[NCC] W8BIN, SK

[Lee, Thomas J.]

To members of the NCC.....
 
The following obituary was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer today.  Ray, W8BIN (famous for his sarcastic shouts of "No CW!" on the local DX repeater) died unexpectedly last Thursday at the age of 57.  Ray operated several DX contests from K8AZ (ironically, mostly CW) and was well known in the Cleveland DX and contest community.  He will be greatly missed.
 

		BROWN RAYMOND L. BROWN III, "RAY", of Westlake Ohio went home to be with 
		his Lord and Savior on December 22, 2005. He was born July 9, 1948 in 
		Akron, Ohio, the son of Raymond L. Brown Jr. and Charlotte Colbert Brown, 
		formerly of Springfield and Urbana. Both are now deceased. Ray, whose call 
		letters were W8BIN, was an active member of the licensed amateur radio 
		community and frequently made contact with other "hams" all over the world. 
		 From his truck he talked on the radio every day with friends all over the 
		country while he was driving to every point of Ohio and Pennsylvania for a 
		custom delivery service. He was a member of the Northern Ohio DX 
		Association, a local club dedicated to promoting radio contact with other 
		countries, and the North Coast Contest Club, an award-winning ham radio 
		contest group. Ray had the honor of being the youngest person at that time 
		to obtain a ham operator's license when he was 10 years old. Ray kept up 
		with acquaintances from high school and Cuyahoga Community College and with 
		fellow drag racing enthusiasts. He was an avid sports fan, following 
		especially baseball and basketball. Ray is survived by his sister, Stacey 
		(Thomas) Rapp, two nephews, Joshua and Aaron Tousley, a niece, Tiffany, and 
		several grand nieces and nephews, all of Billings, Montana. He is also 
		survived by his devoted Aunt Cynthia Craig-Parshall (Marvin) and her son 
		Clark Brinnon of Urbana and his children Evan and Camille. Also surviving 
		are cousin Libby (Raymond) Alty and their son and daughter Mark Alty and 
		Ann Schaub all of Alpharetta, Georgia. His Uncle Marion W. Craig also 
		preceeded him in death. He will be missed greatly by all his many friends 
		and family and remembered as a kind and gentle person. Services conducted 
		by Pastor Ricardo Johnsin of The Church on the Rise, will be held at 
		JENKINS FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2914 DOVER CENTER RD., WESTLAKE at 2:00 p.m. on 
		Wednesday Dec. 28 with VISITATION TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. Interment 
		will be at Sunset Memorial Park. In celebration of Ray's Life, memorial 
		contributions may be made to the Church on the Rise or to the Berea Animal 
		Rescue. For information www. jenkinsfuneralchapel.com 
		Published in The Plain Dealer on 12/26/2005. 

Rest in peace, Ray.
de K8AZ
SK