[QCWA Hotlist] 2015-004 - Ralph Stewart 'Tony' Hirsch, W8RSH Silent Key

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February 19, 2015

 From QCWA Headquarters

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QCWA Bulletin 2015-004 - Ralph Stewart 'Tony' Hirsch, W8RSH Silent Key

It is with sadness we report the passing of QCWA # 29471 Ralph 
Stewart 'Tony' Hirsch, W8RSH, of Worthington, OH., on February 2, 
2015 at the age of 74.

Hirsch was elected to the QCWA Board of Director in 2008 and served 
until 2011. He was a member of the QCWA Finance Committee and served 
as its Chairman from 2002-2004 and 2006-2008.

Hirsch was a graduate of The Columbus Academy and Ohio Wesleyan 
University, where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, a 
record-holding swimmer, and a photographer/writer for The Transcript. 
He was employed by Hirsch and Hirsch Insurance and later by the 
Huntington Bank.

Hirsch was first licensed in 1957, and a pilot since 1959, was a 
financial consultant for municipal governments and small businesses 
in Columbus, Ohio. He served as President of a $325 million 
bank-owned leasing company. Hirsch founded his company Cambridge 
Financials in 1983, and placed it in trust while serving as lease 
company President.

Hirsch participated in MARS, emergency communications for Red Cross, 
ARES, state and national CAP. As well was active in Air Force AIS 
investigations, airline and general aviation crash investigations and 
was an aviation insurance risk manager for over 35 years. He was a 
CFI with single and multi instrument jet aircraft type ratings, and 
logged over 4,900 total flight hours. Hirsch founded the 
International Aviation Theft Bureau and was a member of several FAA 
task force committees including the National Airspace Review, and 
served on the NBAA Airspace and Air Traffic Control committees.

73,

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.