[Fourlanders] Info about Fred Runkle, K4KAZ.

[Bob Lear]

Fred has been diagnosed with liver cancer.  He has had some surgery to 
help with the liver function temporarily, but the tumor is inoperable. 
He has been in and out of the hospital at Northeast Georgia Medical 
Center in Gainesville several times in the past few weeks.  An infection 
was one of the problems that caused re-hospitalization.  Fred is 
currently in ICU at NGMC.   His wife Pat is there every day along with 
their son and daughter.  We have been by to visit a few times.  He is 
usually groggy from all the medications and it is hard for him to try to 
talk with a very dry mouth, but he knows we are there to visit and that 
our thoughts are with him.  We are hoping for the best of course.

You can call the hospital and ask for the ICU waiting room to check with 
Pat if you would like to visit.  There are only four half-hour 
visitation times starting at 8, 11, 2PM and 5PM and only two people at a 
time can go in the room.

Pat is checking the e-mail each evening and if you’d like to send a 
message to his regular e-mail address runkle at charter.net, Pat will get 
the messages to him each day.

You could also send a card or letter to the home address:  25 Stonehedge 
Dr. Buford GA 30518

I apologize for not getting this info out sooner to the reflectors. 
Fred is of course a long time VHFer and contester with the FourLanders 
and one of the founders of SVHFS.  He did the NF testing at the 
conferences for many years.

I will do my best to keep everyone updated on the situation.

You may also call me if you wish.  Bob Lear, W4ZST (ex K4SZ)  cell: 
770-654-4057