W9KRE - August 25, 2015 James R. 'Jim' Blecha Aurora, CO QCWA # 23309 Chapter 58 Please be advised that James R Blecha my father passed away on August 25 2015 following a short hospital stay at the University of Colorado Hospital. from eHam.net: Jim Blecha (W9KRE) Mid September 2015 Jim Passed away from a lengthy illness in mid September. Jim was very active in ARES and the Castle Rock Repeater Association and was quite instrumental in the upkeep of the 146.670 repeater on Squaw Mountain. He always wanted to join you for breakfast. The Denver amateur radio community will miss Jim's voice. Contributed by: Michael S. Higgins (K6AER) from Twitter: Chris Kirby @WX0PIX W9KRE / SK as of this morning. Jim, you will be missed. #hamradio 11:40 AM - 25 Aug 2015