[Lowfer] Fwd: Bill Ashlock SK

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What a shock . This too is the first that I have heard about it too . Bill has been a good friend over the years and taught me a lot . He was never too busy to answer a 
question or to explain something to me that I didn't grasp .

He was without a doubt one of the true icons in our LowFer hobby and represented the hobby well in his near constant experimentation in many new areas , always pushing the envelope .

Each and every one of us is going to miss Bill and all of his wonderful contributions to our hobby .

Bill , Godspeed , my dear friend , Rest in peace .

You may be gone from these earthly bonds , but you will remain forever in our hearts and memories .

May God Bless and Comfort , his family , in this , their time of loss .

Charlie , W5COV

---- Eric Smith <esmithmail at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Oh my, this is the first I've heard of this.  I certainly didn't
> expect this.  Bill was a help to me from the first day I became
> interested in this.
> 
> Do you guys know if WM is still running like she says?  Bill would be
> pleased, I'm sure.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 27, 2012, at 10:45 PM, Mike Staines <mike_staines at email.com> wrote:
> 
> > I just returned from a 54 day hospitalization without internet access.
> > Unfortunately  I received the following note.
> >
> > Bill was a good friend. I was the first to copy his 555-timer transmitter
> > when he broke into the hobby.
> >
> > I will miss him.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Susan Ashlock <susan.ashlock at gmail.com>
> > Date: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:42 PM
> > Subject: Bill Ashlock
> > To: Mike_Staines at gmail.com, Mike_Staines at email.com
> >
> >
> > Hi Mike -
> >
> > I hope this e-mail finds you well.
> >
> > We've never met, but I'm the daughter of Bill Ashlock (WM); I've been
> > living in Seattle for the last 11 years.
> >
> > I understand that you communicated with and met my dad while enjoying your
> > shared lowfer hobby.
> >
> > I'm very sorry to say that my father died suddenly over the weekend of a
> > heart attack.  My mom specifically requested that I track you down and let
> > you know.  (So I hope I've got the right e-mail address;
> > http://www.lwca.org/sitepage/part15/callmain.htm lists you as being @
> > email.com, but as I'd not heard of that domain, I thought I'd try gmail as
> > well.)
> >
> > Lowfer antennas were one of my dad's favorite hobbies both before and after
> > he retired almost a decade ago.  Thanks for being one of the reasons that
> > he enjoyed it so much.
> >
> > If you have the time, can you please let anyone else in the lowfer
> > community who knew him know that he has passed away?  I'd very much
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > -Susan
> >
> > p.s. As far as I know, "WM" should still be transmitting.   :)
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