[Hallicrafters] Off topic - Matt Lane N7XAY, SK

[John T. Mudd]

No greater love can a man have than to give his life
in service to another.

I was a volunteer fire fighter for 23 years and we lived our
lives by that creed.

God rest his soul, and my sympathies to you and his family.

Sincerely
John

On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 11:25:51 -0700 "Radio Randy" <rjones at theofficenet.com>
writes:
> Hi gang,
> 
> I know you don't hear much from me but, I couldn't keep quiet over 
> this.
> 
> After losing my mother to cancer, four days following last Mother's 
> day, I
> didn't think things could get much worse... I was wrong... Last 
> Friday, a
> plane involved in a Search and Rescue mission went down, killing the 
> two
> occupants. One of them was my friend, Matt Lane, N7XAY. Matt was 
> the
> Undersheriff of Ferry County, WA. and he leaves a wife and two 
> young
> children.
> 
> Matt and I became acquainted, shortly after he received his new Ham 
> ticket,
> since I was a radio technician and he was trying to put up a new 
> repeater.
> He developed an avid interest in radio and became the County's
> communications "expert" while still a Deputy Sheriff. During his 
> tenure with
> the Sheriff's Department, he was instrumental in many of the major
> improvements in the County's aging and inadequate radio network.
> 
> Matt and his wife were no strangers to his brushes with death. Just 
> a few
> years ago, while responding to a domestic dispute, he was shot in 
> the face
> with a high powered rifle. The bullet, miraculously, deflected along 
> the
> outside of the jaw, exited his neck, below the jaw and reentered 
> near the
> shoulder. I tell you, it doesn't get much closer than that...
> 
> Anyway, I had to let this out. I hope you all understand and can 
> forgive my
> "abuse" of the reflector, just this once.
> 
> P.S. The subject of the Search and Rescue returned on her own, safe 
> and
> sound.
> 
> 73, Radio Randy N7CKJ
> 
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