The eldest daughter of retired ARRL General Manager John Huntoon, W1RW, advised me earlier today that John died on Sunday at his home in East Hartford. He was 97. An obit will appear on the ARRL website shortly. John joined the ARRL staff in 1939 and except for a leave of absence to serve in the Coast Guard during WW II, remained on staff until his retirement in January 1975. He served as General Manager and QST Editor for 14 years and remained in the position of ARRL Secretary as a volunteer for an additional year, at which time the Board elected him Treasurer - a position in which he served until August 1980. Including time as Section Communications Manager (the forerunner of SM) of Illinois, his service to the League spanned 44 years. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ