Richard LaMunyon
LETR Hall of Fame
The Richard LaMunyon Law Enforcement Torch Run Hall of Fame honors those who have made lasting, significant contributions to the Torch Run and Special Olympics movement on a local, national, and international level. Named after the creator of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, it is the highest accolade in the Torch Run community.
2024 Honorees
Dave Breen
Illinois
Marcus Rhodes
South Carolina
Jim DiGianvittorio
Massachusetts
Historic Honorees
2023
- Danny Hall, Delaware
- James Meier, Illinois
- Jerry Williams, Montana
2020
- Doug Holland, Maryland
- Mark McCorkle, Southern California
- Dave Seper, Colorado
2017
- Ward Webb, Louisiana
- Francis Williams, Gibraltar
- Robert Woolsey, Nevada
- Joe Casey, Tennessee (Honorary Award)
2014
- Jason Johnson, Montana
- Jeff Spaulding, Maryland
2011
- Jeremy Adams, Northern Ireland
- John Pratt, Northern California
- Luis Rosa, Connecticut
2008
- Julie Buedding, Wisconsin
- Ron Casalenda, Wyoming
- Mike Peretti, Northern California
2005
- Doug Abraham, Colorado
- Pete Dunbar, Northern California
- John Newnan, Maryland
2002
- Phil Carr, Oklahoma
- Kurt Kendro, Hawaii
- Al Richardson, Ontario, Canada
1999
- Peggy Berg, Wisconsin
- Adi Reiter, Austria
- Brian Snyder, Ontario, Canada
- Wayne Sumpter, North Carolina
1996
- Dennis Aldridge, Wisconsin
- Loyd Hamrick, Kansas
- Chris Upham, United Kingdom
1993
- Robert Belfiore, New Jersey
- Bill Buford, Arkansas
- Ann Grunert, Delaware
2022
- Harry Drucker, Southern California
- David Keith Jones, North Carolina
- Brian McKnight, Colorado
Honorary Inductees
Original Torch Runners 1981
Kansas
- Robert Bachman
- Walt Kuykendall
- Jack Leon
- Jan McCloud
- Don (Barney) Epsen (Posthumous)
2019
- Gary Gordon, Ireland
- Sherry Kiyler, Arizona
- Glenn MacDonell, Ontario
2016
- Randy Boehm, Missouri
- Steve Nigrelli, New York
- Scott Whyte, New South Wales
2013
- Roberta Abner, Southern California
- Russ Laine, Illinois
- Don Stuart, New South Wales, Australia
2010
- James McKeever, New Jersey
- Mary Beth McMahon, Northern California
- Tom Reasoner, Illinois
2007
- Tim Craig, Northern Ireland
- Robert Driscoll, New Jersey
- Susan Stegeman, Missouri
2004
- Rich Banahan, Missouri
- Jeff Henson, Illinois
- Gene Stokes, Florida
2001
- Kenneth Bennett, Michigan
- Jim Gardiner, Southern California
- Dean Jones, Virginia
1998
- Nancy Bottelo, Hawaii
- Lorne Gelowitz, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Joe Pena, Illinois
1995
- Dan Bell, Texas
- Steve Graehling, Arizona
- Michael Teem, North Carolina
1992
- James Braddock, South Carolina
- Hiram Brownell, Illinois
- Paul Epstein, Hawaii
- John Miller, Delaware
2021
- Joe Carroll, Virginia
- Adam Christin, Southern California
- Jim Nystrom, Minnesota
2018
- Rick Lucy, British Columbia
- Mark Musso, Missouri
- Bill Proll, Southern California
2015
- Avgousti Costas, Cyprus
- Joe Carlone, Connecticut
- Richard Fernandez, Southern California
2012
- Theresa Garagan, Alberta, Canada
- Joe Pellicci, South Carolina
- Lisa Walter, Wisconsin
2009
- Paul Manuel, Alberta, Canada
- Rodney Seurer, Minnesota
- Jeanette Steinfeldt, Iowa
2006
- Richard Candelaria, Texas
- Ben Fravel, Virginia
- Sal Gerbino, New York
2003
- Rob Hall, Utah
- Bruce Matthews, New Jersey
- Gerald Sandoval, New Mexico
2000
- Roy Forrest, North Carolina
- Jacek Hachulski, Poland
- David Pudlowski, Missouri
1997
- Robert Bell, Maine
- Ronnie Davis, North Carolina
- Peter McHarg, Ontario, Canada
- Tom Schniedwind, Maryland
- Roy Zeidman, Virginia
1994
- Peter Bakker, Ontario, Canada
- Larry Nelson, Nebraska
- Neville Wheatle, Caribbean
1991
- Richard LaMunyon, Kansas
- Dave Atkins, New Hampshire
- Dale Brunner, Wisconsin
- Chris Casey, Kansas
- Janet Holliday, Texas
- Joseph Hurtuk, New Jersey
- Doyle King, Kansas
- Kirk Miles, Kansas
- Darrell Sanders, Illinois
- Peter Wheeler, Connecticut