[GreenKeys] John Sheetz, K2AGI, SK

[gil smith]

Good morning greenkeys:

It is indeed sad to hear of the passing of John Sheetz, K2AGI.
I always enjoyed how he signed his emails: "on RTTY since 1950!"

Back when I first found greenkeys, I wanted to identify a machine that I 
had in storage for decades.  Various folks on the list helped me identify 
it as a Model 31, and I eventually got it running.

John sent me a roll of quite-rare gummed paper tape for the machine, and 
some original Teletype hardware that was missing.  He was one of the folks 
that made greenkeys a special group, and he will be missed.

We have lost several greenkeys folks lately.  In addition to John this 
year, we lost
Jay Waller, KF5HC, last September, and Alan Hobbs, G8GOJ, last April.

I would like to add a Silent-Key page to my web site, to honor these fine 
friends of ours.  If anyone would like to contribute a memory or two, or 
add other SKs, please email me.

Once again, I'd like to point out how something as simple as a dialog on 
greenkeys can help preserve tty information for future generations.  The 
voices of John, Jay, and Alan still speak to us from the greenkeys 
archives, giving us their expertise, wisdom, and humor.  So please, 
continue contributing your insight and knowledge of the field.  Your posts 
are not just for the greenkeys community, but become part of the online 
historical record.

gil


At 04:18 AM 1/18/2005, you wrote:
>GreenKeyers - - -
>
>The passing of John Sheetz is a significant blow to our little community 
>in that a significant resource as to the history of Bell Labs activities 
>regarding TTY is gone.
>
>73,
>George, W7TTY

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