Fwd: [NJARC] John Kakstys, W2FNT, Silent Key

[pmalvasi at aol.com]

I'm forwarding this message from Tom Perera W1TP as I don't think he's 
subscribed here.  This is regarding the passing of Ole Buzzard John, 
FNT ...



-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Perera - W1TP <t at w1tp.com>
To: jr6v6gt at yahoo.com
Cc: Pete Malvasi <pmalvasi at aol.com>
Sent: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 4:11 pm
Subject: Re: [NJARC] John Kakstys, W2FNT, Silent Key


I am writing in response to the announcement of John Kakstys' passing. 
John and I vended at many hamfests together. 
I would like to extend my condolences to his daughter and to tell her 
how often he spoke of her and how much her support meant to him. He was 
especially happy about how well she understood his love of ham radio 
and his fellow hams and how she helped him to continue his most beloved 
activities as he aged. 
 
However, I do not know how to contact her and I am in Vermont. 
Would you mind giving me either her email or snail-mail address ? 
 
Thanks and 73, Tom 
Tom Perera - W1TP 
Email: Telegraph at w1tp.com 
Telegraph Museums: http://w1tp.com 
Enigma Museums: http://w1tp.com/enigma 
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Malvasi" <pmalvasi at aol.com> 
To: <t at w1tp.com> 
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:23 AM 
Subject: Fw: [NJARC] John Kakstys, W2FNT, Silent Key 
 
> Fyi 
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> From: John Ruccolo 
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> To: New Jersey Antique Radio Club 
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> ReplyTo: New Jersey Antique Radio Club 
> Sent: Aug 2, 2008 10:31 
> Subject: [NJARC] John Kakstys, W2FNT, Silent Key 
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> Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org 
> _______________________________________________ 
> Many of you probably knew John as a long-time hamfest dealer. This 
note is > from his daughter, Joanne: 
> 
> John Kakstys, W2FNT, died yesterday, August 1, 2008. 
> 
> I want to thank everyone who were his long time friends. 
> 
> Dad had been a ham since he was 14 years old. He was 89 years old and 
so he > enjoyed many, many ham radio years. 
> 
> Dad especially loved buying and selling equipment. 
> 
> I know that so many of you spent many hours in his basement store 
and/or at > flea markets. 
> 
> I was glad that I was able to bring Dad to the hamfest in June. He 
may not > have seemed to be very conversational, but he told me how 
much he enjoyed > seeing so many friends. 
> 
> Joanne 
> WA2VHW 
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