Yesterday I lost one of my best friends. While I was ten years older, I considered him my elmer and mentor. A great ham operator and friend to many. I learned so much about ham radio from him and his loss leaves a void which will be impossible to fill. We attended so many ham events together including Dayton and Xenia. He was extremely active, especially on cw and had been licensed since 1986. Some of his numbers:
DX worked 332
DXCC 321 confirmed (mixed)
281/SSB 248/CW
Triple Play WAS
RTTY WAS
FT8 WAS
9 Band DXCC all modes
6 Meter WAS #1439
6 Meter VUCC
Fists CW Club # 7671
SKCC # 4944
WPX (mixed)
WAZ (mixed)
160 DXCC (#2111)
160 WAS # 730
75 meter 1x2 W.A.S. Geratol #1355
6 meter SMIRK # 6350
10-10 #43345