[MIham] Re QSL From SK K8UZJ

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi All,

Mark R. Decker, K8UZJ, now SK, was a high school friend and classmate of 
mine. I visited his Ham Shack back in 1962. My first time ever on the air 
was by means of his Heathkit Twoer.

I lost contact with Mark after graduation. In fact, nobody in our class knew 
what became of him.

I got my Ham license in August of 1998, and happened to think of Mark. Then 
I remembered I could have somebody find his call sign in the ARRL Call Book! 
He was there, sure enough, in TX.

I called his home, got his youngest son, and learned that Mark had died in 
1996 at age fifty. I was shocked and horribly disappointed. Mark would have 
been so proud to learn that I had 'finally' gotten my Ham ticket, especially 
since his role was very instrumental in that happening.

I really really want one of my late friends QSL cards. Mark worked all over 
the world for decades, so I know there must be thousands of his QSL cards 
out there. If any of you worked K8UZJ and have Mark's QSL card, I would 
really appreciate it if you would make a high resolution scanned copy of it, 
both sides, print it on card stock (if possible) and mail it to me. I will 
gladly pay any related costs, of course.

Please ask all the middle age Hams you know, as somebody surely worked Mark 
and has his card.

Thank you very much! This means more to me than you can understand, as I was 
shot by a careless stranger who was illegally hunting Pheasants on my 
parent's property on the eve of my eighteenth birthday. Having one of 
K8UZJ's cards would make memories of that time period much brighter.

Duane Fischer, W8DBF
Genesee County, Flint, MI
dfischer at usol.com


Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
dfischer at usol.com
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