Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society
In Memory
We would like to remember the
following locals hams
who have joined the rank of Silent Keys.
They will be in our memories and logbooks forever.
call
name
date of passing
age
W9EKN
Glenn J. Bechtold
5/29/1965
53
K9FZX
Annabel Thomson
6/4/1983
66
N9EV
Everett K. Leitch
10/15/1985
68
KA9GZK
William C. "Bill" Thomson Jr
10/27/1990
73
W9KLS
Phillip E. Lemmon
1/25/1992
84
KA9JJB
Mary R. Callahan
9/23/1992
70
W9PIN
Earl F. Bohling
5/5/1995
90
N9ONY
Eugene L. Vogely
4/17/1997
67
KA9STX
John A. Arter
8/13/1998
79
W9ESK
Herbert R. Weaver
9/21/1998
68
N9EBK
Doris L. Smith
2/19/1999
69
N9DWU
John Tripcony
3/8/1999
76
W9FPK
William R. "Bill" Schane
9/17/1999
70
WB9HNL
John "Koontz" Melching
Dec 1999
85
KA9VBS
Lois A. O’ Neil
1/6/2000
73
W9YGY
E. William "Bill" Easterday
4/22/2000
70
KB9DV
Carl Vinyard
10/30/2000
78
N9MKB
Cliff Shrieve II
Nov 2000
48
N9MFO
James Weldon
9/13/2000
79
NG9M
Raymond O'Neil
8/15/2001
78
WA9EZP
Irene Kennedy
9/19/2001
84
W6RDJ
John B. Harmon
10/20/2001
84
W9GHA
(WB9SDP)
Robert "Bob" Bontempo
11/25/2001
KB9HIO
Mary "Rose" Rose
3/16/2002
81
WA9ALY
Homer Evans
5/28/2002
N9UBB
Marian "Mimi" Girod
6/22/2002
W9LE
Lew Kester
7/30/2002
83
NG9K
Lewis "Vern" Heck
8/30/2002
88
KB9UBS
Robert G. Mosher
9/26/2002
57
N9FNV
Eugene F. Morr
10/27/2002
84
WB9DAE
Clarence "Bill" Hessler
1/5/2003
84
WB9JJN
John Rinehart
1/16/2003
91
K9CR
Cliff Riley
3/26/2003
W9JJX
Al Moore
6/6/2003
WB9ULN
Charlie Willer
1/27/2004
49
WB9UYT
Gary Reece
2/16/2004
W9TDU
Charles Cook
2/21/2004
W9KFT
James Norton
3/6/2004
79
WA9RJN
Steve Loeschner
3/17/2004
53
K9KI
Ray Cronin
4/26/2004
67
N9XPB
Bob Hire
May 2004
WD9HII
Bill Hall
6/23/2004
69
KA9FFT
Dave Smith
11/2/2004
67
KB9JBR
Carole Streeter
11/14/2004
66
KA9TCT
Irv Weigel
12/25/2004
72
N9NRL
John P. "Jack" Moran
6/21/2005
78
K9DNN
Mel Stuart
6/26/2005
79
K9RKA
Bill Trulock
7/3/2005
64
KB9JVK
Shirley Miller
11/26/2005
70
WD9FAQ
Al Waters
1/12/2006
58
K9JMT
Walter Johnson
1/25/2006
90
WA9YOF
Jack Druckenmiller
4/6/2006
83
WE9G
Max A. Kimble
6/5/2006
84
N9DOQ
Albert L. Volz
6/28/2006
76
W9TC
Ted Clifton
9/27/06
96
W1QWW (ex W9FXV)
Arnold Fountain
~ 7/1/07
~80
N9KXL
Glenn W. Wilson
8/13/07
81
W9FJT
Bob Sievers
9/7/07
90
K9EBZ
John G. Smith
10/19/2007
78
N9NRO
Carl Rittenhouse
12/19/07
65
KE9T
Bill Thomas
12/23/07
81
K9LSB
Jack Forbing
2/29/08
63
W9FMJ
Van Bowman
W9FMF
Art Johnson
W9JSM
Bob Bernhardt
W9JOQ
Ray Yeranko
W9JRR
Bob Stone
W9PMT
Bob Witte
W9PRO
Hap Norton
K9YRS
Jack Fisher
WB9BEZ/N9OJ
John Stiltner
W9PIN
Earl Bohling
W9KLS
Phil Lemmon
W9MDC
Charlie Miser
We would like to remember the
following locals hams
who have joined the rank of Silent Keys.
They will be in our memories and logbooks forever.
| call | name | date of passing | age |
|
W9EKN
|
Glenn J. Bechtold | 5/29/1965 | 53 |
| K9FZX | Annabel Thomson | 6/4/1983 | 66 |
| N9EV | Everett K. Leitch | 10/15/1985 | 68 |
| KA9GZK | William C. "Bill" Thomson Jr | 10/27/1990 | 73 |
| W9KLS | Phillip E. Lemmon | 1/25/1992 | 84 |
| KA9JJB | Mary R. Callahan | 9/23/1992 | 70 |
| W9PIN | Earl F. Bohling | 5/5/1995 | 90 |
| N9ONY | Eugene L. Vogely | 4/17/1997 | 67 |
| KA9STX | John A. Arter | 8/13/1998 | 79 |
| W9ESK | Herbert R. Weaver | 9/21/1998 | 68 |
| N9EBK | Doris L. Smith | 2/19/1999 | 69 |
| N9DWU | John Tripcony | 3/8/1999 | 76 |
| W9FPK | William R. "Bill" Schane | 9/17/1999 | 70 |
| WB9HNL | John "Koontz" Melching | Dec 1999 | 85 |
| KA9VBS | Lois A. O’ Neil | 1/6/2000 | 73 |
| W9YGY | E. William "Bill" Easterday | 4/22/2000 | 70 |
| KB9DV | Carl Vinyard | 10/30/2000 | 78 |
| N9MKB | Cliff Shrieve II | Nov 2000 | 48 |
| N9MFO | James Weldon | 9/13/2000 | 79 |
| NG9M | Raymond O'Neil | 8/15/2001 | 78 |
| WA9EZP | Irene Kennedy | 9/19/2001 | 84 |
| W6RDJ | John B. Harmon | 10/20/2001 | 84 |
| W9GHA (WB9SDP) | Robert "Bob" Bontempo | 11/25/2001 | |
| KB9HIO | Mary "Rose" Rose | 3/16/2002 | 81 |
| WA9ALY | Homer Evans | 5/28/2002 | |
| N9UBB | Marian "Mimi" Girod | 6/22/2002 | |
| W9LE | Lew Kester | 7/30/2002 | 83 |
| NG9K | Lewis "Vern" Heck | 8/30/2002 | 88 |
| KB9UBS | Robert G. Mosher | 9/26/2002 | 57 |
| N9FNV | Eugene F. Morr | 10/27/2002 | 84 |
| WB9DAE | Clarence "Bill" Hessler | 1/5/2003 | 84 |
| WB9JJN | John Rinehart | 1/16/2003 | 91 |
| K9CR | Cliff Riley | 3/26/2003 | |
| W9JJX | Al Moore | 6/6/2003 | |
| WB9ULN | Charlie Willer | 1/27/2004 | 49 |
| WB9UYT | Gary Reece | 2/16/2004 | |
| W9TDU | Charles Cook | 2/21/2004 | |
| W9KFT | James Norton | 3/6/2004 | 79 |
| WA9RJN | Steve Loeschner | 3/17/2004 | 53 |
| K9KI | Ray Cronin | 4/26/2004 | 67 |
| N9XPB | Bob Hire | May 2004 | |
| WD9HII | Bill Hall | 6/23/2004 | 69 |
| KA9FFT | Dave Smith | 11/2/2004 | 67 |
| KB9JBR | Carole Streeter | 11/14/2004 | 66 |
| KA9TCT | Irv Weigel | 12/25/2004 | 72 |
| N9NRL | John P. "Jack" Moran | 6/21/2005 | 78 |
| K9DNN | Mel Stuart | 6/26/2005 | 79 |
| K9RKA | Bill Trulock | 7/3/2005 | 64 |
| KB9JVK | Shirley Miller | 11/26/2005 | 70 |
| WD9FAQ | Al Waters | 1/12/2006 | 58 |
| K9JMT | Walter Johnson | 1/25/2006 | 90 |
| WA9YOF | Jack Druckenmiller | 4/6/2006 | 83 |
| WE9G | Max A. Kimble | 6/5/2006 | 84 |
| N9DOQ | Albert L. Volz | 6/28/2006 | 76 |
| W9TC | Ted Clifton | 9/27/06 | 96 |
| W1QWW (ex W9FXV) | Arnold Fountain | ~ 7/1/07 | ~80 |
| N9KXL | Glenn W. Wilson | 8/13/07 | 81 |
| W9FJT | Bob Sievers | 9/7/07 | 90 |
| K9EBZ | John G. Smith | 10/19/2007 | 78 |
| N9NRO | Carl Rittenhouse | 12/19/07 | 65 |
| KE9T | Bill Thomas | 12/23/07 | 81 |
| K9LSB | Jack Forbing | 2/29/08 | 63 |
| W9FMJ | Van Bowman | ||
| W9FMF | Art Johnson | ||
| W9JSM | Bob Bernhardt | ||
| W9JOQ | Ray Yeranko | ||
| W9JRR | Bob Stone | ||
| W9PMT | Bob Witte | ||
| W9PRO | Hap Norton | ||
| K9YRS | Jack Fisher | ||
| WB9BEZ/N9OJ | John Stiltner | ||
| W9PIN | Earl Bohling | ||
| W9KLS | Phil Lemmon | ||
| W9MDC | Charlie Miser |
If I have missed anyone, I apologize, and
would appreciate getting the
information to add them here.
Thanks to Melanie Dahms, KC9MJT for several inputs