Elden, he jokingly hated when I called him Elmer, but he is the reason I am into Amateur Radio.
He was THEE operator I strive to be. Community-oriented, teach classes and work with the Scouts to be the Radio Merit Badge counselor and operator that provides the youth with the information needed to become licensed. He had a VE team and provided free FCC exams.
I was in his TECHNICIAN class in December of 2013. 2.6 microseconds after passing Tech, he asked when I plan to upgrade to General.
Well, he was relentless and I passed General and Extra a few years later.
Now I teach Tech and General classes, I am a Radio Merit Badge counselor, and I am starting to play on HF hunting POTA (we talked about that a few days before he passed away.
I have a VE team and I provide Free FCC exams thanks to his influence
Rest well, my friend!