This is such sad news. Melissa and another XYL have been in our daily prayers. I know life won't be the same going forward, but you have lots of family and ham friends who are there for you.

> On Feb 10, 2026, at 1:00 PM, Dennis Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Married 55 years, many happy memories and much love. I’m not completely OK now, but I will be because of her and support from family and friends.
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> She was N5HX, but most proud of her Advanced class license before Extra. She was president of the local club, as well as secretary, board member, etc. She was active in storm spotting, Red Cross, ARES/RACES, VE testing, helping run the hamfest and many other things. She also taught in licensing classes. Health problems kept her radio activities limited in recent years but she was still interested and happy to sit and crochet while I did a POTA activation.
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