[Qcwa] Silent Keys

Tue, 21 May 2002 17:03:48 -0500

Not much we can do about Hams that are already silent keys, but.
included with my will I have post cards addressed to every organization
I belong to, amateur and otherwise.  The text on them varies little from
card to card, but generally it is:
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This notice of the passing of John Doe, WW0ZZZ member # 99999
is being forwarded to you by the executor of his estate.

You may remove him from your mailing list.  It's John's  wish
that any remaining dues be used for the benefit or your group.

Sincerely Yours,

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Executor                     Date
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I haven't  figured out how to notify the on-line groups. Any ideas?

Live Long & Prosper

73
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey&Bessie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Qcwa] QCWA Membership

> Yes, Larry, that is a really hard nut to crack. Fact is QCWA and OOTC
> have a very hard time trying to determine whether the life members with
> whom they have lost contact (mail returned), are still alive or just
> incommunicado. I tried to help QCWA on this a few years back (when Ted
> Heithecker was General Manager) and was not very successful. And more
> recently tried the same for OOTC, with only minimal results.
> It's hard to realize that the SK column in QST probably misses at least
> half those who have passed. Family members just do not think it is
> important to let member organizations know when a relative belonging to
> a specific group or organization passes. This is true for other
> organizations and groups as well. We need to do a better job of
> discussing such notification channels with our families. Some people are
> just not into record keeping, I suppose.
> Harvey/W4TG
>
>
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