Many of you know that Tod, K0TO, has long been fighting serious health issues.
Tod and I “go back a long way”, our first QSO in 1968 when he was W0IYP and I
was KG6AQI. After my Navy service my new home is in a city neighboring his,
and we became fast friends, contesting rivals, and I served as his Vice
Director for two terms when he was the Dakota Division Director at ARRL.
I recently sent Tod an email, inviting to go out to lunch. His response was a
little slow (not characteristic), and he shared with me that he couldn’t make
lunch with me, as he is in Idaho, in hospice care with Jackie, his wife of 63
years. In my heart-of-hearts I suppose that this news isn’t surprising, but
it’s a shock nonetheless.
Below is my response to Tod’s revelation.
From: kzerohb@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 7:22 PM
To: K0TO
Subject: Thank you
Your latest email saddens me beyond words.
Thanks for being my friend, thanks for being a mentor, and thanks for
sometimes being my critic. Thanks for all those things you’ve done for me, and
thanks for all the things I’ve seen you do for our communities, and for our
hobby.
Oft times, standing around with families and friends after the padre has spoken
comforting words and the “church basement ladies” have served up lunch, we hear
comments which start like……
“Do you remember when……”
Tod, my friend, I remember when…..
..... and thanks for all those memories.
73, de Hans, KØHB
"Just a boy and his radio"™
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