[OKDXA] NX5O Silent Key

[N5OK]

Thanks Craig...   Well said.  I was on the trip to Palau with Craig.  Great
operator and he kept things interesting.  We stayed in the same room at the
hotel and from then on, in Craig's words, we were bunkies.  We have stayed
close through Facebook where he kept me hooked on coffee and smiling..


Coy C Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
H(405) 483-5632 C(405) 448-2368
n5ok at arrl.net


On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 11:57 AM DC Boyer via OKDXA <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Good Morning friends........
> I am sad to announce the passing of our friend Craig Wright, NX5O.  While
> he did have ongoing health problems, his passing was still a surprise to
> many.
> Craig called me last Saturday and we spoke for almost an hour.  He shared
> that he had recently suffered thru more COVID and pneumonia problems and
> had ultimately been diagnosed with lung cancer.  He told me, with
> resignation, that he would start chemo on Tuesday, June 20 and that
> statistically speaking, he had about 31 months to live.  But he passed away
> on that same Tuesday.
> Craig was an ex-member of OKDXA and the most prolific RTTY operator and
> contester that I've ever met.  He was a serious DXer and participated in at
> least one of the OKDXA trips to Palau in the 1990s.  He was just a good
> guy, always happy and fun to be around.  Having the same first name gave us
> something to continually use to insult each other, as in, one of us was
> Craig #1 and the other guy was just the lowly Other Craig.
> He called me to talk about helping him find someone to install his tower
> and monster Force 12 beam so he would have something to do around the house
> as he struggled with the chemotherapy.
> Craig Wright was 66 years old when he left this world way too early on
> June 20, 2023 ...............
> RIP Friend, see you on the other side :)
>
> Craig BoyerW5CCP
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