The Victims

The Hyatt’s 114 fatalities included military veterans, teachers, lawyers, homemakers, secretaries, business owners - and one child, a fifth-grader who played sports and the guitar.

Velma “Pat” Allen

Velma “Pat” Allen, 40 of Kansas City taught physical education at Palmer Junior High School in Independence.

Connie Alcala

Connie Alcala, 32 founded the all-women’s Mariachi Estrella Band at her Topeka church. Four band members died.

John J. Alder

John J. Alder, 74 of Fairway was senior partner in his law firm. His wife escaped injury.

Carol M. Andrews

Carol M. Andrews, 33 a Kansas City mother of two, was a receptionist.

Bonnie Tracy Wheeler Bartels

Bonnie Tracy Wheeler Bartels, 39, and William F. Bartels III, 38 of Olathe were lifelong area residents. He was Spring Hill State Bank’s assistant vice president. She worked for Lang Laboratories Inc.

William F. Bartels III

Bonnie Tracy Wheeler Bartels, 39, and William F. Bartels III, 38 of Olathe were lifelong area residents. He was Spring Hill State Bank’s assistant vice president. She worked for Lang Laboratories Inc.

Robert G. Barton

Robert G. Barton, 56 of Kansas City, North, was a Farmland Industries accountant.

Juanita P. Bedene

Juanita P. Bedene, 60 of Overland Park taught at Santa Fe Trail Elementary School and enjoyed hiking, fishing and picking blackberries.

Robert C. Beneteau

Robert C. Beneteau, 44 of Parkville, a Marine Corps veteran and avid golfer, was a Fuller Brush Co. vice president.

Calvin W. Berges

Calvin W. Berges, 57, and Florence S. Berges, 62 of Gladstone left behind two daughters. A World War II veteran, he worked in General Motors’ paint department. She was a Farmland Industries clerk.

Florence S. Berges

Calvin W. Berges, 57, and Florence S. Berges, 62 of Gladstone left behind two daughters. A World War II veteran, he worked in General Motors’ paint department. She was a Farmland Industries clerk.

Pearl L. Bergman

Pearl L. Bergman, 58 of Lansing was a ward secretary for Munson Army Hospital at Fort Leavenworth.

John Bergman Jr.

John Bergman Jr., 30 of Shawnee was a lawyer. His mother, Pearl, also died.

Julia H. Boggess

Julia H. Boggess, 45 of Lenexa owned Courtney Jewelers in Mission and was past president of the Mission Mart Retailers Association.

J. Robert Bolton

J. Robert Bolton, 63, and Julia Slaughter Bolton, 52 of Chesterfield, Mo., were vacationing. He was a bank vice president. She was a job guidance counselor for the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Julia Slaughter Bolton

J. Robert Bolton, 63, and Julia Slaughter Bolton, 52 of Chesterfield, Mo., were vacationing. He was a bank vice president. She was a job guidance counselor for the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Henry O. Botnen

Henry O. Botnen, 51 of Overland Park was an AT&T supervisor, a Boy Scout consultant and a Korean War veteran. His injured wife survived.

Louis Bottenberg

Louis Bottenberg, 66 of Kansas City had retired from the Kansas City School District’s audiovisual department. He played the mandolin and taught music and dance. His wife survived.

Jacqueline S. Brooks

Jacqueline S. Brooks, 24 was celebrating a new sales job with Hilton Hotels.

Delores Carmona

Delores Carmona, 35 of Topeka was a Mariachi Estrella Band member.

Cathy Jean Carver

Cathy Jean Carver, 32 of Mission taught at Fairfax Elementary School in Kansas City, Kan. She died Aug. 19, 1981, after 33 days in a coma.

Theodore Cast

Theodore Cast, 72 of Holden, Mo., was a World War II veteran who had retired from teaching high school industrial arts. His injured wife survived.

Gerald L. Coffey

Gerald L. Coffey, 42, Pamela Coffey, 11 of Leavenworth. Coffey took his youngest daughter to the dance. Both died. He was a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and vice president of a Leavenworth title firm.

Pamela Coffey

Gerald L. Coffey, 42, Pamela Coffey, 11 of Leavenworth. Coffey took his youngest daughter to the dance. Both died. He was a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and vice president of a Leavenworth title firm.

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