[FARC] Remembering W3ZZ SK

[Dan K3SKE]

Some of you should know who Gene W3ZZ is. If you never had the chance to 
meet or know him, you missed a hell of a person. He could hold you spell 
bound for hours talking about a variety of ham radio aspects. A good 
contester as well.
Gene passed away on Sunday 3 June at Shady Grove Hospital.
Dan K3SKE


----- Original Message ----- 
To: "PVRC" <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 12:54 PM
Subject: [PVRC] Remembering W3ZZ


> Just trying to synthesize out a few key thoughts as the memories of my
> pal and frequent traveling companion come flooding back.
>
> To my mind Gene was as close to a renaissance man as anyone PVRC has.
> He really could discuss any subject at all, no matter what it was,
> with real concrete factual knowledge.  That's what made traveling with
> him so interesting.  The time flew by because the fountain of
> knowledge kept spewing forth.  He was a pretty amazing intellect when
> you stop and think about it;  not every kid can enter Yale at the age
> of 16.
>
> As much as Gene liked to talk, he was a good listener also.  No matter
> who it was, he always treated his interlocutors as though they were
> worth listening to and learning from.
>
> Gene was also a kind man.  He was bothered when he noticed people were
> left out of the conversation.  He was a frequent dinner guest at our
> home for a number of years, and while the rest of us would talk ham
> radio, Gene would sit in the kitchen and discuss the stock market with
> my XYL Somporn, because he knew that that's what she wanted to talk
> about, and he didn't want her to be left out.
>
> There aren't many people I can say this about, but I don't think Gene
> had any enemies.  He complained vociferously about many public
> figures, but for the many people he knew personally, he was always
> complimentary, even when they weren't present to hear him talk about
> them.
>
> An awful lot of people have just lost a good friend.  But seeing the
> way he was in the last few months of his life, it is probably a
> blessing in disguise.
>
> 73 OM with great respect,
>
> Fred, K3ZO
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