2016 WHEEL Women in Black List of the Dead in King County

2016 WHEEL WOMEN IN BLACK
LIST-OF-THE-DEAD in KING COUNTY

We are grateful to the King County Medical Examiners
and Health Care for the Homeless!

CAUSE
OF DEATH:

WHO:

WHEN:

WHERE:

SHOT
TO DEATH

James
Q Tran, 33

January

under
I-5 at S Atlantic

SHOT
TO DEATH

Jeannine
Zapata, 45

January

under
I-5 at S Atlantic

HEROIN
OD

Jonathan
Stanton, 36

January

Shilshole

SUICIDE

Blake
Kimble, 31

January

North
Bend

HYPOTHERMIA

David
Ramisky, 53

January

Federal
Way

OD

Tonya
Enriquez, 44

February

300
bl 2nd Ave Ext S

HEROIN
OD

Patrick
Larner, 60

February

E
Marginal Way/S Orcas

NATURAL
CAUSES

Donald
Parks, 83

February

Auburn
Park n Ride

HEROIN
OD

Alicia
Nickerson, 30

February

1100
bl NE Ballard Way

OD?

Harold
McDuffie II, 37

March

3rd
S/Edgar Martinez Way

PNEUMONIA

Gilbert
Lopez, 52

March

10th/S
Dearborn

ACCIDENT

Chad
Rogers, 44

March

Broadway/Denny

HEROIN
OD

Dante
Kelly, 47

March

800
bl S Jackson

PENDING

(tent.
ID) J.T. Grogan, 78

March

Tukwila
greenspace

HEART
DISEASE

John
Watkins, 58

April

Auburn
UHaul/Storage

OD

Paul
Rodrick, 56

April

1st/Yesler

RECYCLING
ACCIDENT

Richard
Wenz, 58

April

Woodinville

HIT
BY CAR

Francis
Walker, Jr, 77

April

300
bl S Lander

SHOT
TO DEATH

Alex
Kelley, 26

May

Federal
Way

HEART
DISEASE

Paul
Fehr, 40

May

Auburn/Interurban
Trail

LIVER
DISEASE

Mark
Woodley, 59

May

Renton

PNEUMONIA

Gary
Oaks, 58

May

Ballard

HIT-AND-RUN

Andrew
Charlie, 69

May

White
Center

SUICIDE

Norm
Scofield, 58

May

SODO

RUN
OVER BY CAR

Scott
McHone, 50

May

Denny
Triangle

METH
OD

Michelle
Hargrave, 39

May

Auburn

UNDETERMINED

Aaron
Esposito, 39

June

Bellevue
Library

HEROIN
OD

Abriannah
Hicks, 24

June

S
End (411 S Dawson)

NATURAL
CAUSES

Bruce
Loughridge, 53

June

woods
at 1437 Donovan

SHOT
TO DEATH

James
?JR? Smith, 20s

July

Fenster
Park, Auburn

DEHYDRATION/MALNUTRITION

Maja
Brandli, 29

July

Renton
(Black River Forest)

NATURAL
CAUSES

Gena
Ranger, 41

July

Klickitat
SW/SW? Spokane

HEROIN
OD

Jordan
Lemmel, 31

July

6th/Seneca

NATURAL
CAUSES

Jacob
Evans, 21

July

Hwy
20/HMC

HEROIN
OD

Malcolm
Spotted Calf, 54

July

near
Pike Place Mkt

HEART
DISEASE

Tony
Lee Fountaine, Sr, 45

July

near
Northgate Mall

HEROIN
OD

Renee
Whitmore, 47

August

9200
Myers Way

SHOT
TO DEATH

Robert
Dias, 50

August

Kent

SHOT
TO DEATH

Louisa
Campos, 32

August

Kent

NATURAL
CAUSES

Ernest
Readus, 60

August

Airport
Wy/Royal Brougham

HEROIN
OD

Jeanette
Matthews, 44

August

Airport
Wy/Royal Brougham

NATURAL
CAUSES??

Michael
Duwayne Gilbert, 71

August

Shoreline

RUN
OVER BY CAR

Walter
Burton aka Stroud, 19

September

U
District

RUN
OVER BY CAR

Doneen
Penn, 56

September

200
bl S. Lincoln

HEROIN
OD

John
Nichols, 35

September

4th/S
Holgate

NATURAL
CAUSES

Rachel
Spradlin, 39

October

?Jungle?
(MEs designation)

TOXIC
ASPHYXIA

Tung
Truong, 43

October

12th/S
King

SUICIDE

Skyler
Velez, 25

October

Auburn

SHOT
BY POLICE

Michael
Taylor, 44

October

under
I-5

PENDING

Rock
LaFrance, 59

November

Greenwood

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3 Comments

  • Betsy

    Every time I look at this and other lists of those who died my heart aches. I am grateful that the Homeless Remembrance Project group cares and remembers.

  • tammy dietrich

    My son said he was homeless.. in a hospital, a place he went for help. .. missed by so many.. his many surround me still as we heal from His castrophy. This tragedy goes deeper than any know. Most fear to imagine. Others have no words. I’m homeless now too. 9/4/91-10/12/16 Skyler Velez

    • Stefani

      Tammy Dietrich my name is Stefani. I met Skyler in Oregon. He was amazing and impacted my life greatly. I just tried to track him down again and this is what I found. I’m so sorry for your loss and I’m heart broken now. He spoke to me about you a lot.

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