From philcophan at msn.com Fri Oct 22 21:06:34 2021 From: philcophan at msn.com (Jim from Pa) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:06:34 -0400 Subject: [NJARC] Fwd: Fwd: Our beloved friend Willie Sessoms passed away. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *Willie Sessoms Passed* *Our Radio Collecting fraternity lost yet another truly great person Friday, October 15, when Willie Sessoms from Baltimore, Maryland passed away.* *Willie was 89 years old and was a retired Command Sergeant Major (E-9) from the U.S. Army. He was a patriot and he loved his country. Willie served two tours in Vietnam and later took a job with the Government where I had the pleasure of meeting him. He joined the Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club (MAARC) in the Baltimore-Washington-Virginia?area and served in many positions in that organization, including Vice President, and he arranged for presentations and helped with the club's annual Radioactivity and Radio FallFest. Willie did not know a stranger and he reached out to many and helped all of those that he could. He was a genuine friend to all he met and never knew a stranger. His concern for people was deep and genuine. He sent birthday, anniversary and get well cards to many of his friends from him and on behalf of MAARC. He called when friends were going on trips to make sure they arrived safely. When he lost most of his vision due to chemo for multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow) and was no longer able to see and send cards, he would call. He enjoyed speaking with people at the various meets that he could no longer attend, to see how things were going and to join in on the fun. We meet a lot of people as we travel the road of life and in this hobby, and I have been blessed by the many friendships that endure even if we only see each other once a year or so. I can honestly say that a friend like Willie is rare, and if you were privileged to have made his acquaintance then you were as blessed as I and you knew it. So many people will miss this great man who was like a brother to so many of us. I can count on one hand the number of people who have the personal integrity, love and compassion and care that Willie had. I was blessed to know him and we are all richer for that. Rest in Peace old friend, you did so much good in your time with us. -Joe Koetzer, MAARC Co-Founder Services are being arranged by Vaughn Greene Funeral Services, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD, 21133. Visitation with family Sunday, November 7, 2:00 - 5:00 pm. Services Monday November 8, 10:00 - 10:30 am. Link to obituary and notes from Vaughn Greene Funeral Services.* For directions to all meetings, see www.MAARC.org . Facebook Facebook Website Website Email Email /Copyright ? 2018 Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club (MAARC). All rights reserved./ *Our mailing address is:* news at MAARC.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list . This email was sent to npsandbach at gmail.com /why did I get this?/ unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Club ? c/o 1708 Donald Pl ? Silver Spring, MD 20902-3802 ? USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: