Good Afternoon
She sounds like my kind of YL there Larry, an example to YLs to not be held back just because we are women in a hobby dominated by men. I hope I can be such an example.
Blessings
Pat
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On May 21, 2023, at 9:47 AM, Larry Macionski via groups.io <am_fm_radio@...> wrote:
?To all W?VFW members here.
Ann Marie N8NCC passed away 22 years ago today. Actually she was a ham before we were married. Obtained her Novice 1st than her Tech. license.
She was interested in public service, and enjoyed Field days- in the kitchen at the Field days, attending hamfests and meeting other hams. Especially ham couples. We had a little hamfest business "ANN-tennas" so we traveled weekend in her mini-van. Maybe someday I'll resurrect it.
When we lived in Royal Oak, Michigan. One day we were grocery shopping and she disappeared. I found her in the produce section and she was talking to none other than Dr. Jack Kevorkian- Doctor Death. . So I went off and finished shopping. I never asked what they spoke of. I wonder.
Another favorite story about her. She signed up to be a net control operator for the famous 5 state -multi day Tour de Dupont bicycle race. It covered parts of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Washington DC. There were guys that poo-pooed a XYL as net control. Little did they know she has Skywarn and public service net control jobs in Detroit, before moving to Northern Virginia. Net control forwarded information from check points to the judges, as well as coordinating, sag-wagons and 1st aid. Big operation involving hundreds of people.
She handled the net the with such professionalism, they extended her time and invited her back the remaining days and the following year.
She died suddenly post surgical and was 38 years old at time of her death. Her son obtained her call sign a few years later. He became a member of VFW post 3115 and the W?VFW Amateur Radio Club as well.
She is buried with her parents and our son in the Shenandoah Valley of West Virginia about 50 miles due west of Washington DC.
The N8NCC call continues as a club callsign and as the ID on a UHF repeater and soon a wide area ALLSTAR node locally here. The tower erection has been delayed but I hope to complete it soon. It will increase coverage of both tremendously.
Thanks for reading,
Larry W8LM
ARRL Life Member- Licensed 57 years
