[CQ-Contest] [MWA] Fwd: [SMC] Gary Senesac AL9A - SK 15 MAR 2015

[Mats Strandberg]

Very sad news...  My thoughts to the family.

Had many nice contacts with Gary during the years. The last one in CQWW CW
2015 from XV2D.

Mats RM2D (SM6LRR)

2016-03-17 7:58 GMT+06:00 Wayne Kline <w3ea at hotmail.com>:

> RIP  Gary  . .
>
> > From: kzerohb at gmail.com
> > Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 22:54:28 +0000
> > To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com; mwa at w0aa.org
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] [MWA] Fwd: [SMC] Gary Senesac AL9A - SK 15 MAR
> 2015
> >
> > NO!!!!!!!!
> >
> > That just HURTS!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 15:49 NE9U - Scott Jasper <skjasper at att.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm sure we have all worked him a zillion times.....
> > >
> > > Sent from Republic Wireless Cray-1
> > >
> > > Begin forwarded message:
> > >
> > > > From: dick at pobox.com
> > > > Date: March 16, 2016 at 5:21:29 PM CDT
> > > > To: smc at w9smc.com
> > > > Subject: [SMC] Gary Senesac AL9A - SK 15 MAR 2015
> > > >
> > > > 16 MAR 2016 - 1719 CDT
> > > >
> > > > Shortly after dinner last night, I received a phone call from Diane
> > > > Senesac advising me that her husband, Gary Senesac, AL9A (former
> KC9UM)
> > > > had passed away earlier in the day.
> > > >
> > > > They were on a vacation trip to Sanibel Island, Florida with their
> > > > daughter Kristen and her two children.  He had finished parking their
> > > > car at a beach access lot when he said he could not breathe.  He was
> > > > not in pain before he passed out.  Gary was pronounced dead at the
> > > > Fort Meyers Hospital.  Medical personnel said the cause of death was
> > > > probably a blood clot that restricted blood flow to or from his
> lungs.
> > > >
> > > > Gary was a very active FRRL and SMC member including two years as
> FRRL
> > > President.  He retired from the Catapillar Company.  Later, he and
> Diane
> > > > moved to Wasilla, Alaska (Anchorage area) to be near their
> grandchildren.
> > > > Gary maintained his FRRL and SMC memberships while he participated in
> > > > even more contests from the icy north.
> > > >
> > > > Gary's funeral will be held in Alaska next week if all of the medical
> > > > paperwork is completed and his transportation arrangements will fit
> > > > that plan.
> > > >
> > > > - Dick Isely, W9GIG
> > > >
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