The Legislature held a joint session Wednesday for its biennial ceremony honoring lawmakers who have died in the past two years.
Among the 27 people honored were former Gov. Booth Gardner; former representatives Kip Tokuda and Tom Huff, Sen. Michael J. Carrell, who died during the 2013 legislative session; and Rep. Roger Freeman, who was re-elected posthumously last year to his seat in the House.
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The lawmakers honored were:
| Member | District | Chamber |
| Arthur “Art” Avey | 2nd | House |
| Ida Ballasiotes | 41st | House |
| Duane L. Berentson | 40th | House |
| Jean L. Berkey | 38th | House & Senate |
| Alan Bluechel | 1st & 45th | House & Senate |
| Ted Bottiger | 2nd, 28th & 29th | House & Senate |
| Michael Carrell | 28th | House & Senate |
| John Erak Jr | 19th | House |
| Phyllis Erickson | 2nd | House |
| Roger Freeman | 30th | House |
| Wm. Booth Gardner | 26th | Senate & Governor |
| Robert F. Goldsworthy | 9th | House |
| Wilbur G. “Web” Hallauer | 1st | Senate |
| Tom Huff | 26th | House |
| John David Jones | 48th | House & Senate |
| John Martinis | 38th | House |
| Mary Ellen McCaffree | 32nd | House |
| Don Moos | 8th | House |
| Richard Morphis | 7th | House |
| John A. Moyer | 3rd & 6th | House & Senate |
| Andrew Nisbet | 24th | House |
| Val Ogden | 49th | House |
| Margaret Rayburn | 15th | House |
| Kip Tokuda | 37th | House |
| Brian J. Sullivan | 29th | House |
| Larry Vognild | 38th | Senate |
| Chester “Al” Williams | 32nd | House & Senate |
Video of the ceremony is in TVW’s archives.