[QCWA Hotlist] 2020-012 - Former QCWA Director Art Kunst, W3WM Silent Key

[Ken Oelke - VE6AFO]

*October 8, 2020*

*From QCWA Headquarters*

*https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php

<https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php>QCWA Bulletin 2020-012 - Former QCWA 
Director Art Kunst, W3WM Silent Key*

QCWA Life Member #4595, member of Chapter 6 in Pittsburgh, PA, Arthur 
Frederick Kunst, Sr., 98, formerly of DuBois, PA, passed away peacefully 
at his home in Bridgeville, PA on October 4, 2020. He was also a member 
of several Florida chapters while a winter resident.

Kunst held an Extra Class license and was continuously licensed since 
1939. He served on the QCWA Board as Director from 2001 to 2004. During 
his tenure he brought many ideas to the table.

Born September 1, 1922 on a farm in Osceola, South Dakota, he was the 
oldest of four sons to the late William and Amelia Kunst. He was married 
for 67½ years to Sylbia Shirley Kunst who died in 2015.

In 1924 his family moved to the South Side of Chicago where Art began 
his working life at the age of 12 assisting his father at his filling 
station. Art was the 1940 valedictorian of his high school graduating 
class from Luther Institute in Chicago. He attended college at 
Northwestern University and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in 
Electrical Engineering. Upon graduation from Northwestern, he began his 
professional career at Western Electric Company in Chicago. He later 
furthered his education at the Illinois Institute of Technology 
obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master's 
Degree in Business and Engineering Administration.

In 1942, while attending Northwestern University, Art enlisted in the US 
Navy and continuously served his country in an active and reserve 
capacity until retiring as a Naval Captain in 1977. During World War II 
he served in the Pacific Theater.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thecourierexpress/obituary.aspx?n=arthur-frederick-kunst&pid=196902467&fhid=10409

73,

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
https://www.qcwa.org/
<https://www.qcwa.org/>*Phone: 403-226-5840*



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