Each year, Congregate remembers contributors that we have lost from the science fiction and fantasy world. The tradition began in memory of Aaron Allston, who was well known for his love of Hawaiian shirts.

We encourage everyone to wear a Hawaiian shirt on Friday of the convention, in honor of:​

• John Amos
• Bruce Boston
• Bill Cobbs
• Shannon Doherty
• Shelley Duvall
• Ron Ely
• M.J. Engh
• Lou Harper
• Teri Garr
• Andrew C. Greenberg
• Gene Hackman
• Greg Hildebrandt
• Robert Irwin
• Fredric Jameson
• James Earl Jones
• Zoe Kaplan
• Val Kilmer
• T. Jackson King
• Deborah P. Kolodji
• Kris Kristofferson
• Morgan Lofting
• Rachael Lillis
• David Lynch
• (Taral) Wayne MacDonald
• John Marsden
• Martin Mull
• Obi Ndefo
• Bob Newhart
• Tony Todd
• Clive Revill
• Maggie Smith
• Tim Sullivan
• Michelle Trachtenberg
• John Wycough
• Patti Yasutake
• George Zebrowski
• Trent Zelazny