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Roger was called a Quiet Giant for his calm, reserved manner - a well-respected DXer and Contester. Among his accomplishments were earning 5BWAS #1 and 5BDXCC #7.
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| DON MILLER WD4CWE |
Donald "Don" Stewart Miller, WD4CWE, was born on September 17, 1963 and had been a ham for 42 years, since he was 11 years old. His dad was also a licensed amateur radio operator and I think his call was W4SWB Thomas D Miller who was born in 1934 and became a silent key on April 28, 2017, almost 5 months before Don's passing. Don was originally licensed as a novice in 1975 and was only 53 years old when he passed away after a short battle with lung cancer. Don was also a pilot of small aircraft. He ran a two-way radio repair business as did his dad before him and he had been in commercial Two-Way for approximately 40 years installing and servicing Motorola systems. He was a exemplary amateur radio operator and a great friend! I don't think he ever met anyone he was not friendly to. He was very knowledgeable about all aspects of amateur radio and theory and was also a excellent CW operator. He taught me a lot of stuff over the many years I knew him and through all the funs QSOs we had in the early morning 5-7 AM 3895 kHz group here in NC. We also enjoyed a few CW QSOs as well. I miss Don immensely and think God took him way too soon at such a young age. I thought the world of Don and he was the type of guy that would have given the shirt off of his back to help someone else, especially a fellow ham. Rest in peace Don Miller!
| Frank Martin WA8VRS |
A great ham and a very dear friend. You will be deeply missed. Thanks for being such a great friend Frank. 73
| J. Dunn W1ELX |
J Stewart Dunn, 79, of Windham, NH, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 29, 1941 in York, Pennsylvania to Mildred Mae (Stewart) from Franklin, PA and Arthur Raymond Dunn, a civil engineer from North Anson, Maine. Throughout his childhood, J and his family lived in various places in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Following his graduation from Franklin High School in Pennsylvania, J studied at Pennsylvania State University as a Physics major, then later at Northeastern University in Boston. He enlisted and served in the US Navy during the Vietnam era, studied to be an electronics technician, followed by radar school, then was assigned to the USS Wilkinson DL5. At that time, he had his only daughter, Yvonne, from his first wife, Wanda Kvashay. He later remarried Verna Stevens who helped raise his daughter.
J spent his career as an Electrical Engineer and, in January 1975, proudly founded his own company, Datacube, Inc. with Stanley Karandanis in Danvers, MA. The company developed imaging processing products for industrial, medical, military, and scientific markets, and had 160 employees. J continued his work as a part-time consultant for Jet-Protect Corp. in Santa Clara, CA.
He also enjoyed hobbies such as assembling radios, building model trains and ships, connecting on ham radio (W1ELX), and reading science fiction and comic books. He enjoyed folk and classic rock music, and loved animals, especially cats.
He is survived by his loving wife, Verna Beatrice Stevens of Windham, NH; his daughter Yvonne Pamela Dunn and her husband Richard Lawrence Oehler of Tampa FL; and his grandchildren, Richard Jay Oehler and Stephanie Marie Oehler; nephews, Arthur “Chip” Raymond Dunn III, Matthew Stewart
| George Acker KC3ESH |
Sorry I haven't posted this sooner. In the relatively short time that I got to know George KC3ESH, we hit it off right away and he became a great friend. He was excited to become a ham, something he had wanted to do since childhood, and his excitement was contagious! He brought his enthusiasm with him when he joined Warminster ARC, with his wife Kathy KC3FBY following suit, both of them becoming involved in any activity they could make time for, and each rapidly moving into roles of responsibility, with Kathy bringing her organizational skills to fill the role of Secretary, and George eventually becoming club President - a title he still held at the time his key went silent.
George was easy to like, his good humor and patience always leading the way, and was excellent company over a glass of fine whiskey. He left behind his best friend and wife, Kathy, three wonderful daughters and an amazing son, and his memory will stay with us for all time. Until we meet again in the aether, 73 my friend...
| Richard Yount W8RM |
Licensed for 82 years.
BRADFORD — Richard "Dick" H. Yount, age 101 of Bradford, passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, at his home.
Dick was born in Bradford on June 24, 1919, to the (late) Dan Etter Yount and Pearl C. (Hamilton) Yount Wombold; graduate of Bradford High School and attended two years of college; was a World War II U.S. Army Signal Corp veteran and served for 24 years where he retired as a major; was an instructor at the Federal Civil Service for 12 years; taught at Edison Community College in the Engineering Department for six years; was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Covington; was a lifetime HAM Radio operator and his call letters were W8RM; and he participated in the Honor Flight in 2008.
Preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Floyd Wombold; son, Richard Yount; son-in-law, Dean Kerns; brother, Daniel H. Yount, who was killed during active duty; half brother, Robert Wombold who was a former POW in Germany; and half sister, Marjorie Thomas.
Dick is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Marilyn Pat (Worden) Yount; son and daughter-in-law, John and Pauline Yount, of Columbus; daughter, Terrie Kerns, of Minster; daughter-in-law, Debbie Yount, of Wyoming; grandchildren, Michael Kerns, Rebekah and Mike; great-granddaughter, Amelia; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Memorial Mass at St. Teresa Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. James Duell officiating. Interment of cremains Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington with Military Honors by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Ohio Hospice of Miami County.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.stockerfraley.com.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sidneydailynews/obituary.aspx?n=richard-yount&pid=196661384&fhid=17949
https://www.bognerfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-Stirzaker/
| Patrick KA6TLY |
What a great friend to have on the air when you're a new Ham! Patrick was always welcoming to others and especially to just new Hams needing a little guidance in the hobby. He was always helpful and charming on the air and would crack a joke or two at your weaknesses. He will surely will be missed and always on my mind as a friend you could depend on. RIP. KD7TWW. 73 Patrick!
My cousin, Sam, died on Monday. He had been sick for some time but it was still a shock. I will miss his wit. de NØHWY
| Michael Swiderski K4HBI |
A good friend to everyone he meets, volunteer for several organizations that teach and provide a service, and a US Veteran. He will truly be missed by everyone and a HUGE loss to the Amateur Radio community in general. Words cannot describe his family is going through right now but we wish them well and RIP Mike - K4HBI --> SK
| Walter "Grady" Ferguson W5FU |
| Tom Scally K2ESE |
From this past March:
Thomas J. Scally, K2ESE SK
Thomas John Scally
September 3, 1948 – March 14, 2020
Thomas John Scally, 74, of Dover, Delaware, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020. He was born in Elizabeth and was an Air Force Veteran. Thomas was employed by BOC Gases in Berkeley Heights for 40 years, retiring in 2006. Mr. Scally was the beloved husband for 39 years of Marianne (Krasnogira) Scally, loving son of Beatrice Scally and the late John T. Scally, dear brother of Susan Keating and her husband Bill, Sharon Henry and her husband Robert, Eileen Carbone and her husband Daniel. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Visiting 10:00 am until time of funeral service at 12 noon. Entombment Clover Leaf Memorial Park, Woodbridge.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/linden-nj/thomas-scally-9085211
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Some of my memories of Tom in no particular order..
Tom loved field day. He enjoyed helping clubs out and he helped our club several times. Tom brought everything - tower, tents (even one with air conditioning!), station, computer logging, generator, a dedicated operator... he brought everything! Tom LOVED field day. Any club that Tom helped out was blessed to have Tom there. I can recall many hours working CW with Tom. One funny story from one of the field days.. I was following Tom back to his house as I had his tower strapped to the roof of my van. Sleep deprived due to being up all night operating CW.. I was following Tom back to his house to unload his tower. Well, at some point I realized in my sleepy haze I was no longer behind Tom and I had no idea where I was! I hear a crackle on the 2m radio "KB2FCV from K2ESE.. what happened to you? Where did you go?!". Luckily Tom was able to talk me in to get me back to his house!!
Tom enjoyed boat anchors and restoring them. I would often get pics from Tom of his latest project. Tom paid attention to detail.. every corner of the radio looked like it just rolled off the assembly line and he had a process to re-do the panel / cabinet so it was exact. He did a complete electrical restoration of the radio as well. Truly impressive work.
For a while we would get on 75m phone with a group of friends and have a nice rountable. It was nice to join them when I could.
Tom had a big heart and gave 110% to the things he did. I am glad that I got to know Tom. He will be missed. 73 Tom, RIP
Don Roberts W7FN/W6PUZ WWII Vet and a great engineer with great skills. He was a leader on 6 Meters with WAS on sporatic E. He was good friends with W6ABN SK. He moved from Pasadena, ca to Mercer Island, WA in the 1970's Cw at 30 wpm was his standard speed. I miss him
W7LFD/W6BFJ
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