Voting will be Held at the R.I. Chess Championship in 2025
Please send potential nominees to Ocean State Chess Association
Nominees for 1st Rhode Island Hall of Fame induction 2025 – See Written Information at bottom of page
Life Profiles of Candidates:
Gus Gosselin: https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/38051
Paul Taylor: https://warwickonline.com/stories/paul-e-taylor,62059?
Max Malyuta: https://oceanstatechess.com/event/max-malyuta-memorial-tournament/
Paul Gavlick: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/providence/name/paul-gavlick-obituary?id=15512693
Lou Giarrusso: https://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=830499&article_id=4852456&view=articleBrowser
https://www.woodlawnri.com/obituary/Louis-Giarrusso
Howard Cook: https://www.bellowsfuneralchapel.com/obituary/Howard-Cook
David Griego: https://www.nardolillofh.com/obituaries/david-griego
New England Champion: 1984, 1985, (Co-Champion), R.I. State Champion many years.
Warren Chamandy: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/providence/name/warren-chamandy-obituary?id=1638824
Alan J. Martin: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/alan-martin-obituary?id=40492085
Dr. Armand Patrucco: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/providence/name/armand-patrucco-obituary?id=16043220
James Di Domenico: Wrote chess articles for the Providence Journal & ran the RI Chess Club for many years
(Researching more information)
Walter Sussman: Researching Information
3 Time New England Champion: 1951, 1952, 1955
Harold Morton: https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-player-i-d-most-like-to-have-met
New England Champion (11 years) from 1929-1940