Stormy passed away a few months ago
after a hard battle with liver
failure. The voice of Samish Island
with a wonderful signal to be heard on
SSB many times a week. Below is his
Bio.
Hi all you Hamsters. .Thanks for
looking at my station.... Started in
this wonderful hobby back in the early
60's... The hobby became a job
opportunity on a research ship out of
Seattle at the age of 17. Then went
into the Air Force during the little
war in Viet Nam, was in crash rescue
and then after I got out went into the
Seattle fire department... Was a EMT
II... After that I went back out to
sea as a ship's radio electronics
officer for 15 years......Have a 1st
class radiotelegraph license with
Radar endorsement...Been retired for
over 14 years now and still enjoy the
hobby....Also many sailboats over a 35
year period, sailing all over the
Northwest....--My other hobby was
Assistant Fire Chief of the Samish
Island fire department...(:+)
Totally brought tears to my eyes. Especially
learning his wife also died 9 days later.
Stormy was a light for ham radio. I will miss
him.
I was very sad to hear about Stormy's passing. He and I had a common bond in the fire service and we exchanged ideas and experiences many times over the years. Rest in peace my old and dear friend.
73, Ralph w9car
I was part of the crew that filmed "More than Radios" at your QTH many years ago. Thank you, you will be missed, Bill, W7ERH, also an ex seagoing radio officer.
Very sad news. Stormy and I had 11 HF QSOs over a 12-year period with the last one in December 2015. Always friendly, great conversationalist and we both liked Icom gear. His pleasant voice and demeanor will be missed by many. -- Dave, N4KZ
I was very sad to hear of Stormy's loss. he was a voice on 17 meters. He will be missed by many... He was such a nice guy! 73's