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Richard N. Drevo Lewes, DE QCWA # 32371 Chapter 150 |
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Member: ARRL / Accredited ARRL VE Member: Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) Member since 1966
QCWA Chapter 150 Vice President; AFCCE (Life Member); President,Lewes Amateur Radio Society (W3LRS) http://www.lewesars.com; Lewes RACES Member
Engineering Publications: 21st & 22nd Edition, RADIO HANDBOOK (W6SAI), "GNQ-1000 Linear Amplifier for 80-10 Meters" (Editors & Engineers, div. of Howard W. Sams & Co.); Ham Radio & CQ Magazine (1979) "Antennas - Design, Construction, Fact and Even Some Fiction" with William P. Orr (W6SAI) Ham Radio (1979) "Compact Loop Antenna for 80 & 40 Meter DX with G. Badger, (W6TC) ARRL DXCC Phone & CW ARRL Public Service Award (1964 Alaskan Earthquake)
-----------Capegazette Posted on October 21, 2020 the below-------------
Richard N. Drevo, electrical engineer
Richard Nenedal Drevo, 76, of Lewes departed this life Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1943, in Takoma Park, Md., son of the late William L. and Olga N. Drevo.
Mr. Drevo built a career as an electrical engineer, having earned a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering technology from Capital Institute of Technology. He was a gifted bluegrass musician, specializing in 5-string banjo, and founded Urban Recordings Ltd. Mr. Drevo performed with Eastern Heritage and taught banjo lessons in his retirement. He was the youngest FCC-licensed ham radio operator in Washington, D.C., a member of Potomac Valley Radio Club, and a founder of the Lewes Amateur Radio Society. Mr. Drevo was a nationally certified U.S. swimming referee and past president of Seven Locks Pool Inc. in Bethesda, Md. Above all, Mr. Drevo cherished time with those he held most dear. He was a loving and devoted partner, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Mr. Drevo is survived by his partner, Barbara LaPlante of Lewes; his sons: Richard Drevo II of Bethesda, and Samuel Drevo of Portland, Ore.; his granddaughter, Madeleine Drevo; his brother, William Luk Drevo Jr. of Texas; and his former wife, Jane Orr Drevo.
A private funeral service will be held at National Bohemian Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, Lewes.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in Mr. Drevo’s memory to the North American Spine Society: NASS, 39752 Treasury Center, Chicago, IL 60694-9700; or the Parkinson’s Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.
Visit Mr. Drevo’s Life Memorial webpage and sign his online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.