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Edward A. 'Ed' Seruga Wind Lake, WI QCWA # 17123 |
ED SERUGA, KE9JJ, SK - By Tom Macon, K9BTQ
Edward A. Seruga, KE9JJ, of Wind Lake passed away on March 11.
After high school in Milwaukee, he received a Mechanical Engineering degree from Marquette University. He worked for Badger Meter in Milwaukee for many years where he received numerous US Patents in the liquid metering field. He retired from Badger at age 62.
Ed began an interest in ham radio operations at age 12, which he continued his entire life. He held an Extra Class. He was a member of Milwaukee Radio Amateur Club, (MRAC) for years as well as a WARAC member since 1993. He was also active on the Milwaukee-Florida Net in recent years, where he was known as "JJ".
He is survived by his wife of almost 61 years, Sophie and two children; Craig and Cheryl, both of whom live in the Waterford area. He is also survived by four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Ed was 85.