[arrl-odv:27481] W9IXG - Don Michalski - ex-Wisconsin SM, SK

Dear Colleagues, It is with deep sorrow that I announce thepassing of W9IXG, Mr Donald Michalski of MadisonWisconsin. First licensed in 1957, Don served the amateur radio community from 1999 until 2015 as the ARRL Wisconsin Section Manager. A graduate Electrical Engineer, with many accomplishmentsDon had been the Associate Director of the University of Wisconsin Space Astronomy Laboratory. Although he retired in 2000, Don did remain active with many various departments at the University of Wisconsin. Don was also an avid bicyclist,not only participating in biking events but also commutingto work each day by bicycle. He was a net control for the dailyBadger Weather Net held on 3984 kHz daily and hewas an officer of W9YT, the University of Wisconsin - Badger Amateur Radio Society. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ann; his daughter, Lisa Danielson (Mark) and his grandson, Mathias Danielson of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at the Cress Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the UW Carbone Cancer Center, uwhealth.org/donateuwcc The full obituary can be found at;https://www.channel3000.com/obituaries/donald-e-michalski/781840304 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA

Kermit: Sorry to hear about Don. Will keep his family in our prayers. 73 Rick -K5UR ... -----Original Message----- From: Kermit Carlson via arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> To: Arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2018 1:11 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:27481] W9IXG - Don Michalski - ex-Wisconsin SM, SK Dear Colleagues, It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of W9IXG, Mr Donald Michalski of Madison Wisconsin. First licensed in 1957, Don served the amateur radio community from 1999 until 2015 as the ARRL Wisconsin Section Manager. A graduate Electrical Engineer, with many accomplishments Don had been the Associate Director of the University of Wisconsin Space Astronomy Laboratory. Although he retired in 2000, Don did remain active with many various departments at the University of Wisconsin. Don was also an avid bicyclist, not only participating in biking events but also commuting to work each day by bicycle. He was a net control for the daily Badger Weather Net held on 3984 kHz daily and he was an officer of W9YT, the University of Wisconsin - Badger Amateur Radio Society. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ann; his daughter, Lisa Danielson (Mark) and his grandson, Mathias Danielson of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at the Cress Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the UW Carbone Cancer Center, uwhealth.org/donateuwcc The full obituary can be found at; https://www.channel3000.com/obituaries/donald-e-michalski/781840304 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv
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