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Re: [CQ-Contest] W5WMU SK

To: Tree <tree@kkn.net>, "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] W5WMU SK
From: Ria Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2017 20:21:33 +0000
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Willie five willie Mike united
One of the first voices I heard on phone contests.
Will be sorely missed.

RIP Pat.

Ria
N2RJ
On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 4:11 PM Tree <tree@kkn.net> wrote:

> It is with great sadness to learn this morning about the passing of Pat,
> W5WMU.
>
> My first interactions with Pat took place back in the early 1980s when he
> became a regular customer of my duping service.  Pat's logs were meticulous
> and I always enjoyed entering his data.
>
> In 1995, Pat called and asked me to come operate the CW Sweepstakes.  I
> remember him telling me that he had several brothers who had passed away at
> his current age from heart attacks.  Pat was always very hospitable during
> my SS operations.
>
> Some pictures of his station in Louisiana taken during a couple of the SS
> CW efforts:
>
> http://www.kkn.net/~tree/gallery/sscw-2005
> http://www.kkn.net/~tree/gallery/w5wmu
>
> Pat was a medical doctor - and told people that if you needed to get a hold
> of him during working hours - to assume the name "Doctor DX" and he would
> take the call.
>
> RIP Pat.
>
> Tree N6TR
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