[SECC] Fwd: [CQ-Contest] K8CC SK

Randy Farmer w8fn at windstream.net
Thu Dec 31 14:26:11 EST 2020


Oh, man! Horrible, horrible news. RIP, "Chicken Chicken"

73...
Randy, W8FN

On 12/31/2020 12:53 PM, Jeff Clarke wrote:
>
> I knew Dave very well. I contested from his station many times over 
> the years when I lived in Ohio. I even stayed at his house the night 
> before I took my Extra Class license at the Detroit FCC office in 
> 1980. I'm very sorry to hear this news.
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	[CQ-Contest] K8CC SK
> Date: 	Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:03:36 +0000 (UTC)
> From: 	K8MR via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Reply-To: 	jimk8mr at aol.com
> To: 	cq-contest at contesting.com <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> CC: 	mrrc at groups.io <mrrc at groups.io>
>
>
>
> With sadness we pass along that Dave Pruitt, K8CC, became a Silent Key 
> on December 29.  Dave's brother Tom, WB8VMN, reports that Dave passed 
> away peacefully and in no pain.
> Though slowed in recent years by health issues, Dave was a very 
> significant contributor to the contesting community. He was a long 
> time member and past president of the Mad River Radio Club, author of 
> the NA contesting logging software, a log checker for the ARRL 10 
> Meter and 160 Meter contests, and chairman of the Michigan QSO Party. 
> He built and operated, both as single op and multiop, a very 
> competitive contest station in Ypislanti, Michigan.
> Dave's obituary is at:    David Alan Pruett Obituary - Visitation & 
> Funeral Information (uhtfuneralhome.com)
> The Zoom meeting mentioned there will be held at 1:00 pm EST on Monday.
>
> RIP,  OM.
>
>
>
>
> Jim   K8MR
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