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@@ -32,5 +32,13 @@ Listed by reward, followed by miscellaneous amounts. Names are (pending) until f
 
 Miscellaneous rewards/amounts are not shown.
 
+### Hall of fame
 
-> Disclaimer: all Patrons regardless of the level of reward are making a monthly pledge to donate money to support Alex Ellis. This does not represent an investment, stake or ownership in the OpenFaaS project, OpenFaaS Ltd or any other related entity.
+The hall of fame shows contributors who made a sustained positive impact on the project and community, but are no longer able to remain active in Open Source or OpenFaaS.
+
+* John Mccabe
+* Eric Stoekl
+* Austin Frey
+* Robbie Page
+
+> Disclaimer: all Patrons are making a monthly pledge to support Alex Ellis in running and operating OpenFaaS. This does not represent an investment, stake or ownership in OpenFaaS Ltd or related entities.
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@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ The Core Contributor group includes:
 - Stefan Prodan (@stefanprodan)
 - Burton Rheutan (@burtonr)
 - LucasRoesler (@LucasRoesler)
-- Eric Stoekl (@ericstoekl)
 
 The Core Contributors have the ear of the project lead and help with strategy, project maintenance, community management and make a regular commitment of time to the project. Core Contributors attend all project meetings and calls.