GARS Silent Key Memorial

2022

• Bruce Brown, WA8IQF
  • Drawing of Bruce
• “Phil” Philip L McCleary, N4LNE
• Thomas Whalen, KE4UXW

2021

• “Rich ” Richard Arland, K7SZ
  • Author of 7 QRP books, QST QRP columnist for 3 years, and various other articles in; QST, CQ, CQ-VHF, Popular Communications, Worldradio, Monitoring Times, and National Monitoring.  He served as an ARRL Technical Advisor and Official Emergency Station since 1990.  Retired from the USAF after serving 20-years.

2020

• “Rickey” Richard Barnes, W4IXN
  • GARS Founding Member
• Antoinette K. Bigham, KK4WOB
• Rob Hoppe, KI4SBT
• Robert A. Kimsey, KM4BHK
• “Manny” Manuel Romero, KD4LXR
• “Mike” Michael Swiderski, K4HBI
  • Member of the ARRL A-1 Operator Club and an ARRL OOC – Official Observer Coordinator.  Mike also served as a GARS Technical / RFI Advisor and a member of the GARS VE Team.  Volunteered and maintained the SciTrek Amateur Radio Society (STARS) amateur radio station at the SciTrek hands-on Tech museum in Atlanta, where visitors learned about Ham Radio.

2019

• Marq Collins, WJ4ORG
• “Nick” Nicholas Doemland, AB4CQ

2018

• Jack Shipley, W4UVQ
• Robert Smith, WA4VTY
• Clarence Upthegrove, AJ4S

2017

• “Sam” Samuel W. Thomas, AB4HZ
  • Photo on page 4 of the May 2017 GARzette

2016

• Fred Murphy, KG4VTF
• Al Seaman, WA2CBM

2015

• Carter Bennett, K4CB
• Alvin Hartley, KJ4QIA
• Jan Jubon, K2HJ

2014

• George May, KC4ZKT
• Louis Shulman, KJ4DRW

2013

• Glen Robinson, (missing call sign)
  • GARS Founding Member, Co-Founder of Scientific Atlanta.
• Doyle Whiteaker, KD4QB

2012

• Vic Farr, K4RUL
  • GARS Founding Member
• Edward Juzumas, WA2BIG

2011

• Gordon Anthony, KF4OKA
• Arthur Sandberg, N9SXJ

2010

• William Drady Hendley II, KG4OAH
  • Chief Warrant Officer for the Georgia State Defense Force, active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Amateur Radio

2009

• Sandy Donahue, W4RU
  • ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director
• Johnny Fearon, W4WKP
  • GARS Founding Member, see Johnny’s tribute article in the December 2009 GARzette
• Carmine Guerrazzi, K1CFW
• Joe Mecheril, N2BBC

2008

• Howard Gould, W9HG
• George Patsios, W4VMZ

2006

• “Fred” Frederick S. Runkle, K4KAZ
  • GARS Founding Member

2005

• Carl H Plotz, WB9JSW
  • GARS Ham of the Year – 2005

2003

• Woodrow Keith Brown, WB4DDR
  • GARS Founding Member, ARRL Life Member

1997

• Johnny Robertson, (no call)
  • GARS Founding Member

1994

• John Searcy Hollis, W4HBL
  • GARS Founding Member

1985

• Dr. “Larry” Lorimer Clayton Jr, W4LDB
  • GARS Founding Member

Year(s) Unknown

• Robert H Hendley, KG4TYD
  • Active Gwinnett ARES member
• Burl Sexton, WA4ZBH
  • GARS Founding Member