John,
Sorry to hear about Archie's death. I did not know him that well but I think I
might of met him once at a
SECC club meeting. He was active in the club - both operating and on the
reflector. it's sad to hear
about the death's of our fellow contest friends lately like W7RM etc... I
just found out from K8AZ today
that Bruce,W8GN, who I knew from MRRC passed away yesterday - he was only 49
years old. That
puts things in perspective considering I am in my early 40's. I really makes
you think about what's really important in life.... Please pass our
condolences to Archie's family....
Jeff
> From: John Laney <k4bai at worldnet.att.net>
> Date: 2005/04/01 Fri AM 11:22:24 EST
> To: secc <secc at contesting.com>,
> Southeastern DX Club <SEDXC at contesting.com>,
> Steve Jarrett <K4FJ at aol.com>, Jack <k3kg at senecacom.net>,
> Jagan Ward <dward at sunbeach.net>
> Subject: [SECC] Silent Key, Archie McKay, K4GA, 3/31/05
>
> Hello all: I am sorry to have to advise you that our friend Archie
> McKay, K4GA (formerly WA4LLE of Macon and Valdosta) of Sky Valley, GA
> died yesterday while visiting his son in Las Vegas, NV. Archie and Cuba
> had gone out there for a few months to help the son write a book. They
> were scheduled to return to GA in May.
>
> See the message below from Archie's XYL, Cuba McKay, who is a retired
> professor from Valdosta State University.
>
> 73,
>
> John, K4BAI.
>
> John:
> This is to let you know that Archie died last night. He had some
> problems, and we had been seeing doctors. We saw a cardiologist
> yesterday and had an appointment with the regular doctor today. We
> assume it was from his heart problems. We had just gotten him settled
> in his chair, and I sat down on the other side of the room. In a few
> minutes I looked over, and it did not look like he was breathing. I
> called 911 and did CPR about 10 minutes until the EMTs arrived. They
> tried for another 30-40 minutes, but he didn't come back. I would
> appreciate it if you would let other radio operators know.
> The body will be creamated out here (we are in Las Vegas), and a
> memorial will be held back in GA. When the arrangements are made, I
> will let you know.
> Cuba
>
>
>
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