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:​

• Laurel Amberdine
• John Amos
• George Barr
• Robert Benton
• Bruce Boston
• Damien Broderick
• Ruth Buzzi
• Bill Cobbs
• Kenneth Colley
• Peter David
• Shannon Doherty
• Shelley Duvall
• Ron Ely
• M.J. Engh
• Teri Garr
• Andrew C. Greenberg
• Kerry Greenwood
• Todd Grimson
• Gene Hackman
• Lou Harper
• Greg Hildebrandt
• Robert Irwin
• Fredric Jameson
• James Earl Jones
• Howard Andrew Jones
• Zoe Kaplan
• Val Kilmer
• Nancy Kilpatrick
• T. Jackson King
• Deborah P. Kolodji
• Kris Kristofferson
• Anthony R. Lewis
• Rachael Lillis
• Morgan Lofting
• Barry B. Longyear
• David Lynch
• (Taral) Wayne MacDonald
• John Marsden
• Michael Masden
• Julian McMahon
• Chris Moore
• Peter Morwood
• Martin Mull
• Obi Ndefo
• Bob Newhart
• Clive Revill
• Al Sarrantonio
• Lalo Schifrin
• David Schleinkofer
• Peter-Henry Schroeder
• L.J. Smith
• Maggie Smith
• Mark Snow
• Tim Sullivan
• Tony Todd
• Michelle Trachtenberg
• Robert Trebor
• Rodger Turner
• George Wendt
• John Wycough
• Patti Yasutake
• George Zebrowski
• Trent Zelazny