[SCCC] More About Pete Hoover, W6ZH (SK)

[Jay Holladay]

The material below was prepared by N6LL and WA6DZS of the Pasadena Radio 
Club and distributed to several local radio clubs. Also. several of us 
are putting together some of our memories of working with Pete on 
various Amateur Radio projects over the years.

de Jay, W6EJJ

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We lost Pete Hoover to emphysema last week. The obituary will probably 
be printed Tuesday.

As the W6KA Trustee for the Pasadena Radio Club, Pete could be counted 
on to inspect our Field Day operation every year. He gave club talks 
about QRP and about the communications needs of the American Red Cross, 
of which he was a director.  On his PRC membership application he lists 
his Ham Radio interests as CW, DXing, building, antennas, QRP, and 
portable operating. He goes on to list his non-ham interests as 
photography, motorcycles, and travel. There are stories for each of 
those interests, and some of them intertwine.

He gave a travelogue presentation to a recent International DX 
Convention about his travels in the Indian Ocean. As a result, a major 
DXpedition was mounted the following year to Pete's recommended DX QTH.

On another trip he operated homebrew QRP CW from a very rare southern 
ocean island DXCC entity while the cruise ship waited at bay. The ARRL 
ruled his QSO to be not countable because it was made on sked and no one 
else was worked. But the picture of him sitting on a rain poncho next to 
a vertical on that barren island is priceless.

No local services are planned, though the Hoover Institute may organize 
a memorial at Stanford.

W6ZH SK R.I.P.


de N6LL
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Herbert (Pete) HOOVER III [W6ZH]
HOOVER III, Herbert (Pete) Nov. 5, 1927 - Feb. 4, 2010 Devoted husband, 
father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Adventurer, benefactor and 
mentor to countless others. "Pete" Hoover died peacefully with his 
family by his side. A man who truly believed in living life to its 
fullest. He was blessed to have his beloved wife, Meredith by his side 
for 61 years of traveling as well as hours of volunteer service together 
with The American Red Cross. A man of great intelligence and wisdom, he 
was involved with many organizations as a consulting director. He was a 
man whose presence could engage an entire audience or relate to 
individuals on a one to one basis. He will be deeply missed and will 
always be remembered by his wife Meredith, (son) Stephen Hoover, 
(daughter) Leslie Hoover-Lauble (Todd), grandchildren, Jennifer Mosebach 
(Benjamin), Stephen H. Marsh and Hagen D. Lauble and great grandson 
Jackson B Mosebach; and so many others whose lives he touched during his 
life.
A memorial service is planned for the future. In lieu of flowers, the 
family requests donations to: Doheney Eye Institute, 1490 San Pablo St., 
Los Angeles, CA 90033, Hoover Institution, 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford 
University, Stanford, CA 94305-6010, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library 
Assoc., 302 Parkside Drive, West Branch, IA 52358, House Ear Institute, 
2100 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90057 Arrangements by Pierce Brothers 
Turner & Stevens, 626-287-0595
Published in Los Angeles Times on February 9, 2010