Thanks to Harold Kramer, the following message was sent on my behalf to the Staff this morning: =========================== Dear friends, I want to send sincere condolences to the Headquarters Staff on the passing of Joel Kleinman N1BKE. Losing a friend and colleague is hard, but losing someone under such shocking circumstances is just awful. Please take good care of yourselves and each other through this difficult time. You will be in my thoughts and those of the other members of the Board of Directors. 73 - Kay N3KN =========================== Yesterday, before the story broke on the web site, I sent courtesy e-mails to past presidents Harrison, Stafford, Haynie, and Price to let them know about the tragedy. They are as distressed as we are. Expressions of sympathy are being posted by members and friends of the ARRL on Facebook in response to the official ARRL page post and posts made by Staff on their personal Facebook pages. 73 - Kay N3KN, at the airport in Huntsville, Alabama