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H F. 'Fred' Stone Bellbrook, OH QCWA # 25942 Chapter 9 |
Special Announcement - Fred Stone SK [cid:]
DARA SPECIAL
NOTIFICATION
Fred Stone W8LLY SK
It is with sadness that I am sending notice that our friend, mentor, club founder, and a blessing on this earth said his last 73 at 0400 this morning, July 26, 2021.
This is the text that Amy Stone sent me this morning:
Jim,
Dad sent his final 73 and sign off at 0400 today. He passed peacefully.
Please let everyone know. The outpouring of love and support has been amazing. We have not been able to respond to each text and email yet but please let everyone know how much Dad and our family appreciated all the kind words, memories and offers to help anyway needed.
We will let you know when arrangements have been made.
Thank you again for helping me let folks know. Amy
There have been several messages this morning, since I think Amy sent texts to several of our colleagues. There will be more information when Amy and Cat make the final arrangements.
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73 Jim Totten WA8HUB President, BARC
I am very saddened to share that Fred Stone, W8LLY, passed overnight from pancreatic cancer. Fred was District 3 DEC for years, and after stepping back from that position continued to play a role in ARES including gathering information on the various hospital communication projects. He is responsible for many people being licensed and had the respect of all. He will be missed. ARES and amateur radio has lost an excellent example of what it is to be a good amateur radio operator. Don Parker KB8PSL
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Fred Stone Obituary
DARA SPECIAL
NOTIFICATION
Obituary, Fred Stone W8LLY (SK)
Stone, H. Fred, "W8LLY", age 83, of Bellbrook, passed away peacefully with his children by his side on Monday, July 26th, 2021. He was born April 7th, 1938 in Portsmouth, Ohio to Kathleen (Hamilton) and William Harold Stone. From the beginning, family was important to Fred who grew up in Portsmouth with both parents, a younger sister and his grandparents. Portsmouth was also where he learned the importance of community. His father was a police detective who later retired to oversee the television/ radio towers in the area, while his mother and grandmother worked at the local department store and participated in many church functions. Fred was involved in his church, scouts, and played tuba in his high school marching band. He met his wife, Mary Ann, in the kindergarten sandbox, they were high school sweethearts, and he eventually married her and together they raised three children.
He attended Ohio University, and was a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. His degree was in broadcast engineering and he began his television career in 1960 in Fort Wayne, Indiana as a Broadcast Engineer. In 1964 he moved his family to Bellbrook, Ohio, where he went worked for several Dayton television stations. He then spent 40 years with the Dayton PBS station, Think TV, as Director of Engineering and Special Projects. Over his lifetime in broadcasting he worked on analog to digital conversions, oversaw several updated television tower installations and control room redesigns, as well as writing grants, purchasing broadcast equipment and completing licensing/ regulatory paperwork. He never retired, working up until a few weeks before his death.
Communication technology was Fred's passion, in both his work and his personal life. His love of Amateur (Ham) Radio impacted many and was at the core of his service to his community. Ham Radio was an integral part of his life, having earned his license and call sign "W8LLY" at the early age of 14. In high school, the Army reached out to him to participate in the MAARS program. He started the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club {BARC}, taught Ham Radio licensing classes and for more than 20 years used Ham Radio to share area scores during Friday night football games. He liaised with Bellbrook Police and Fire Departments and the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association on various projects, including disaster plans and emergency communications, that were used during the Xenia Tornado, blizzards, and disaster drills. He most recently worked with federal authorities on secondary communications plans, should there be a loss of primary communication, holding a leadership position within the regional area. His wife, son and parents were also Hams. Fred enjoyed participating in periodic Ham competitions and was recognized for having Worked All Stations, Worked All States, Worked All Countries, and Worked All Continents.
Obituary, Fred Stone W8LLY
Dayton Amateur Radio Association newsletter.
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Fred H. Stone, W8LLY, age 83, of Bellbrook, passed away peacefully with his children by his side on Monday, July 26th, 2021. He was born April 7th, 1938 in Portsmouth, Ohio to Kathleen (Hamilton) and William Harold Stone.
Communication technology was Fred's passion, in both his work and his personal life. His love of Amateur (Ham) Radio impacted many and was at the core of his service to his community. Ham Radio was an integral part of his life, having earned his license and call sign "W8LLY" at the early age of 14. In high school, the Army reached out to him to participate in the MARS program. He started the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club {BARC}, taught Ham Radio licensing classes and for more than 20 years used Ham Radio to share area scores during Friday night football games. He liaised with Bellbrook Police and FireDepartments and the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association on various projects, including disaster plans and emergency communications, that were used during the Xenia Tornado, blizzards, and disaster drills. He most recently worked with federal authorities on secondary communications plans, should there be a loss of primary communication, holding a leadership position within the regional area. His wife, son and parents were also Hams.
Fred enjoyed participating in periodic Ham competitions and was recognized for having Worked All Stations, Worked All States, Worked All Countries, and Worked All Continents.
Obituary, Fred Stone W8LLY (SK)
For more than 40 years he has helped organize the logistics for the Bellbrook parades and many community events, as well as other neighboring community parades and events. He was always onsite handling communications for the various bike races, fun runs and marathons around the area. He also enjoyed attending Hamventions, Field Days, and conferences.--