W1RFL 1927 - 2016 Thomas E. Hooper Old Lyme, CT QCWA # 22900 Chapter 149 First Call: W1RFL in 1948 Thomas E. Hooper, 88, of Old Lyme, CT, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 after a brief illness. Born in Hartford, he formerly lived in West Hartford and Enfield before retiring to Rogers Lake in Old Lyme. Tom was an avid amateur radio operator. A graduate of Hall High School in 1945, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a Radioman Third Class aboard the USS Sicily during World War II. He later attended Hillyer College before working in the electronic component field. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, two sons & their wives, and his granddaughters. He is predeceased by his sister Eve Hooper and his beloved grandson Brett Hooper. Excerpt from obituary published in Hartford Courant from May 20 to May 22, 2016