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Edward E. 'Ernie' Crump Cambridge, ON Canada QCWA # 29870 Chapter 73 |
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CRUMP, Edward Ernest "Ernie" (VE3OU) Passed peacefully surrounded by those whom he loved so much on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital.
He leaves behind his beloved wife Marilyn (Parkinson) of 51 years, and his children of whom he was so proud and devoted, Ian (Morgan) of Fairfax Virginia, and Meagan of Toronto, as well as his two dearly loved grandchildren Jackson and Regan, who furnished him with much joy and amusement.
Born in Galt, October 16, 1939, Ernie was the elder son of the late Albert and Mary Crump (Lengyell) and was the protective and loved big brother of Ross (Jennifer Parkinson).
He is also survived by brother-in-law Neil Parkinson (Sharon) and his nieces and nephews Joshua Crump (Anna) of Australia, Carrie Crump (Troy) of Kelowna, Elizabeth Race (Peter) of Ottawa, Sarah Parkinson of Toronto and Carolyn Parkinson (Jason) of Los Angeles, along with his great-nieces and nephews Bella, Will, Henry, Archer, Finley, Ben, Jack, Kayla, Frank, Cora and Erica. He was predeceased by his parents, Marilyn's parents Archie and Winifred Parkinson, and his cherished nephew Aaron Crump.
After 42 years as an employee of Raytheon Canada, Ernie embraced retirement with excitement and pleasure, travelling, attending theatre productions, relishing family time, devoting much time to his amateur radio hobby and volunteering in the community with the Canadian Red Cross, John Howard Society, Ontario Gleaners, Cambridge Memorial Hospital, and Trinity Community Table.
He was a member of the Probus Club of Cambridge, Cambridge Tennis Club, and a founding member of the South Waterloo Amateur Radio Club and the first holder of the call sign "VE3SWA".
Many will remember his pithy comments included in various letters to the editors of local and national newspapers.
He was a group leader for Recovery International, helping many cope with depression and anxiety disorders using the skills that helped him to overcome his own mental health challenges. His participation in social events often found him in a host of costumes including Santa Claus, Henry the VIII and, hilariously, as the New Year Baby.
After a reluctant start with eight close friends, he quickly and enthusiastically embraced the wonders of the Bruce Trail and was proud to have completed the "end to end hike" from Queenston to Tobermory.
As a life-long and devoted member of Trinity Anglican Church, he held many leadership positions over the years, and humbly accepted the Bishop of Huron's Award of Excellence in 2008. He was a man of deep faith, and his many friends will remember him for his wry wit, kindness and steadfast friendship.
Our family is deeply grateful to the emergency responders, the ICU doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and all others who treated him, and us, with such skill and compassion, as well as to Reverend Eleanor and all of our friends and neighbours for their ongoing and loving support during this time.
Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service to honour his life well lived will be held on Saturday, September 14th at 2 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church (12 Blair Road, Cambridge).
In his memory, remembrances to Trinity Anglican Church or Cambridge Memorial Hospital would have pleased him so much.
Category: Obituaries & Death Notices
Newspaper(s): Cambridge Times
Location: Kitchener
----NOTE; MY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATING NAME IS "ERNIE"----
First licensed in 1956 at age 16, I was originally assigned the call VE3EGG. In 1965 I applied for and received VE3OU.
In the early 90's the licensing body (Industry Canada) changed the regulations so that we could hold more than one call sign. In 1998 when VE3EGG again became available, I was fortunate enough to obtain it once more. In Canada, Amateur Radio licensing is for a "station", and not as an individual, so multiple call signs are possible. We make one payment, and hold the call for life with no renewal fees (gotta like that!).
I work mostly CW on HF, and prefer the lower end of 40, with some excursions to 80,30,20 and 15. I have over 225 countries on 40, using a dipole and 100W.
The 1950's and 60's were a time of great CW operators on 40, hanging out on 7020, (known as "the slip stream"), and swapping tales with a gang of super operators, (now mostly SK) at 50+ wpm. Those were fun days!
I have a Life membership (# 29870) in QCWA, also a member of the Old Old Timers Club (OOTC), ARRL and RAC (Radio Amateurs of Canada). I hold the "Advanced Amateur" license (15 wpm), and several commercial Radiotelephone certificates, equiv. to the U.S. First Class Radio Telephone dating back to the 1960's.
In October 2002 I retired after 42 years with Raytheon Canada Ltd. of Waterloo Ontario, where I had functioned as The Quality Control Supervisor then went into Quality Assurance Engineering, as the ISO 9001 Assessor, Suppler and program QA Engineer. We designed and built military electronics and solid state airport radar with powers up to 50kw.
I now enjoy every minute of retirement, doing some church (and other) volunteer work, tennis, hiking the Bruce Trail which we finshed in 2009 and operating CW, of course.
My wife Marilyn (who retired from teaching in 2005) and I have two grown children, Ian and Meagan, out in the working world.
Please look for me on 40 CW (near 7020), or on 80,30,20 or 15 CW, signing VE3OU or VE3EGG.
In December 2005 I also obtained the call sign VA3RTF, in honour of a real CANADIAN HERO. The suffix stands for "Remember Terry Fox". Terry was a one legged cancer victim who ran part way across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Even though Terry succumbed to cancer in 1981, over $600 million has been raised in his name since 1980 for research. Please look up this call on QRZ for further details on Terry's life.
73, and God Bless, Ernie
trustee of VE3UM, "The Cambridge DX Society" call sign
| VE3OU at the entrance to King TUT's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, EGYPT. Inside was the mummy of TUT himself, recently unwrapped. We saw all the treasures from the Tomb in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, including the gold death mask. March 2008. |