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We learned at just before week's Tacos meeting that :Paul had been
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taken to the hospital suffering with pneumonia. When I visited him
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that Saturday, I found he had been released. I then called his son,
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who said the hospital had been overcrowded and had he had been
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taken to a nursing home.
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When I tried to phone Paul and got nothing but answering machines,
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I called his son again this morning. Paul had passed away on Friday.
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Funeral arrangement are TBD, expected to be next week. I'll email
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this list when I find out something definite. Meanwhile, if you think
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of anyone interested who didn't get this message, please tell him
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about this sad news.
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Paul was a founding member of AMRAD and a long-time staffer
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of ARRL. His contributions to the hobby have been considerable.
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He will be missed.
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Dick, W3HWN
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