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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Iain, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I see the family has setup a website (Link is at the last paragraph of my original note) where comments and photos of Frank can be posted there. Do you know of or have any club/activity photos with Frank at all? I know it’s probably rare to have a photographer at an event but I am hoping for some past convention/workshop/event activity that I could send to the family to posting, as ham radio was very important to him. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Samudra <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Iain McFadyen [mailto:ki4hlv@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 7, 2018 3:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Samudra Haque <samudra.haque@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: With much sadness - SK - K0BRA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Samudra,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>So very sad to hear.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I had actually just mentioned Frank in a conversation with another VWS/AMRAD Ham back on March 30th. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Frank, his lifestyle at the lab, his opinions and creativity will be sorely missed.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Iain G4JMM / KI4HLV<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 6:13 PM, Samudra Haque <<a href="mailto:samudra.haque@gmail.com" target="_blank">samudra.haque@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am sorry to announce the passing of Frank Gentges - K0BRA, last Thursday. I last worked with him on Tuesday at Metavox on the engineering evaluation laboratory project. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>His family were nearby when he passed away peacefully. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I hope to get more info later this weekend and can coordinate with family if needed. My phone number is given below.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>At this stage I do not have any infornation about his lab setup which was in the process of being upgraded in a major way<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I am relaying a message from his family below.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Samudra - N3RDX <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(202 812-3325<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This is the website for the funeral home. We are still uploading pictures and obituary but the details of the services are there. Please share with anyone you think would like to know. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://adamsgreen.com/tribute/details/4700/Frank-Gentges/obituary.html#tribute-start" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4285F4'>http://adamsgreen.com/tribute/details/4700/Frank-Gentges/obituary.html#tribute-start</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Tacos mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Tacos@amrad.org">Tacos@amrad.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos" target="_blank">https://lists.amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>