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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/UY2SBOHFJZQUPQX43AEY2AJSG4FCHIJB/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "UY2SBOHFJZQUPQX43AEY2AJSG4FCHIJB", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/UY2SBOHFJZQUPQX43AEY2AJSG4FCHIJB/", "sender": { "address": "K3IO (a) verizon.net", "mailman_id": "79a9b3ddaa4b44baae47f92374974ac4", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/79a9b3ddaa4b44baae47f92374974ac4/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Tom Clark, K3IO", "subject": "[eagle] Ronald A. Parise, WA4SIR, SK", "date": "2008-05-10T05:04:53Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Forwarded from Frank Bauer:\n\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Frank H. Bauer [mailto:[email protected]]\nSent: Friday, May 9, 2008 08:48 PM\nSubject: Ronald A. Parise, SK\n\nIt is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of a great friend,\ncolleague and fellow ham radio operator. Dr. Ronald A. Parise, WA4SIR, left\nthis Earth today, Friday May 9, 2008 after a very long and courageous battle\nwith cancer. \n\nRon Parise was--and continues to be--an inspiration to countless students,\nham radio operators, and friends the world over. His accomplishments were\nmany, including: space explorer, pioneer, astrophysicist, pilot, ham radio\noperator, avionics and software expert, inspirational speaker and motivator,\nstudent satellite mentor, husband, father, and friend. While he certainly\ndid some truly extraordinary things in his lifetime, Ron Parise is best\nknown and cherished for keeping family and friends first?and for this, we\nwill miss him most. \n\nRon flew as a payload specialist on two Space Shuttle missions: STS-35 on\nthe Space Shuttle Columbia in December 1990 and STS-67 on the Space Shuttle\nEndeavour in March 1995. These two missions, called ASTRO-1 & 2\nrespectively, carried out Ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy observations. He\nlogged over 614 hours and 10.6 million miles in space. Ron and his crew\nmembers on ASTRO-1 became the first astronomers to operate a telescope from\nspace, making hundreds of observations during the mission. His personal\ncontributions to these two missions have provided scientists with an\nunprecedented view of our universe, expanding our understanding of the\nbirth, life and death of stars and galaxies. \n\nRon was also the ultimate ham radio operator?in space and on the ground.\nFirst licensed when he was 11, Ron kept the amateur radio hobby at the\nforefront of everything he did?including his operations from space. During\nhis two Space Shuttle flights, he talked to hundreds of hams on the ground,\ngiving new meaning to the phrase the ?ultimate DX-pedition?. He was\ninstrumental in guiding the development of a simple ham radio system that\ncould be used in multiple configurations on the Space Shuttle. As a result,\nhis first flight on STS-35 ushered in the ?frequent flyer? era of the\nShuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) payload. He was the first ham in\nspace to operate packet radio. And his flight pioneered the telebridge\nground station concept to enable more schools to talk to Shuttle crew\nmembers despite time and orbit constraints. In his two shuttle flights, he\ninspired countless students to seek technical careers and he created\nmemories at the schools and communities that will never be forgotten. \n\nRon?s love for the amateur radio hobby and his love of inspiring students\ncontinued well beyond his two Shuttle flights. During the formation of the\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Ron was a\ntremendous resource to the newly forming international team. I know of many\ninstances where Ron?s wisdom and sage advice was instrumental in helping our\ninternational team resolve issues when we reached critical technical or\npolitical roadblocks. And he was a key volunteer in the development of the\nham radio hardware systems that are now on-board ISS. The ARISS team is\ndeeply indebted to WA4SIR for his leadership, technical advice and\ntremendous vision. \n\nRon worked hand-in-hand with the students at the Naval Academy and\nEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University on the development of their student\nsatellites. He helped develop Radio Jove?a student educational project to\nlisten to the radio signals emanating from Jupiter. And he spoke at\nnumerous schools over the years, inspiring them to pursue careers in\nscience, math and technology.\n\nI feel blessed to have had Ron as a friend, colleague, ham buddy and mentor.\nHe gave so much, cheerfully, to our collective hobby and was always there\nwith the right answer no matter the topic. I will miss him dearly.\n\nIn an effort to continue Ron?s tireless work to inspire the next generation,\nthe Parise family has set up a scholarship fund in Ron?s honor. The\nscholarship is for students pursuing technical degrees at Youngtown State\nUniversity, where Ron received his Bachelors of Science degree. In lieu of\nflowers, those interested are welcome to send donations to the Dr. Ronald A.\nParise Scholarship Fund, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza,\nYoungstown, Ohio 44555.\n\nOn behalf of AMSAT and the ARISS International team, I would like to extend\nour collective condolences to the Parise family and to all Ron?s friends.\nOur thoughts and prayers are with you.\n\nAnd to Ron Parise, WA4SIR SK: Our sincerest 73's and 88's?may your\nexploration spirit live on in us all!!\n\n\nFrank H. Bauer, KA3HDO\nAMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs\nChairman, ARISS International\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }