The Billy Memorial
Listen more often to things than to beings
'Tis the ancestors' breath when the fire’s voice is heard
'Tis the ancestors' breath in the voice of the water
- Birago Diop
Billy Gatherings are so ‘present tense.’ We gather, we leave, ebb and flow. Over time, it’s inevitable that our memories of Billys now gone have begun to fade. We forget a name, but remember a face; remember a moment but forget what he looked like. We grieve a loss, but then he becomes history. The combined impact and rapidity of our losses from AIDS at the height of the epidemic was devastating. Even so, the loss of any Billy is a blow to our community.
One way to keep the spirit alive of Billys now gone is in this Memorial Page. We’re a group with a rich history, filled with great personalities of every sort. Even as we evolve together, we don’t want to lose what’s come before. Here, we honor all Billys, those lost to the epidemic or in other ways. And we honor ourselves by keeping our hearts open to what has come before. And for those who have yet to find us, here are the names and faces of those who will be your history one day.
We want to thank so many for their support in putting this together. To name just a few, Mark Weigle, Marcus Borgman, Bill Blackburn, Joe Arcangelini, Terry Brown, Charlie Seltzer, Paul Mueller and the Board, and Mugwort of RadFae.org (many men moved between Billy and Faerie circles). We have worked together as a single unit creating this page and collecting the material for it, and it’s been an honor to have added to the many memorial activities (Mark Weigle’s panel project for example or Joe A’s photo albums) that have happened over the years.
Collecting information for events that have happened, in some instances, over twenty years ago means that there are likely errors and omissions. Please write David at if you have any additions, corrections, updates or pictures. You’ll find an Archive Page that lists everyone. Click on a name and you’ll be taken to an individual’s page. If you encounter a "" symbol, this indicates that either the information is incomplete or missing.
As Beautiful Dove used to say,
Roses from our hearts to yours,
Chris Lombardi and David Grossblat
August, 2016
Our Billy Ancestors

For Billys Who We No Longer Remember
Al Steele
from the earliest Gatherings


Alan Hunter

Albert Hill
Al
Alfred Robinson

Arthur Wolff
Buzz
Ben Hershy
Bill Armstrong
Bill Brent
Bill Devall
Bill Fugelsang
Bill Paskewitz
Bob Colella


Bob Conrad
Goat


Bob Vargas
Bobby Spencer


Brian Friedman
Brian Haley
Brian White
Brook Klehm
Bruce MacDonald
Three
Bruce Priebe
Bruce Thompson
Buzz Bense
Gabriel
Carl Minns
Carl Lasagna
Chris Tomlinson


Christopher Colorado Jones
Dan Halpern

Daniel Deskins
Brother Daniel Mary Magdalene
Danny Ross
Danny Rubin
Darrel Johnson
Davey Jones


David Baker
Beautiful Dove
David Forbes
David McKay


David Passmore
David Patrick
David Stewart
Light Eagle
Dennis O’Shea
Don Cate


Don McBride


Doug DeBeni
Doug Murphy

Eddie Lee
Enrique Massa
Quique
Eric Larson
Cattail
Gary Matson
Gene Barnes
Portia Manson
Greg Dubbs
Greg Schultz


Gryphon Blackswan
Gryphon Blackswan
Guy Kitchen
Hans von Braun

Jack Pilling

Jack Thompsen


Jackson Branum
Jason Barrett
Jeremy Bell


Jim Battershill
Jim Charlesworth


Jim Hughson
Jim Kramer

Joe Kukulka
John Burnside
John Cwiakala
John Guedon
Fabu

John Holick


Jok Church
Jon Tadros
Timegiver
Jonathan Ripperger
Joshua Schmidt
Keith Stotts


Kelly
attended the Manchester Gathering


Ken Kunert
Kent The Cook


Kim Storch
Raven
Kip Craig
Lanz Lowen
Lee Boynton


Leo Joseph
Brother Leo


Louis Pearson

Marshall Cason

Martin Jones
Marty Liebman
Matthew Simmons
Peggy L'eggs
Maurice Legasse
Michael Huddleston
Michael Hathaway
Michael Moran
Michael Redding
Michael Sommers
Honeydew
Mike Hanna

Mitch Golden
Nicholas DeMara
Nick
Nikos Diaman
Nymphaea Greenman
Paul Cianciolo

Paul Connolly
Paul Freedman

Paul Pregil
Data Bear


Paul Schwartz
Peter Hall
Pratt Spellman

Preston Grant
Remy Charlip
Richard Bennett


Richard Drummond Beyer
Richard Evans
Richard Locke
Butterfly
Richard Ploe
Riku
Richard Rath
Rick Feld
Robert Balchalk
Bobby


Robert Fasic
Bob
Robert West
Bob
Rodney Chilton

Ron Dennett


Ronald Toby Wiggin
Toby


Sanford Lowe
Sandy
Stan Ward

Stephen Hayes
Redwood


Stephen O’Connell
Steve Fallas
Steve Frary


Steve Johnson
Steve Mehall
Stewart Scofield
Tad Crandall
Tad
Taliesin
Taliesin


Tom Benson
Tom Christensen
Tom Mapp
Shine
Vincent Lovato
Wade Williams
Wesley Russell
Wessie
Will Batten
Wilma
Will Grant
