[OKDXA] W5 Incoming Bureau

[Roger Simpson]

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Feb 02, 2017  @ At 23:40 UTC
From: Roger -- K5RKS

To OKDXA Reflector:

[1] Gene: Thanks for your many years of service to OKDXA. You have been 
one of the keystones to the success of the OKDXA over the last 10 years.

[2] All OKDXA members: This is an opportunity for some new blood in our 
leadership. As many of you know I was the VP for a few years. I enjoyed 
doing my small part as one of the officers of the OKDXA. My most visible 
role was bringing the foldup display board to the hamfests. Also, I did 
a few other miscellaneous things. I had to declare that I would not run 
for VP again because of the XYL's health. The time demands of the VP are 
very very small. But at the very least as the VP, I should show up at 
the two Okla Hamfests each year as well as the banquet in the Fall. My 
wife has MS that has become more severe in recent years. She is at the 
threshold where she sometimes needs significant care. For example, she 
needs a power scooter to get around and sometimes needs help doing 
routine stuff like getting into or out of a chair. It could be that some 
medical event would happen which would not allow me to go to one of the 
hamfests and/or the banquet. That is why I did not seek an additional 
term as VP or run for President.

73     Roger     K5RKS
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------ Original Message ------
From: "Glen Turner" <w5if at valornet.com>
To: "'Oklahoma DX Association'" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 2/2/2017 1:48:06 PM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] W5 Incoming Bureau

>Hi Gene,
>Welcome aboard and if you need any help just yell.  Am sure some of the 
>many
>volunteers you have will be most willing to help.
>73
>Glen W5IF - Letter S Sorter
>
>PS - And a big thanks goes out to Mike, W5VXU, for his many years of
>service!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: OKDXA [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W5le
>Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 18:08
>To: Oklahoma DX Association
>Subject: [OKDXA] W5 Incoming Bureau
>
>I spent considerable time on the phone with Mike, W5VXU, recently.  His
>health has been declining and he felt that it was time to pass the 
>torch as
>W5 Incoming Bureau Manager.  To complicate matters, he's had ongoing
>problems with his internet service and email, rendering it virtually
>impossible to take care of the daily affairs of the bureau.
>I have agreed to take over as the W5 Incoming Bureau Manager.
>I will be driving to Hobart on Sunday to pick everything up.
>I have asked ARRL to update the info on their website.
>
>
>The new mailing address will be:
>W5 Incoming Bureau
>P.O. Box 1060
>Mounds, OK 74047
>
>
>The email address will be:
>w5buro at gmail.com
>
>
>Having said all that, and anticipating how demanding the job will be, I 
>am
>not going to accept nominations for any offices in the OKDXA.  When we 
>hold
>elections at Green Country Hamfest this year, I encourage those of you 
>who
>have not stepped up and made yourself available to hold office to do so 
>now.
>I will be vacating the office of Secretary/Treasurer and will transfer 
>all
>the funds in the OKDXA account to the new officeholder.  The club will
>flourish or languish, depending upon the effort its members are willing 
>to
>invest in it.
>I am willing to continue doing the OKDXA website but if there is 
>someone who
>wants to take on the role, I'll gladly hand off that job.  Likewise, if
>someone is interested in managing the OKDXA reflector (mailing list), 
>I'll
>let someone else take that over.
>I will continue to function as an ARRL DXCC Field Checker.  I still 
>have my
>credentials as a VE and OO but will most likely resign the OO function.
>I am sorry this had to be so lengthy but there was a lot of ground to 
>cover.
>73 for now.
>Gene W5LE
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