Thank you for the update on Ron. He is missed.

de WA5QAP
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Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Ron Parsons W5RKN (SK)
From: "Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP" <vu2exp@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, April 22, 2022 4:31 am
To: "Robert Bankston (KE4AL)" <rbankston@amsat.org>
"amsat-bb@amsat org" <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
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> Very sad to know. RIP Ron.
> Our condolences to his family.
>
> de vu2exp
>
> On Thu 21 Apr, 2022, 8:10 PM Robert Bankston (KE4AL) via AMSAT-BB, <
> amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> It is with great sadness that I pass along that Ron Parsons, W5RKN, is now
>> a silent key. Ron passed away April 19, 2022.
>>
>> Ron has been an important part of amateur radio in space and his passion
>> for implementing Flex Radio Systems. If you are not familiar with his
>> work, please take time to visit his website, http://www.w5rkn.com/.
>>
>> A memorial service will be held at 3pm on Saturday, April 23rd at the
>> Remembrance Gardens at Riverbend (4214 Capital of TX Hwy, N, Austin, TX
>> 78746).
>>
>> For those unable to attend in person, you may attend via Zoom
>>
>> (
>> https://austinisd-org.zoom.us/j/83862240962?pwd=NS80SWJTaUFCNGpVdWRteU1MUmlTdz09
>> ).
>>
>> Obituary will be posted here:
>> https://www.centraltexascremation.com/obituaries/
>>
>> Biography: https://web2.ph.utexas.edu/utphysicshistory/RonGParsons.html
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Robert Bankston, KE4AL
>> AMSAT President
>>
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