Monday, March 04, 2013

VE6LO ...SK

Word comes tonight that a friend has completed his journey on this side of glory.
Lyndy was the guy who invited me to the local Ham Radio Club and when I got there for the monthly breakfast, he made room for me. He made room for me in the group and on the air and in his life, and for that I'll always be thankful.
VE6LO was his callsign, and when I would check in to the net, his friendly voice would recognize me and welcome me to the net by identifying me as the Voice Of Randall. (My callsign is VE6VOR)

Lyndy was warm and welcoming and helpful. He got me set up with a permanent mobile 2 meter unit because, he said, he had so many of them laying around. I treasure that radio now and think of him when I use it.

Word came last week that he had been given a short time to live, and so I contacted him on the phone and we had a good chat. Then he was admitted to the hospital and I was able to spend some precious time with him last Wednesday morning. We talked about life and he shared some things with me that were personal, about his life and faith. He was trying to encourage me even as I was trying to encourage him. We prayed before I parted and he wanted to pray a blessing on me too, which I gladly received. He prayed like a man who knew what he was doing, and his prayer washed over me in deep gracious ways.

I told him last visit that I'd come and see him again and he smiled and looked forward to that. My seeing him will change now from tomorrow morning, to a bit further down the road. But I do look forward to another good conversation with VE6LO.


For now I have a few fun reminders of a visit we had last September at his place. His antenna farm is a thing of beauty, and he wanted to climb it again, just to show me he could do it. It's probably the last picture around of him in his tower.





Here are a few pictures from our afternoon at VE6LO land.





And so that's that then. VE6LO is a silent key and I only knew him a year.
At least I had the chance to know him a bit. I am pleased for that.

Peace to his memory.


UPDATE: Lyndy's story click here. 

5 comments:

  1. I am sorry for your loss Randy.

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  2. Very sorry to hear about your friend, but glad for the time you had together and the place he could have in your life.

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  3. Just heard about Lindy last evening, very sorry to hear. Had a few QSO's with him on 160 and 80, a true credit to the Amateur Radio hobby.


    George VE4XR

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  4. Morning Gaylene and Dixie.

    Hi George, yup he was one of the good guys. I think a lot of the guys will miss him.
    I'll listen for you on the bands. Be nice to chat once.

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  5. Hello, its nice to read this tribute to a Great Man and a Great Ham. I met Lyndy on the air probably about 6 years ago on 1895. He was very welcoming of me and any of the other new comers to the group. You could tell he was a genuinely nice guy. He was always nice and polite on the air and had lots of wisdom and knowledge. The last time I heard him was on 1895 a few weeks ago. When he showed up, there were a few people who had technical questions for him, myself included. He seemed to enjoy sharing his knowledge. I didn't get to see the station "On the South Banks of the Mighty Battle River", but I know it is impressive. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.

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