They gave their lives in the service of others ...
Since the Peace Corps began in 1961, nearly 250,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 141 countries. Of these dedicated men and women, 311 have sacrificed their lives while pursuing the Peace Corps' mission. They are honored here in commemoration of their lives and service.
Peace Corps Volunteers who have died in service are listed below. The names of those who have had a brick donated in their honor are shown below in red, e.g., see PCVs listed under Togo.
Afghanistan
Henry Farrar, Afghanistan, 1969
Denise Blake, Afghanistan, 1974
Armenia
Hanna Huntley, Armenia, 2017
Belize
Richard Kelly, Belize, 1978
Bertie Lee Murphy, Belize, 2008
Benin
Rene Courtway, Benin, 1973
Barbara Christie, Benin, 1975
Harold Summers, Benin, 1975
Kate Puzey, Benin, 2009
Bolivia
Joy Darling, Bolivia, 1965
Sandra Smith, Bolivia, 1969
Gloey Wiseman, Bolivia, 1991
Walter Poirier, Bolivia, 2001
Stephen Lotti, Bolivia, 2005
Botswana
Kimberly Morken, Botswana, 1983
Catherine Saltwick, Botswana, 2008
Brazil
Dale Swenson, Brazil, 1962
Jerry Bryan, Brazil, 1978
Burkina Faso
Robert Davis, Burkina Faso, 1976
Cameroon
Judith Corley, Cameroon, 1965
Richard Mulvihill, Cameroon, 1976
Andrew Shippee, Cameroon, 1995
Chad
Margaret Schutzius, Chad, 1989
Chile
Don Humphrey, Chile, 1965
George Bradfield, Chile, 1976
Robert McFate, Chile, 1978
Paul Chaljub, Chile, 1981
China
Mary Johnson, China, 1993
Marilyn Foss, China, 2007
Cannon Stamm, China, 2011
Nicholas Castle, China, 2013
Colombia
David Crozier, Colombia, 1962
Lawrence Radley, Colombia, 1962
Frederick Detjen, Colombia, 1963
William Ackerman, Colombia, 1968
Salvador Vazquez, Colombia, 1968
Michael Kotzian, Colombia, 1969
Robert Jonas, Colombia, 1978
Comoros
Bernice Heiderman, Comoros, 2018
Costa Rica
Steven Messer, Costa Rica, 1973
Jacqueline Chezem, Costa Rica, 1975
Elizabeth Livingston, Costa Rica, 1997
Cote d'Ivoire
Denise Rosser, Cote d'Ivoire, 1974
Robert Pastuszak, Cote d'Ivoire, 1975
Susan Harding, Cote d'Ivoire, 1992
Kevin Leveille, Cote d'Ivoire, 1998
William DiDiego, Cote d'Ivoire, 2000
Dominican Republic
Harvey Hartley, Dominican Republic, 1964
Gareth Simmons, Dominican Republic, 1965
Robert Zech, Dominican Republic, 1965
David Larson, Dominican Republic, 1967
Gregory Baker, Dominican Republic, 1973
Curtis Jacoby, Dominican Republic, 1974
Robert Parker, Dominican Republic, 1974
Dorothy Osborne, Dominican Republic, 1989
Chad Nettesheim, Dominican Republic, 1997
Eastern Caribbean
James Redmann, E. Caribbean, 1966
Cecil Perkins, E. Caribbean, 1975
Stephen Malone, E. Caribbean, 1976
Dennis Stilson, E. Caribbean, 1978
Ecuador
James Hughes, Ecuador, 1965
Paul Bond, Ecuador, 1966
Gerald Flynn, Ecuador, 1966
Curtis Larson, Ecuador, 1966
Richard Leahy, Ecuador, 1971
John Davidson, Ecuador, 1972
Craig Pollock, Ecuador, 1972
Robert Ritger, Ecuador, 1972
Christine Thompson, Ecuador, 1978
Mitchell Woodward, Ecuador, 1980
Steven Presnal, Ecuador, 1982
Audrey Copeland, Ecuador, 1985
John Wright, Ecuador, 1985
Gregor Baker, Ecuador, 2004
El Salvador
Alexei Zbitnoff, El Salvador, 1968
Patrick O'Reilly, El Salvador, 1969
Carlos Amador, El Salvador, 2001
Ethiopia
William Olson, Ethiopia, 1966
Susan Traub, Ethiopia, 1967
James Ryan, Ethiopia, 1972
Roderic Turner, Ethiopia, 1973
Fiji
John O'Brien, Fiji, 1968
Gary Wilcox, Fiji, 1977
Lynne Masover, Fiji, 1980
Gabon
Diana Fillmore, Gabon, 1980
Karen Phillips, Gabon, 1998
Gambia
Lois Ann Lane, The Gambia, 1979
Bridgette McClellan, The Gambia, 1981
Ghana
William Reiser, Ghana, 1967
Kalman Hahn, Ghana, 1971
Robert Whitfield, Ghana, 1971
Eugene Galgas, Ghana, 1978
Marian Baciewicz, Ghana, 1980
Susan Fagan, Ghana, 2001
Danielle Dunlap, Ghana, 2013
Chidinma Ezeani, Ghana, 2019
Guatemala
Paul Johnson, Guatemala, 1976
Michael Wood, Guatemala, 1983
Peter Wolfe, Guatemala, 1984
Joseph Teates, Guatemala, 1987
Layne Pfaffenberger, Guatemala, 1993
Lucille Raimondo, Guatemala, 1995
Guinea
Justin Bhansali, Guinea, 2000
Jesse Patrick Thyne, Guinea, 2000
Honduras
Roy Prior, Honduras, 1975
Roseanne Provini, Honduras, 1976
Robert Warren, Honduras, 1978
Matthew Sherman, Honduras, 1988
Annika Rodriguez, Honduras, 1996
Hungary
Donald Weber, Hungary, 1995
India
Cynthia Myers, India, 1964
John Blum, India, 1967
Rose Anne Crimmins, India, 1967
William Hellyer, India, 1968
Henry Shuler, India, 1969
Philip Holland, India, 1971
Iran
Francis Kirking, Iran, 1965
Thomas Ashton, Iran, 1966
Peter Nelson, Iran, 1967
Judith Bosch, Iran, 1970
William Challed, Iran, 1972
Jamaica
John Willis, Jamaica, 1970
Bethanne Bahler, Jamaica, 1974
Darryl Adkins, Jamaica, 1981
Jeanne Corbin, Jamaica, 1981
Jordan
Julianne Amundson, Jordan, 2011
Kenya
John Parrott, Kenya, 1965
David Bogenschneider, Kenya, 1970
Susan Rodgers, Kenya, 1970
Linda Manke, Kenya, 1971
Elizabeth Aldrich, Kenya, 1972
William, L.. West, Kenya, 1972
H. Benjamin Gamber, Kenya, 1975
Florence Krok, Kenya, 1977
Lester Gliessman, Kenya, 1978
Diana Hess, Kenya, 1983
Daniel Ohl, Kenya, 1990
Ronald McDearman, Kenya, 2002
Lesotho
Thomas LeSuer, Lesotho, 1980
Terry Strong, Lesotho, 1983
Lesa Sanftleben, Lesotho, 1984
Jeremy Rolfs, Lesotho, 1997
Judith Pasmore, Lesotho, 2000
Thomas Maresco, Lesotho, 2010
Liberia
Susan Davey, Liberia, 1970
Marilyn McKay, Liberia, 1970
Martha Merrill, Liberia, 1970
James Henrietta, Liberia, 1971
Michael Periard, Liberia, 1971
Marsha Ragno, Liberia, 1971
Valeria Roberts, Liberia, 1971
Agatha Thornton, Liberia, 1971
Diane Fahey, Liberia, 1975
Grace Russomanno, Liberia, 1975
June Cross, Liberia, 1976
James Hoffman, Liberia, 1976
Christopher Luecke, Liberia, 1978
Robert Long, Liberia, 1983
Macedonia
Patricia Scatoloni, Macedonia, 2005
Madagascar
Nancy Coutu, Madagascar, 1996
Malawi
Thomas Laffey, Malawi, 1968
Varina Rogers, Malawi, 1992
Kathryn MacGillivary, Malawi, 1998
Jennifer Leah Rose, Malawi, 2000
Cameron Burton, Malawi, 2017
Malaysia
John Beckner, Malaysia, 1968
Susan Losikoff, Malaysia, 1969
Daniel Jandorf, Malaysia, 1970
Stephen Hamer, Malaysia, 1975
Charles Pinney, Malaysia, 1976
Mali
John Marshall, Mali, 1981
Kathryn Crotty, Mali, 1983
Zachary Merrill, Mali, 2003
Justin Brady, Mali, 2006
Matthew Costa, Mali, 2006
Mauritius
Paul Overholtzer, Mauritius, 1970
James Weeks, Mauritius, 1972
Micronesia
David McCarthy, Micronesia, 1970
Ann Kenney, Micronesia, 1971
Joseph Nonnemacker, Micronesia, 1971
David Ruben, Micronesia, 1980
Joseph Sheriff, Micronesia, 1983
Andrew Karrer, Micronesia, 1988
Morocco
James Stout Jr., Morocco, 1967
Louise Wolf, Morocco, 1976
Polly Zimmerman, Morocco, 1976
Robert Owens, Morocco, 1978
Raymond Kruger, Morocco, 1985
Melissa Mosvick, Morocco, 2004
So-Youn Kim, Morocco, 2009
Mozambique
Lena Jenison, Mozambique, 2011
Elizabeth Alden Landis, Mozambique, 2011
Andrew Farr, Mozambique, 2016
Namibia
David Edwards, Namibia, 1991
Kyrstin Scharninghausen, Namibia, 1996
Joie Kallison, Namibia, 1998
Helene Hill, Namibia, 1999
Ashley Earl, Namibia, 2014
John D. L. Petersen, Namibia, 2014
Mitchell Herrmann, Namibia, 2018
Nepal
Bruce McKeen, Nepal, 1964
Thomas Hassett, Nepal, 1966
Robert Weland, Nepal, 1966
Robert Lillig, Nepal, 1972
Philip Cyr, Nepal, 1981
Marshal Haggard, Nepal, 1981
William Schaffer, Nepal, 1984
Nancy Hart, Nepal, 1987
William Nordmann, Nepal, 1992
Timothy Simpson, Nepal, 1998
Nicaragua
John Harrington, Nicaragua, 2010
Niger
Linda Robinson, Niger, 1973
Mark Edstrand, Niger, 1983
Mark Streb, Niger, 1984
Jeffrey Orton, Niger, 1995
Jeremiah Mack, Niger, 1997
Stephanie Chance, Niger, 2010
Nigeria
Stanley Kowalczyk, Nigeria, 1965
Johannes von Foerster, Nigeria, 1965
Diane Nitahara, Nigeria, 1966
Henry George Shine, Nigeria, 1966
Virginia Zink, Nigeria, 1968
Panama
Cody Oser, Panama, 2017
Paraguay
Michelle Drabiski, Paraguay, 1989
Emily Balog, Paraguay, 2011
Porter Knight, Paraguay, 2014
Peru
Troy Ross, Peru, 1966
Marie Clutterbuck, Peru, 1970
Gail Gross, Peru, 1970
Dennis Pfost, Peru, 1974
Shalin Shah, Peru, 2015
Philippines
David Mulholland, Philippines, 1962
Nancy Boyd, Philippines, 1963
Philip Maggard, Philippines, 1963
Roger McManua, Philippines, 1964
Bruce Gould, Philippines, 1967
Jeannette Stafford, Philippines, 1969
Thomas Cronin, Philippines, 1975
Margaret Carmona, Philippines, 1981
Theodore Cooper, Philippines, 1981
Daniel Greenwald, Philippines, 1981
Shaun O'Brien, Philippines, 1984
Charles Turneer, Philippines, 1984
Audrey Smith, Philippines, 1985
Robert Bock, Philippines, 1998
Erik Weiss, Philippines, 2004
Julia Campbell, Philippines, 2007
Alan Hale, Philippines, 2019
Poland
Robert Lindstrom, Poland, 1996
Rwanda
David Ripley, Rwanda, 2015
Donovan Gregg, Rwanda, 2019
Senegal
Wilburn Johnson, Senegal, 1973
Brian Edens, Senegal, 1981
Michele Sylvester, Senegal, 1993
Sierra Leone
Ronald Kuhn, Sierra Leone, 1971
Thomas Carpenter, Sierra Leone, 1976
Timothy Matthews, Sierra Leone, 1979
Thomas Lockhart, Sierra Leone, 1980
Suriname
Blythe Anne O'Sullivan, Suriname, 2007
Swaziland
Frederick Schwartz, Swaziland, 1970
Janis Hyatt, Swaziland, 1981
Brenda Crawford, Swaziland, 1988
Juanita Quiton, Swaziland, 1988
Laura Stedman, Swaziland, 1995
Tanzania
Peverly Kinsey, Tanzania, 1966
Mark Raymaker, Tanzania, 1968
David Schaeffer, Tanzania, 1990
Wyatt Pillsbury, Tanzania, 2001
Natalie Waldinger, Tanzania, 2001
Joseph Chow, Tanzania, 2009
John Clay, Tanzania, 2013
Robert Lehman, Tanzania, 2015
Thailand
Lowell Dunn, Thailand, 1966
Harry Hushaw, Thailand, 1981
Ronald Cecchini, Thailand, 1984
Danuta Kassowska, Thailand, 1988
Togo
James Driscoll, Togo, 1965
Florice Barnum, Togo, 1966
Terry Lawyer, Togo, 1971
Dennis Ota, Togo, 1972
Deborah White, Togo, 1978
James Wood, Togo, 1983
Jennifer Rubin, Togo, 1984
Scott Glotfelty, Togo, 1988
Karren Waid, Togo, 1993
Jonathan Mitchell, Togo, 2018
Tonga
Deborah Gardner, Tonga, 1976
Robert Benson, Tonga, 1978
Tessa Horan, Tonga, 2006
Tunisia
Steven Butler, Tunisia, 1988
Molly Thomas, Tunisia, 1990
Turkey
Dennis Pearson, Turkey, 1967
Marcia Pearson, Turkey, 1967
Uganda
Louis Morton, Uganda, 1972
Danielle Gucciardo, Uganda, 2013
Diane Veiller, Uganda, 2016
Ukraine
Etienne, Victor Verloo, Ukraine, 1998
Brian Krow, Ukraine, 1999
Uzbekistan
Jang Lee, Uzbekistan, 2001
Vanuatu
John Douglas Roberts, Vanuatu, 2007
Venezuela
Susan Robertson, Venezuela, 1967
Western Samoa
Alan C. Banner, Western Samoa, 1972
Thomas Barakatt, Western Samoa, 1994
Zaire
Paul Spratt, Zaire, 1972
Linda Fink, Zaire, 1973
Gerald Robillard, Zaire, 1975
William Mathis Jr., Zaire, 1984
Zambia
Elizabeth, Rachel Bowers, Zambia, 2002
Wyatt Ammon, Zambia, 2005
Paul Blum, Zambia, 2012
Zimbabwe
Larisa Jaffe, Zimbabwe, 2001