December 14, 1979
Dermot R. Moore, January 21, 1980
James C. Wishard, May 19, 1980
Robert N. Johnson, February 14, 1982
Robert J. Forrest, July 7, 1982
Richard L. Androsko, August 28, 1984
Joseph C. Craig, October 11, 1985
John D. Swan, October 11, 1985
Loren L. Wharton, February 8, 1988
Patricia L. Oberg, July 19, 1989
Donald E. Fritsvold, August 21, 1991
Gordon J. Burlingame, July 17, 1992
Michael D. Malone, June 4, 1993
Edward J. Fabeck, October 6, 1994
Samuel E. Williams, February 22, 2000
Wayne "Jake" Baardson, August 12, 2002