[Fists] Stan K4UK SK

[Tim O]

To All FISTS CW Club Members:

It is my sad duty to announce that Stan Reas K4UK passed away Wednesday
October 5, 2016.  First licensed in 1947 as W8AVT, Stan enjoyed 69 years of
amateur radio fun.  He loved working for all the various awards offered not
only by FISTS CW Club but also ARRL.  He earned DXCC, WAS on 6 bands, WAC,
and was an A1-Op club member.  He also enjoyed operating mobile, QRP, and
hunting for new counties.  As a member of FISTS club he earned the
following awards:  Century, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Platinum, Platinum 250,
Platinum 500, Rag Chewers, NANFA, 1 X QRP, 2 X QRP, WACA, Area Code,
Millionaire, 2 thru 18 Million Endorsements, WAS, Prefix, Prefix 50, and
15th Anniversary awards.  In 2006 he received the “G3ZQS Trophy” for the
WACR Band Challenge.  He also received many other operating awards from
other clubs and DX entities around the world.

As many of you know, Stan was instrumental in setting up the Americas
Chapter QSL Bureau involving members of the Franklin County Amateur Radio
Club.  He enjoyed many years as a member of FISTS and helped many times
with the FISTS booth at the Dayton Hamvention.  Stan was also an avid
golfer.  If he was not on the air . . . he was on the links!

Stan K4UK will be greatly missed . . . by many amateurs world wide.  I send
condolences to his family from the FISTS CW Club as well as myself.

Memorial Service will be held for Stan on Oct 9 at 2 PM at the Bethlehem
United Methodist Church in Moneta, VA.  Flowers may be sent to the
Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 62 Virginia Market Place Drive, Rocky Mount,
VA, 24151

Thank you Stan for all that you’ve done for FISTS and the amateur radio
community.

73 my friend,  …_._

Dennis K6DF

Americas Chapter President

FISTS CW Club

K6DF at FistsNA.org