Sorry to hear about Dave. He was one of the most enthusiastic members of
the Mad River Radio Club back in the 1980's and 1990's. I lost count how
many times he was president. I operated contests from Dave's many times
in the Multi-Ops he hosted. We even used my call from his station in our
1998 and 1999 M/M efforts in the CQ WPX SSB contests. In 1980 when I
drove to the Detroit, MI FCC field office from Cleveland to take my
Extra class exam Dave graciously let me stay at his house the night before.
I considered Dave to be a good friend. The last time I saw him was maybe
a couple years ago at the Hamvention. He hadn't been on the air in
contests that much in recent years. The few times he was in a contest I
would say a quick hello and have a short chat to ask how things were
going. I'm very sad to hear that he passed at such a young age. BTW here
is the direct link to his obituary -
https://www.uhtfuneralhome.com/obituaries/David-Alan-Pruett?obId=19477910#/obituaryInfo
. RIP K8CC.
Jeff KU8E
On 12/31/2020 11:03 AM, K8MR via CQ-Contest wrote:
With sadness we pass along that Dave Pruitt, K8CC, became a Silent Key on December
29. Dave's brother Tom, WB8VMN, reports that Dave passed away peacefully and
in no pain.
Though slowed in recent years by health issues, Dave was a very significant
contributor to the contesting community. He was a long time member and past
president of the Mad River Radio Club, author of the NA contesting logging
software, a log checker for the ARRL 10 Meter and 160 Meter contests, and
chairman of the Michigan QSO Party. He built and operated, both as single op
and multiop, a very competitive contest station in Ypislanti, Michigan.
Dave's obituary is at: David Alan Pruett Obituary - Visitation & Funeral
Information (uhtfuneralhome.com)
The Zoom meeting mentioned there will be held at 1:00 pm EST on Monday.
RIP, OM.
Jim K8MR
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