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John K. Munroe Bellingham, WA QCWA # 11542 Chapter 4 |
John passed away in February 2019.
John was a resident of Washington at the time of passing.
Upon discharge in 1954, he graduated WSC and worked at KPUG, then served as an elementary principal at Marietta and Larrabee schools for ten years.
He lived in Dayton until WWII when he joined the US Merchant Marine.
W7KCN, John K Munroe, from Bellingham, USA, has become a Silent Key.
He was 91.
He served in the US Merchant Marines, Naval Reserve and the US Navy.
John worked from KWWB, Armed Forces Radio Service, KPUG and KGMI.
He was also a principal for two elementary schools and a teacher at WWU.
John and his wife founded Munroe Wool Company. John was also musically inclined playing the bagpipes, wrote "50 vocal jazz arrangements" and enjoyed singing. In addition to all that he was an active member and Deacon for almost half his life.
He was first licensed as W7KCN in 1942.
He had 339/349 countries confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed award.
John was born in Walla Walla, WA to John and Anna (Witt) Munroe. He lived in Dayton until WWII when he joined the US Merchant Marine. John attended WSC until 1949 and worked at KWWB in Walla Walla until the Korean War. He then enlisted from the Naval Reserve into the US Navy and served on three battleships, an aircraft carrier, and a seaplane tender until 1953 when he was transferred to Armed Forces Radio Service in Hollywood. Upon discharge in 1954, he graduated WSC and worked at KPUG, then served as an elementary principal at Marietta and Larrabee schools for ten years. He returned to broadcasting at KGMI for many years until he received an opportunity to teach at WWU where he was on faculty for ten years. He and his wife, Marjorie, founded Munroe Wool Company, which they operated for 17 years. John was an amateur radio operator since 1942 (W7KCN), a bagpiper, a writer of 50 vocal jazz arrangements, had several singing groups, and was a model railroader. He was also an avid reader and wrote articles published in various periodicals. He was a member and Deacon at Immanuel Bible Church for more than 45 years. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marjorie: daughters Paula (Tim), Theresa (Pete) and Marianne (Mark); son, Tom (Sheryl); and grandchildren, David, James, Cherelle, Thomas, Matthew, Meghan, Ondrea, Tannor, Zachary, Eli, Sohpie, and Annabel. A Celebration of John's Life will be held on Thursday, February 21st, at 2:00pm at Immanuel Bible Church (2000 W North St, Bellingham, WA 98225). Please share your memories of John at www.molesfarewelltributes.com
Published in Bellingham Herald on Feb. 17, 2019