Wasn't Travis really, was me. On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Scott Kelly via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
> Excellent thank you travis > N5YYN > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 8, 2015, at 1:55 PM, Travis Burgess via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hear, hear! > > Travis > K5HTB > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 12:54:11 -0500 > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Frosty's memory > From: [email protected] > > Interesting. I sit here with thoughts along the lines of, "yeah, let's > play *Animal Farm* and make all the 'animals' equal." Only, I seem to > recall that didn't turn out so well, maybe because we are not all equal in > life? A minority do seem to make larger impacts on the fabric of > civilization around them. Do those few not warrant any more significant > remembrances? Of course, if some do, then who decides whom? *Animal Farm* > indeed, > but isn't such messiness part and parcel to having a civilization? I would > argue you can't long sustain one without the other. > > I had a friend, really only an acquaintance, KD5CB, who passed a week ago. > He was rather poor, and his significant other--if you want to call her > that--struggled to give him a funeral yesterday. A childhood illness left > Mike blind and with organ damage, but he was certainly a character known > widely in the Texas HF arena. The sad part is, it will pretty much be as if > Mike never existed in a year. That may be the way of life, but it also adds > to our abysmal sense of what went into getting us to exactly where we are. > > Reality is that not all of us will leave behind significant others or > squads of heirs, but that does not lessen that human need to be remembered. > The assurance of remembrance is our only indication that our lives amount > to anything worthwhile. Say what you will, Frosty had a larger influence on > the current state of the Houston Amateur Radio community than most of us he > left behind. I can grasp that, and I didn't even know or speak to the man. > Lumping all the SKs together may be politically correct, but it degrades > what was contributed by a industrious few and cheapens the rest of us still > further. > > I wonder aloud: What will we do in remembrance of Pump after he goes? > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 6:20 AM, Jackie Moody via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I am sure that each one of us can name at least one ham who was > influential to us, individually, in our pursuit of the hobby. It will most > likely not be the same person for all of us. There is an SK member of > BVARC who was especially helpful to me. Nothing special was done to honor > him. Okay, he was not perfect and had some issues over the years preceding > his death. Same with Frosty. In all fairness, if the club were to single > out Frosty and name the hamfest in his honor, then retroactively and > proactively I think many things need to be done in a similar fashion. Put > his name on the SK roster, let those who were close to him do what they > will with regard to honoring his life, contributions to ham radio, etc., > and move on. JMHO > > From: Michael Monsour via BVARC <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Michael Monsour <[email protected]>, BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR > RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 12:10 AM > To: Tony BenBrahim <[email protected]>, BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR > RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Frosty's memory > > When I go SK > > My wife and daughter will be well taken care of > > But I should be thinking about putting the assets in some trust lest they > go on a spending spree > > They will not be forced to plead with a tin cup either > > 73 > Michael > AC0TX > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 10:52 PM, Tony BenBrahim via BVARC <[email protected] > > wrote: > > Some will not like this message, but I have to get it off my chest. Frosty > lived life fully and was liked by many. The finish was not brilliant though. > > Most of us are closer to our eventual death than our birth. Please, > please, please, before you buy the next toy for your shack, please buy > burial insurance, or make the necessary financial arrangements so that when > that time inevitably comes, your significant other, children or other > family members are not burdened with your burial expenses, which may put > tremendous financial hardship on them, or force them to pass the hat to > bury you. We are all adults, we should take care of our responsibilities, > until we are 6 feet under. > > 73 > > Tony > k5DEV > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 5:13 PM, David Barber via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Amen! > > Sent from my new iPad > [email protected] or [email protected] > > On Mar 6, 2015, at 2:26 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep! Ditto…..Rick – W5RH > > > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Eddie Runner via BVARC > *Sent:* Friday, March 06, 2015 2:23 PM > *To:* [email protected]; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Frosty's memory > > > > the club honors all decased members or ex members (that I know of) on the > website > > silent key listing. ( If there are any we missed please let us know) > > > > The listing is pretty much their call and maybe a photo. > > We could do more in that respect, maybe a little OBIT or something listing > > service to the club or community… > > > > but my opinion, if we as individuals want to do more for Frosty (or > anyone) it should > > be individually and not the club. I mean the club can make an > announcement that > > so and so needs help, or so and so needs funeral money or so and so needs > remembered > > that’s ok. > > > > but money should come from individuals pockets (if they want to) not the > club. > > > > then the club is fair to everyone and the individuals can do what they > want for who they want. (or not) > > > > > > I am pretty sure some of the current members are not even aware of the > huge ways > > that Frosty impacted the club and the ham radio world. besides awards > from BVARC he > > served as BVARC president and board member for many years. > > > > Many don’t know that Frosty owned a Ham radio store in Houston back in > > the 80s and 90s called mission communications. > > when I got licensed I got all my study materials from him. And he had > the best sidewalk sales > > anywhere!!! > > > > And he told me he took my old butternut vertical antenna which I gave him > and it is still standing somewhere in > > AFRICA!! How cool is that?? He used to operate from Africe and other > places, I don’t even know how > > many foriegn call signs he had… (a bunch) > > > > Not to mention his work in schools and …. well there is a lot I don’t even > know… > > > > I got my current tower and Log periodic antenna from him… > > > > He affected my life in ham radio in so many ways I will never even know > them all.!! > > He was simply a very spacial person. > > > > > > Eddie Runner (NU5K) > > > > > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *GMuller885--- via BVARC > *Sent:* Friday, March 06, 2015 12:45 PM > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Frosty's memory > > > > Ladies and Gents: > > Just a thought. And how is it fair to other families that have > lost Amateur Radio members. Why should one get noticed more than another. > We are all equal in the HAM community. We all contribute in our own ways. > Just my thought. > > > > Gerald (Jerry) Muller K9GEM > [email protected] > > > > In a message dated 3/6/2015 5:26:34 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Good way to remember Frosty and his contributions to BVARC and amateur > radio... > > Might also be nice to memorialize him by naming an annual award for DX > competition at BVARC.. > > 73 > > Howard Bingham > KE5APJ > > -- > > On 3/5/2015 3:15 PM, Jo. L. Keener via BVARC wrote: > > President Stone; > > > > > > I would like the board and members to consider honoring Frosty's memory > > be dedicating the upcoming ham fest to him. > > > > > > Respectfully: > > > > > > Jo.L. 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