What a loss; Rory always had a smile, never complained, always ready to help with a technical question, knew FT8 WELL 😊 We had a great time on our 147.51 simplex “DX paging frequency”(used since 1959) chasing new ones and 6 meter openings - Rory was a mainstay with K5JUC, W5JE, me and others.  He will be missed!  RIP….

 

73, Bill

 

Bill Priakos

19417 Gulf Boulevard

Indian Shores, FL 33785

479.461.8368

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of EJ Jones
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 9:39 AM
To: Scott Branyan <[email protected]>; 'jayw5jay' <[email protected]>; 'ADXA' <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] K5CKS SK

 

Sorry to hear the sad news.  Sounds like he went through a lot.  Thanks for update

 

EJ

 

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From: Scott Branyan
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 7:36 AM
To: 'jayw5jay'; 'ADXA'
Subject: Re: [ADXA] K5CKS SK

 

Thank you for the update, Jay. Very sad news indeed. Always had good interchanges with Rory and he helped me a lot. Had fun sharing spots together. He checked a good number of cards for me also. Will be missed.

 

Praying for his family.

 

73,

Scott/W5AAJ

 

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of jayw5jay
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2023 12:33 AM
To: ADXA <[email protected]>
Subject: [ADXA] K5CKS SK

 

The below is some very sad news off the FSAARC Facebook page. I knew this was a possibility, but I was pretty much in a state of denial.  He was a good friend and I enjoyed being around Rory. He will be missed!  73 Jay/w5jay

 

 

Sad news -  just received word That Rory Bowers K5CKS just passed away.  Please pray for his Family.  Will update when I have more information.

 

 

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