AE6SX 1951 - 2019
Daniel L. 'Dan' Pruitt
Fresno, CA
QCWA # 33706
Chapter 213
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First Call: WN6QPV in 1965 Other Call(s): KG6ALC AE6SX
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ARLX001 San Joaquin Valley Section Manager Dan Pruitt, AE6SX (SK)
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Special Bulletin 1 ARLX001
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT January 3, 2020
To all radio amateurs
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ARLX001 San Joaquin Valley Section Manager Dan Pruitt, AE6SX (SK)
ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section Manager Dan Pruitt, AE6SX, of Fresno, California, died on December 27. He was 68. At the time of his death, Pruitt had been hospitalized as a result of a fall. First licensed in 1965, Pruitt had served as SJV SM since 2009 and earlier this year began a new 2-year term. A successor will be appointed.
Pruitt had previously served as Fresno County Emergency Coordinator, and his focus has been on improving emergency communication in his region, working with the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), the National Traffic System, the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS), the American Red Cross, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and the System for Administration, Training, and Educational Resources for NASA (SATERN). He had also served as SJV Public Information Officer.
Arrangements are pending.
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Dan Pruitt, AE6SX, QCWA #33706, passed away on December 27, 2019.
The following appeared in the Fresno BEE on December 31:
Pruitt, Daniel, 68, Fresno, Dec. 27, Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
Dan was a member of Chapter 213.
Dan was an ARES Fresno County EC, and the ARRL sec-tion manager for the SJV section since 2009.
He was first licensed in 1965 as a novice.
He will be remembered.
73,
Charles W6DPD
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