{"id":16306,"date":"2021-07-07T08:46:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T12:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/?page_id=16306"},"modified":"2026-09-04T07:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:03:25","slug":"gars-silent-key-memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/gars-silent-key-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"GARS Silent Key Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GARS-Silent-Key-Image_Ver-2.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GARS-Silent-Key-Image_Ver-2-300x240.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GARS-Silent-Key-Image_Ver-2-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GARS-Silent-Key-Image_Ver-2-1024x820.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GARS-Silent-Key-Image_Ver-2-768x615.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GARS-Silent-Key-Image_Ver-2.webp 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>For all available photos, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.io\/g\/GARS\/album?id=275047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">GARS Silent Key Photos<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Randy Drescher, K4HS\n<ul>\n<li>Randy served as a GARS VE, Treasurer, Call Sign Trustee, helped at the Dog Shows, and was a Field Day 20m SSB Station Captain.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Randy-Drescher-K4HS_SK-2026.jpg\">Photo of Randy K4HS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Knight, WB4PPW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul McInnish, K4BET\n<ul>\n<li>Paul was a temporary Editor and frequent contributor to our GARzette newsletter.\u00a0 He was an Unsung Hero for distributing and verifying\/maintaining the email distribution list for the GARzette.\u00a0 In 2002, he was awarded a Presidential Citation. He also served as a Fleamarket and Christmas Party Chairman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Allison Sullivan, KK4VLR\n<ul>\n<li>A staple of the Stone Mountain HamFest ticket booth.<\/li>\n<li>Through her church, she was the Lilburn Stake Communications Leader for emergency preparedness.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Allison-Sullivan-KK4VLRA_SK.jpg\">Photo of Allison KK4VLR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Robert Tyler, KF4VBR\n<ul>\n<li>Robert was a GARS and ARES member and served as President of the Alford Memorial Radio Club<\/li>\n<li>Photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Robert-Tyler-KF4VBR_SK.jpg\">Robert Tyler KF4VBR<\/a> operating his station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Robert \u201cBob\u201d Varone, W4ETN\n<ul>\n<li>Past President of GARS<\/li>\n<li>GARS Field Day Chairman<\/li>\n<li>Contact VE for the Stone Mountain HamFest for many years<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Robert-Varone-W4ETN_SK-2026.webp\">Photo of Bob W4ETN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Chuck&#8221; Charles F. Adams Jr, KV4VT\n<ul>\n<li>Georgia and North America Administrator for Repeater Book<\/li>\n<li>Repeater Book Guest Speaker at our GARS Workshop and the Stone Mountain HamFest<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chuck-Adams-Jr-KV4VT_SK-2025.jpg\">Photo of Chuck KV4VT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Diane Andrus, KB4LWS\n<ul>\n<li>Diane was a proficient CW operator. When she took her general exam, she got 100% on her 13 WPM code test. She was also a member of The International Morse Preservation Society FIST and the North Fulton Amateur Radio League<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ron Langston, WE5O\n<ul>\n<li>Ron was the 2002 GARS Ham of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Adrian &#8220;Ade&#8221; Shamblin, KJ4CUY\n<ul>\n<li>Ade was a GARS Life Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Bill&#8221; William E. Grimes, WG9NUW\n<ul>\n<li>Bill served as a Net Control Operator for many years<\/li>\n<li>Bill enjoyed participating with GARS during the GA QSO Party and Field Day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Grimes-WG9NUW_SK-2024.png\">Photo of Bill WG9NUW<\/a> from his QRZ page, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Grimes-WG9NUW_SK-2024-2.jpg\">Bill and his wife Ruth<\/a>, and him circled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-Grimes-WG9NUW_SK-2024-GARS-Group-Photo-2014.jpg\">GARS 2014 Group Photo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Sid&#8221; Sidney B. Weaver, N4NQ\n<ul>\n<li>Sid served as GARS Treasurer for many years<\/li>\n<li>Sid also served as a Volunteer Examiner on the GARS Exam team and held the position of Co-Leader for many years<\/li>\n<li>He loved chasing DX and then spotting them on our email reflector<\/li>\n<li>He also loved participating in many GARS events, such as the GA QSO Party and ARRL Field Day<\/li>\n<li>Here are photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sid-Weaver-N4NQ_SK-2024.jpg\">Sid N4NQ<\/a> from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/N4NQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QRZ page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sid-Weaver-N4NQ-2_SK-2024.jpg\">GARS Field Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0&#8220;Dave&#8221; David L. Adanich, K8WDJ\n<ul>\n<li>Was a valued member of the GARS Volunteer Examiner Team<\/li>\n<li>GARS Field Day Station Captain, 2009 and 2013<\/li>\n<li>Dave held many volunteer positions in Gwinnett County: CERT Training Coordinator, Citizens&#8217; Fire Academy, Citizens&#8217; Police Academy, plus Clerical and Administrative Volunteer at the Gwinnett County Fire Department.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dave-Adanich-K8WDJ_SK-2023-1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">1st photos of Dave K8WDJ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dave-Adanich-K8WDJ_SK-2023-2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">2nd photo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dave-Adanich-K8WDJ_SK-2023-3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">3rd photo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rich A. Armstrong, WM9X\n<ul>\n<li>GARzette Editor from Oct 2003 to Jan 2004, before moving to Utah.<\/li>\n<li>Photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-Armstrong-WM9X_SK-2023.jpg\">Rich WM9X<\/a> from his QRZ page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Don&#8221; Donald W. Bagby, KK4NJM\n<ul>\n<li>An active member of the GARS VE Team for 7 years, and held the position of Co-CVE (Co-Contact VE) for most of those.<\/li>\n<li>Photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Don-Bagby-KK4NJM_SK12023-1.png\" rel=\"noopener\">Don KK4NJM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>David L. Thompson, K4JRB\n<ul>\n<li>David was first licensed in 1957.\u00a0 He enjoyed working DX and contests and had 340\/379 (current\/total) confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed Standings. He was a top-notch SSB Contest operator, winning the US for the ARRL Sweepstakes SSB (twice), ARRL DX SSB (twice), and CW Sweepstakes DX SSB (twice). Over the years, he gave back to the hobby in many ways, including stints as CQ 160 Meter Contest Director, Assistant ARRL Director of two different Divisions for a total of 25 years, and was the ARRL SE Division DXAC member between 2010 and early 2018. He was a Life Member of the ARRL and belonged to SECC, SEDXC, and QCWA.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/David-Thompson-K4JRB_SK-2023.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of David K4JRB<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnny Beckman, W4BTX\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johnny-Beckman-W4BTX_SK-2022.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Johnny working 75m<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Brown, WA8IQF\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bruce-Brown_WA8IQF.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Drawing of Bruce WA8IQF<\/a>\u00a0and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bruce-Brown-WA8IQF_SK-2022.jpg\">photo of Bruce<\/a> at Field Day 2014. Bruce was a frequent contributor to GARS events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Bill&#8221; William Kelly, W4WNK\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/William-Kelly-W4WNK_SK-2022.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Bill WAWNK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"obitnameV3\">Roger D. Kuykendall, K5YJB<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roger-Kuykendall-K5YJB_SK-2022.jpg\">Photo of Roger K5YJB<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Phil&#8221; Philip L McCleary, N4LNE\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Philip-McCleary-N4LNE_SK-2022.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Phil N4LNE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Whalen, KE4UXW<\/li>\n<li>Carl Alan Wulfestieg, WZ4CW\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carl-Wulfestieg-WZ4CW_SK-2022.jpg\">Photo of Carl WZ4CW<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Curtis Young, WA4HCE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Rich &#8221; Richard Arland, K7SZ\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/author-qrp-enthusiast-rich-arland-k7sz-sk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Author of 7 QRP books<\/a>, QST QRP columnist for 3 years, and various other articles in QST, CQ, CQ-VHF, Popular Communications, Worldradio, Monitoring Times, and National Monitoring.\u00a0 He served as an ARRL Technical Advisor and Official Emergency Station since 1990. He retired from the USAF after 20 years.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rich-Arland-K7SZ_SK-2021.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Rich K7SZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Rickey&#8221; Richard Barnes, W4IXN\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Antoinette K. Bigham, KK4WOB<\/li>\n<li>Rob Hoppe, KI4SBT<\/li>\n<li>Robert A. Kimsey, KM4BHK<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Manny&#8221; Manuel Romero, KD4LXR<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mike&#8221; Michael Swiderski, K4HBI\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/a-1-op\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARRL A-1 Operator Club<\/a> and an ARRL OOC &#8211; Official Observer Coordinator, Georgia Section.\u00a0 Mike and Susan were awarded GARS Ham of the Year in 1998.\u00a0 Mike also served as a GARS Technical \/ RFI Advisor and a member of the GARS VE Team.\u00a0 Volunteered and maintained the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SciTrek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SciTrek<\/a> Amateur Radio Society (STARS)\u00a0amateur radio station at the SciTrek hands-on Tech museum in Atlanta, where visitors learned about Ham Radio.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mike-Swiderski-K4HBI_SK-2020.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Mike K4HBI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Marq Collins, WJ4ORG\n<ul>\n<li>GARS VE Team Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Nick&#8221; Nicholas Doemland, AB4CQ\n<ul>\n<li>GARS VE Team Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Shipley, W4UVQ\n<ul>\n<li>GARS VE Team Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Robert Smith, WA4VTY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Doris McInnish, WB4TXR<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Sam&#8221; Samuel W. Thomas, AB4HZ\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Thomas-AB4HZ_SK-2017.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Sam AB4HZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fred Murphy, KG4VTF<\/li>\n<li>Al Seaman, WA2CBM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Carter Bennett, K4CB<\/li>\n<li>Alvin Hartley, KJ4QIA<\/li>\n<li>Jan Jubon, K2HJ<\/li>\n<li>Clarence D &#8220;Red&#8221; Upthegrove, AJ4S\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clarence-Upthegrove-AJ4S_SK-2015.jpg\">Photo of Red AJ4S<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>George May, KC4ZKT<\/li>\n<li>Ira &#8220;Louis&#8221; Shulman, KJ4DRW\n<ul>\n<li>GARS VE Team Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Ray&#8221; Marvin R. Back, KI4GRJ\n<ul>\n<li>Tech Fest Chairman 2006, Associate Advisor &#8211; Amateur Radio <span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Venture Crew 73<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Eagle Scout, Assistant Scout Master &#8211; Troop 514, Member of the Apalachee District Committee serving the Boy Scouts in Northern Gwinnett County.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>See Ray&#8217;s tribute article in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/newsletters\/2014_01_GARZETTE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2014 GARzette<\/a>, page 4.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ray-Back-KI4GRJ_SK-2013-1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">1st photo of Ray KI4GRJ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ray-Back-KI4GRJ_SK-2013-2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">2nd photo\u00a0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ray-Back-KI4GRJ_SK-2013-3.jpg\">3rd photo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Glen Robinson (missing call sign)\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member, Co-Founder of Scientific Atlanta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Doyle Whiteaker, KD4QB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Vic&#8221; Victar Farr, K4RUL\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Edward Juzumas, WA2BIG\n<ul>\n<li>GARS VE Team Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Gordon Anthony, KF4OKA<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Dick&#8221; Arthur Sandberg, N9SXJ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>William Drady Hendley II, KG4OAH\n<ul>\n<li>Chief Warrant Officer for the Georgia State Defense Force, active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Amateur Radio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandy Donahue, W4RU\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/arrl-southeastern-division-vice-director-sandy-donahue-w4ru-sk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sandy-Donahue-W4RU_SK-2009.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Sandy W4RU<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Fearon, W4WKP\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member,\u00a0see Johnny&#8217;s tribute article in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gars.org\/newsletters\/2009_12_GARZETTE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 2009 GARzette<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Carmine Guerrazzi, K1CFW<\/li>\n<li>Joe Mecheril, N2BBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Howard &#8220;Howie&#8221; Gould, W9HG\n<ul>\n<li>Past President of GARS<\/li>\n<li>GARS VE Team Leader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>George Patsios, W4VMZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Fred&#8221; Frederick S. Runkle, K4KAZ\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/files\/file\/About%20ARRL\/Board%20Meetings\/July%202007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GARS Founding Member<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fred-Runkle-K4KAZ_SK-2006.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo of Fred K4KAZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2005<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Carl H Plotz, WB9JSW\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Ham of the Year &#8211; 2005, see his award and photo in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/newsletters\/2006_01_GARZETTE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2006 GARzette<\/a>, page 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2003<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Woodrow Keith Brown, WB4DDR\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member,\u00a0ARRL Life Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1997<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnny Robertson, (no call)\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1994<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>John Searcy Hollis, W4HBL\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1992<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Burl Lee Sexton, WA4ZBH\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burl-L-Sexton-WA4ZBH_SK-1994.png\">Photo of Burl WA4ZBH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1985<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. &#8220;Larry&#8221;\u00a0Lorimer Clayton Jr, W4LDB\n<ul>\n<li>GARS Founding Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all available photos, see: GARS Silent Key Photos 2026 Randy Drescher, K4HS Randy served as a GARS VE, Treasurer, Call Sign Trustee, helped at the Dog Shows, and was a Field Day 20m SSB Station Captain.\u00a0\u00a0Photo of Randy K4HS Jesse Knight, WB4PPW Paul McInnish, K4BET Paul was a temporary Editor and frequent contributor to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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