This page is dedicated to those that are no longer with us that were instrumental in shaping the Society into what it is today. We owe them a debt of gratitude and will not let them be forgotten.

If you have anyone that I may missed or any titles these members held in the Society I would appreciate any help you can give me. 

Please feel free to contact me at: [email protected].

Special Thanks to Dan Myers for helping me with suggestions, photos and Find A Grave links.

Top photo: Allan F. Seebach, Jr.

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John Nicholas Bazelewich: 1962 – 2023. Project 105 Volunteer.

Louis Boselli: 1938 – 2017. Trustee, Archivist.

Ray Brown – Historian, Observer Contributor. Find A Grave Listing.

John Hobbs Chryn: 1939 – 1983.

Marvin H. Cohen: 1927 – 2020. Historian, Author, Major Archives Donor. Article on Marv by Alex Prizgintas.

Clyde Conrow – Historian, Observer Contributor.

Ed Crist: (Article written by Alex Prizgintas) – Historian, Author, Observer Editor.

Carl A. Detwyler: 1926 – 2001. Historian.

Herbert Francis Crawford Heidt: 1916 – 2002. Historian, Owner Of The Wurtsboro Depot.

Lt. Col. Martin Robert Karig, III: 1946 – 2012. Historian, Treasurer, Author.

Arthur Madsen – Treasurer

Tom Matthews – Archivist

James Eugene “Jim” Newsome: 1907 – 1999. Secretary, Treasurer.

Mike A. Noble: 1956 – 2024. Northern Division Representative. 

James N. Parrella: 1942 – 2005. – Trustee, Ardent Collector of O&W Railroadiana. 

John Pavelchak: 1942 – 2023. Trustee.

Arthur T. Robb: 1921 – 2012. Trustee, Head Archivist. Find A Grave Listing. 

John Scala: aka “The Weekend Chief” – Historian, Photographer, Calendar Editor/Publisher.

Allan Frederick Seebach, Jr.: 1958 – 2020. Chairman, Board Of Trustees, Vice President, Observer Editor.

Kenneth A. Shuker: 1943 – 2005. Archivist, Mail Order Sales Director, Major Donor To The Archives Trust Fund. 

Ethel E. Sipple: 1926 – 2022. Trustee, Roscoe O&W Railway Museum Founder.

Wilmer E. Sipple: 1924 – 2015. Trustee, Roscoe O&W Railway Museum Founder.

James W. Thorn – Trustee.

Dr. Raymond Arthur “Ray” Wood: 1924 – 1997. President.