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
WA9ALY
Homer Evans
5/28/2002
WB9BEZ/N9OJ
John Stiltner
K9CR
Cliff Riley
3/26/2003
WB9DAE
Clarence "Bill" Hessler
1/5/2003
84
K9DNN
Mel Stuart
6/26/2005
79
N9DOQ
Albert L. Volz
6/28/2006
76
KB9DV
Carl Vinyard
10/30/2000
78
N9DWU
John Tripcony
3/8/1999
76
N9EBK
Doris L. Smith
2/19/1999
69
K9EBZ
John G. Smith
10/19/2007
78
W9EKN
Glenn J. Bechtold
5/29/1965
53
W9ESK
Herbert R. Weaver
9/21/1998
68
N9EV
Everett K. Leitch
10/15/1985
68
WA9EZP
Irene Kennedy
9/19/2001
84
WD9FAQ
Al Waters
1/12/2006
58
KA9FFT
Dave Smith
11/2/2004
67
W9FJT
Bob Sievers
9/7/2007
90
W9FMF
Art Johnson
W9FMJ
Van Bowman
W9FPK
William R. "Bill" Schane
9/17/1999
70
K9FZX
Annabel Thomson
6/4/1983
66
WE9G
Max A. Kimble
6/5/2006
84
W9GHA (WB9SDP)
Robert "Bob" Bontempo
11/25/2001
KA9GZK
William C. "Bill" Thomson Jr
10/27/1990
73
WD9HII
Bill Hall
6/23/2004
69
KB9HIO
Mary "Rose" Rose
3/16/2002
81
WB9HNL
John "Koontz" Melching
Dec-99
85
KB9JBR
Carole Streeter
11/14/2004
66
KA9JJB
Mary R. Callahan
9/23/1992
70
WB9JJN
John Rinehart
1/16/2003
91
W9JJX
Al Moore
6/6/2003
K9JMT
Walter Johnson
1/25/2006
90
W9JOQ
Ray Yeranko
W9JRR
Bob Stone
W9JSM
Bob Bernhardt
KB9JVK
Shirley Miller
11/26/2005
70
W9KFT
James Norton
3/6/2004
79
K9KI
Ray Cronin
4/26/2004
67
W9KLS
Phillip E. Lemmon
1/25/1992
84
NG9K
Lewis "Vern" Heck
8/30/2002
88
N9KXL
Glenn W. Wilson
8/13/2007
81
W9LE
Lew Kester
7/30/2002
83
K9LSB
Jack Forbing
2/29/2008
63
NG9M
Raymond O'Neil
8/15/2001
78
W9MDC
Charlie Miser
N9MFO
James Weldon
9/13/2000
79
N9MKB
Cliff Shrieve II
Nov-00
48
N9NRL
John P. "Jack" Moran
6/21/2005
78
N9NRO
Carl Rittenhouse
12/19/2007
65
N9FNV
Eugene F. Morr
10/27/2002
84
N9ONY
Eugene L. Vogely
4/17/1997
67
W9PIN
Earl F. Bohling
5/5/1995
90
W9PMT
Bob Witte
W9PRO
Hap Norton
W9PWZ
Ed Hildabrand
W1QWW (ex W9FXV)
Arnold Fountain
~ 7/1/07
~80
W6RDJ
John B. Harmon
10/20/2001
84
WA9RJN
Steve Loeschner
3/17/2004
53
K9RKA
Bill Trulock
7/3/2005
64
KA9STX
John A. Arter
8/13/1998
79
KE9T
Bill Thomas
12/23/2007
81
KA9TCT
Irv Weigel
12/25/2004
72
W9TC
Ted Clifton
9/27/2006
96
W9TDU
Charles Cook
2/21/2004
N9UBB
Marian "Mimi" Girod
6/22/2002
KB9UBS
Robert G. Mosher
9/26/2002
57
WB9ULN
Charlie Willer
1/27/2004
49
WB9UYT
Gary Reece
2/16/2004
KA9VBS
Lois A. O’ Neil
1/6/2000
73
N9XPB
Bob Hire
May-04
W9YGY
E. William "Bill" Easterday
4/22/2000
70
WA9YOF
Jack Druckenmiller
4/6/2006
83
K9YRS
Jack Fisher
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 |
| WA9ALY | Homer Evans | 5/28/2002 | |
| WB9BEZ/N9OJ | John Stiltner | ||
| K9CR | Cliff Riley | 3/26/2003 | |
| WB9DAE | Clarence "Bill" Hessler | 1/5/2003 | 84 |
| K9DNN | Mel Stuart | 6/26/2005 | 79 |
| N9DOQ | Albert L. Volz | 6/28/2006 | 76 |
| KB9DV | Carl Vinyard | 10/30/2000 | 78 |
| N9DWU | John Tripcony | 3/8/1999 | 76 |
| N9EBK | Doris L. Smith | 2/19/1999 | 69 |
| K9EBZ | John G. Smith | 10/19/2007 | 78 |
| W9EKN | Glenn J. Bechtold | 5/29/1965 | 53 |
| W9ESK | Herbert R. Weaver | 9/21/1998 | 68 |
| N9EV | Everett K. Leitch | 10/15/1985 | 68 |
| WA9EZP | Irene Kennedy | 9/19/2001 | 84 |
| WD9FAQ | Al Waters | 1/12/2006 | 58 |
| KA9FFT | Dave Smith | 11/2/2004 | 67 |
| W9FJT | Bob Sievers | 9/7/2007 | 90 |
| W9FMF | Art Johnson | ||
| W9FMJ | Van Bowman | ||
| W9FPK | William R. "Bill" Schane | 9/17/1999 | 70 |
| K9FZX | Annabel Thomson | 6/4/1983 | 66 |
| WE9G | Max A. Kimble | 6/5/2006 | 84 |
| W9GHA (WB9SDP) | Robert "Bob" Bontempo | 11/25/2001 | |
| KA9GZK | William C. "Bill" Thomson Jr | 10/27/1990 | 73 |
| WD9HII | Bill Hall | 6/23/2004 | 69 |
| KB9HIO | Mary "Rose" Rose | 3/16/2002 | 81 |
| WB9HNL | John "Koontz" Melching | Dec-99 | 85 |
| KB9JBR | Carole Streeter | 11/14/2004 | 66 |
| KA9JJB | Mary R. Callahan | 9/23/1992 | 70 |
| WB9JJN | John Rinehart | 1/16/2003 | 91 |
| W9JJX | Al Moore | 6/6/2003 | |
| K9JMT | Walter Johnson | 1/25/2006 | 90 |
| W9JOQ | Ray Yeranko | ||
| W9JRR | Bob Stone | ||
| W9JSM | Bob Bernhardt | ||
| KB9JVK | Shirley Miller | 11/26/2005 | 70 |
| W9KFT | James Norton | 3/6/2004 | 79 |
| K9KI | Ray Cronin | 4/26/2004 | 67 |
| W9KLS | Phillip E. Lemmon | 1/25/1992 | 84 |
| NG9K | Lewis "Vern" Heck | 8/30/2002 | 88 |
| N9KXL | Glenn W. Wilson | 8/13/2007 | 81 |
| W9LE | Lew Kester | 7/30/2002 | 83 |
| K9LSB | Jack Forbing | 2/29/2008 | 63 |
| NG9M | Raymond O'Neil | 8/15/2001 | 78 |
| W9MDC | Charlie Miser | ||
| N9MFO | James Weldon | 9/13/2000 | 79 |
| N9MKB | Cliff Shrieve II | Nov-00 | 48 |
| N9NRL | John P. "Jack" Moran | 6/21/2005 | 78 |
| N9NRO | Carl Rittenhouse | 12/19/2007 | 65 |
| N9FNV | Eugene F. Morr | 10/27/2002 | 84 |
| N9ONY | Eugene L. Vogely | 4/17/1997 | 67 |
| W9PIN | Earl F. Bohling | 5/5/1995 | 90 |
| W9PMT | Bob Witte | ||
| W9PRO | Hap Norton | ||
| W9PWZ | Ed Hildabrand | ||
| W1QWW (ex W9FXV) | Arnold Fountain | ~ 7/1/07 | ~80 |
| W6RDJ | John B. Harmon | 10/20/2001 | 84 |
| WA9RJN | Steve Loeschner | 3/17/2004 | 53 |
| K9RKA | Bill Trulock | 7/3/2005 | 64 |
| KA9STX | John A. Arter | 8/13/1998 | 79 |
| KE9T | Bill Thomas | 12/23/2007 | 81 |
| KA9TCT | Irv Weigel | 12/25/2004 | 72 |
| W9TC | Ted Clifton | 9/27/2006 | 96 |
| W9TDU | Charles Cook | 2/21/2004 | |
| N9UBB | Marian "Mimi" Girod | 6/22/2002 | |
| KB9UBS | Robert G. Mosher | 9/26/2002 | 57 |
| WB9ULN | Charlie Willer | 1/27/2004 | 49 |
| WB9UYT | Gary Reece | 2/16/2004 | |
| KA9VBS | Lois A. O’ Neil | 1/6/2000 | 73 |
| N9XPB | Bob Hire | May-04 | |
| W9YGY | E. William "Bill" Easterday | 4/22/2000 | 70 |
| WA9YOF | Jack Druckenmiller | 4/6/2006 | 83 |
| K9YRS | Jack Fisher |
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