George was my wife's father and an active ham in northwestern Ohio from the late 40's to the 60's. He died young and tragically in 1967. Although I never met him I've come to know him through his daughter and some of his ham radio archives that his wife has preserved. By all accounts he was a great father, husband and ham, and I thought it proper that he finally be remembered to a group of folks he held in high esteem.
As a way of keeping his memory alive I requested and was granted his old call through the Vanity Callsign program.