[CQ-Contest] Alfred A Laun, III K3ZO SK

[Tom Macon]

I first met Fred at the University of Wisconsin in the late '50's when I
joined the Badger Amateur Radio Society, W9YT, which had recently
experienced its "Second Coming
<https://w9yt.rso.engr.wisc.edu/founding-of-w9yt/> " thanks to the efforts
of Fred and a few others. This article, written by Fred, was published in
1983 in a state-wide amateur radio publication and is still posted on the
BARS website.

When another W9YT alumnus, Phil Goetz, N6ZZ, passed in 2007, Fred
memorialized him in an article
<http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00270.html>
that is still available online. Many of the sentiments he expressed there
now apply to Fred himself.

Remembering.
-Tom Macon, K9BTQ


-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces+tmacon=wi.rr.com at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Ken Claerbout
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2023 6:40 PM
To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Alfred A Laun, III K3ZO SK

It is with immense sadness that I share with you the passing of our
dear friend Fred Laun K3ZO.  Fred passed away this evening.

It was Fred's desire to not have any formal funeral or ceremony.
Certainly we will all find a way to celebrate our friend and a ham
radio icon.

We knew this day would eventually come.  It doesn't make it any
easier. There was just something about tuning the bands during a
contest and hearing K3ZO.  You knew everything was right with the ham
radio world. RIP OM. You were one of a kind!

73
Ken K4ZW
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