Many hams have given so very much to our hobby. In their passing, it seems unfair to only remember them with a simple callsign listing in the pages of QST or a quick note in a club newsletter. We hope to provide a method by which you can remember amateur radio operators that have contributed to our hobby.
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| James Francis K5JJF |
Retired Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy. He served as an enlisted-man, primarily as a Russian Morse Code Interceptor while stationed in Germany. He later moved into the medical field as an officer. He maintained his call for many years, but he was inactive. Recently, he got back into amateur radio to talk with family members out of state. He passed away due to a cardiac event. He was survived by his wife, two adult sons, and a baby granddaughter.
Tom was an Elmer and good friend to many of us in Ventura County. He will be missed.
RIP Tom.
Tom will be missed. He was one of my Elmers back in 1978 in Simi Valley and because of him I was licensed.Hard to believe.
Tom was a good friend and my elmer. Because of him I was licensed as KA6IPY, novice. After I moved to Nevada we lost contact. RIP, you will be missed.
Long time member of the South Alabama Radio Club and loved by all.
Bud was a Korean War Veteran of the USAF. I meet him in the 1990's when he joined our Civil Air Patrol Squadron. He helped pull our communications together and was well liked by all who knew him. 73, Bud.
Got me interested in ham radio back in the 1970's. He used all Collins equipment back then. I just learned he had passed away. Sorry I lost touch with him.
Sad to hear about Pete. I met him on my drive home from work when he hailed me at a stop light after he saw my call letter plate. he was not a ham but wanted to be. I was pleased to instruct him and administer him a novice exam. The rest is history as he progressed into ham radio and his other hobby of wood working. A very talented mad was Pete. 73
Frank died suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was my best friend.
Frank went out of his way to help people, always with humor and compassion. He was only 58. Those who knew him are shocked and saddened by his passing.
Sorely missed, and never to be forgotten.
Frank and I conversed often about the eHam site. He was always very cordial and hopefully I was helpful to him.
73, OM.
| Rick Jemison WA9RCQ |
Still missin' ya old friend. Fond memories
of our time working for Motorola and our
overseas trips. I sure wish we'd found
time to do a few DXpeditions while on
those trips. It was a pleasure to have
known you.
Fritz became Silent Key on Monday, August
5, 2019. He was the mentor and friend to
all who knew him. He was an OO for many
years and an avid CW operator. I am
honored to have known him and to have
called him my friend. He will be missed
by the entire ham community. 73 Fritz.
AR
| Joe Areyzaga K1JGA |
Joseph G. Areyzaga, K1JGA, of Manchester NH
accidentally became a Silent Key on Saturday,
July 27th 2019 at Deerfield NH. Joe and Michael
Rancourt, K1EEE, were taking down Mike’s tower
when it suddenly collapsed. They were both
wearing safety belts and fell 40+ feet tethered to
the tower. Joe and Mike were transported to the
Elliott Hospital in Manchester NH where sadly Joe
did not survive his injuries. Mike was very
seriously injured but fortunately he is recovering.
There is a valuable lesson to be learned from this
tragedy.
Both Joe and Mike were regular attendees at
NEAR-Fest. “JoJo” was very active on the
Interstate Repeater Society 146.850 Derry
repeater and a volunteer in the NEAR-Fest
Thursday night campground crew run by Joe,
K1JEK, and the Port City club. Mike was a
member of the Contoocook Valley Radio Club and
was instrumental in building KA1SKY which is the
amateur radio station at the McAuliffe-Shepard
Discovery Center in Concord NH, a gift from
NEAR-Fest nearly a decade ago.
We want to express our condolences to Joe’s XYL
Elizabeth and his six sons and daughters as well
as our hopes to Mike for a speedy and full
recovery. NEAR-Fest XXVI is dedicated in Joe’s
honour and memory.
| David Carroll W4MPY |
Wayne Carroll, W4MPY, The QSLman died
July 3, 2019. Exactly 3 days after his
wife Lola N4KAI died. He died peacefully
in his sleep at home with his son W5QDF
and daughter-in-law KF5ZRA.
Wayne (WIMPY) made some of my 1st QSL cards
and always worked well with his clients --
RIP my friend!
David supplied me with beautiful
QSL cards for many years. He always had time
to chat when I needed changes. I was
disappointed last year to find he was no
longer in business. RIP, David and Lola.
I used Wayne's QSL card service for several years before he was no longer able to do so. His cards were excellent and he was a pleasure to work with. I was saddened to hear of his death.
I had the prividlge of buying QSL cards from
Wanye over the years and it was such a
pleasure to do business with him. He was a
true gentleman and left no questions you may
have had unanswered. Both he and Lola will be
missed.
73,
Mick, W3FJ
W2OO, Mike Kirchoff, of Knoxville, TN became a SK July 14, 2019. Mike was an award winning DX'er and contester. He is a member of the East TN DX Association and the TN Contest Group.
He was an active ham on most bands.
He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in EE.
I first became friends with Mike at UT and have been friends over 50 years.
I was a guest at Mike’s home at Grannybelle Woods in
Maryville, TN on several occasions. Soft-spoken and
gracious, Mike always encouraged me to get my ticket
and join the fraternity of fellow operators. I will miss him.
kent was a good friend and one of the
first persons i met on the air.
he will be missed by many here in the
okc area. god bless to all dave
kc5wrl
Jack Hart K0TTY was a wonderful man who was a true gentleman. He got me started in old school RTTY with Teletype machines. He gave me my first Teletype, which I still have and use on a daily basis. He was extremely knowledgeable in Teletypes, knew how to tear them down and completely rebuild them. I truly miss Jack, and hope that he is having a blast wiring heaven with miles of loops!
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