[PPRAANet] SK - Joanie VerDuft, KCØGMI

[DESloan at aol.com]

My prayers and thoughts for the entire family.
 
Thanks,
Dave Sloan N0EOP
EXAMS Chair Dayton Hamvention ®  2013
c 765-969-2212  

 
In a message dated 4/26/2013 6:08:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
w0prs at me.com writes:

Such sad  news. 

Pam Scott, W0PRS

sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded  message:

> 
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> It is  with a heavy heart that I write to let you know that our dear 
Joanie VerDuft,  KCØGMI passed away peacefully early Tuesday afternoon, April 
23rd, 2013.   Though her outward exuberance never showed it, she bravely 
battled diabetes  for 25 years, and fought heart disease more recently.
> 
> Joanie  had a deep love for ham radio and the many friends she met in her 
years of  faithful amateur radio service.  She was a founding team member 
for  HamCon Colorado and energetically served in various capacities as the  
organization's Treasurer, Secretary and Banquet Manager for its 2003, 2006 
and  2009 events.  At the time of her death, Joanie was an active, creative  
and spirited committee member for the approaching HamCon Colorado 2013  
convention. 
> 
> She obtained her Tech+ license in 2009, and was  a strong supporter of 
D14 ARES.  She was a past member of the Colorado  YLs and the Pikes Peak Radio 
Amateur Association (PPRAA).  
>  
> Joanie was a devoted and loving wife, mother and friend, and was  active 
in her church where she had served in the AWANA children's program for  10 
years.  She was born and raised in California, and was a retired  
cosmetologist having practiced in both California and Colorado for over 40  years.
> 
> Joanie is survived by her loving husband Jerry, ADØA,  her daughter Faith 
Collins and stepdaughter Debbie VerDuft, both of Colorado  Springs; and 
their sons Jeffrey VerDuft of Savannah, GA, Randy Collins of  Littleton, CO and 
Lorin Barnhart of Wray, CO. 
> 
> A memorial  celebration of Joanie's life will be held at 2:00 PM on 
Thursday, May 2nd,  2013 at the Woodmen Road Free Will Baptist Church, 7465 
Horseshoe Rd.,  Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Relatives and friends may attend a 
viewing  and fellowship from 10:00 AM - Noon on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 at 
Mountain  View Mortuary, 2350 Montebello Square Drive in Colorado Springs.
>  
> We plan to honor Joanie's life at HamCon Colorado 2013, June 27-30,  2013 
in Estes Park.
> 
> Please keep Jerry and the entire VerDuft  family in your prayers and 
thoughts as they move through these difficult  days.  
> 
> 73,
> 
> Steve
>  ____________________
> Steve Williams, KØSRW
> Chairman, HamCon  Colorado
> k0srw at arrl.net
> Mobile:  719-337-8103
>  __________________________________________
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