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Many of us have lost ham friends over the years. We want to
remember our SK friends and this page is dedicated to their memories.
We encourage you to submit additions with appropriate links and notes for inclusion. Send those to Paul Smith (k5prs@aol.com)
We also encourage you to visit both the FindAGrave and SilentKeyHQ web sites to create entries where there are none.
| Last Name | First Name | Callsign | SK Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Location | ARES Leadership1 | SK HQ Link | FindAGrave Link | Obituary Links | Submitted By | Submitter  and Visitor  Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ARNOLD | ROBERT (BOB) | K5KZS | 02/25/2018 | Magnolia |  |  | Paul Smith, k5prs | Bob and Linda https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260004920/linda_marie-arnold, both gone now, are remembered for their annual bonfires/pot lucks and for their gun range where many, including local law enforcement, honed their shooting skills. Linda Arnold, age 80 of Magnolia, passed away July 4, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. The Addison family and staff of Magnolia Funeral Home extend condolences to the Arnold family during this difficult time. –Paul (k5prs) | ||
 | BERNARD | GUS | K5GMB | 2023 | SW Houston | Sheree Horton, wm5n | |||||
 | DERRICK | DARRELL | KB5ZXM | 06/11/2024 | Magnolia |  |  | Paul Smith, k5prs | Many from Magnolia will remember Darrell as a local computer repair geek and ham operator. He was a regular at our Tuesday ham lunches that attracted up to 25 locals before Covid decimated us. Darrell passed away quietly and peacefully in his bed the day before my weekly visit. I wonder if it was from anticipation? –Paul (k5prs) | ||
 | DUTSON | KEITH | NM5G | 2025 | Hufsmith | | Paul Smith, k5prs | No money, five grandkids, NM5G and his wife quartered horses on their property in Hufsmith. Keith really enjoyed DX competitions and field days and he was a regular at our Tomball HAM lunches. He kept me honest lol. Goodby old friend. –Paul (k5prs) | |||
 | GREEN | JERRY W. | K5IHK | 11/26/2018 | Stagecoach | | | Paul Smith, k5prs | Gerry Green, owner and operator of the 146.720 Rosehill repeater, now the WA5TRC repeater was one of my first HAM contacts. He was kind and generous and free with his time. I think many will remember Gerry as their Elmer. –Paul (k5prs) | ||
 | LAVENDER | MIKE (Mikey) K. | AE5MZ | 06/24/2022 | Oklahoma | | | Paul Smith, k5prs | Mikey was my best friend, one of my Elmers and my power supply repairman. Mikey and I worked a lot of Special Events together; he especially liked to work the Wings Over Houston event down at Ellington Field, the Houston Marathon and the MS-150. Mikey was a proud Vietnam vet and member of the Tomball VFW where he served in the honor guard for fallen bretheren. –Paul (k5prs) | ||
 | MERRIT | HAROLD (Hal) | 08/02/2021 | Plantersville | | | | Freddie Laird, kf5udk | |||
 | O’HALLORAN | TOM | W2TPO | Tomball | | Paul Smith, k5prs | “I’m just sick and tired of being sick and tired.” –From Tom’s final thoughts; available on request. Tom was a great friend but a troubled soul. He died far too soon and he is missed. –Paul (k5prs) http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/resident-missing-person-explosion-fire-tomball/285-e251b33a-bc3d-42a4-bf28-1b826d6fd969 https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/resident-missing-person-explosion-fire-tomball/285-e251b33a-bc3d-42a4-bf28-1b826d6fd969 | ||||
| SHERWOOD | SIDNEY | N5ZKD | Houston | Jeff Walter, ke5fga | Born September 9th, 1946, as Harold Francis Merritt at Heights Hospital in the Houston Heights area. He worked his life, after being drafted by the Army in 1966, as a computer analyst. Hal lived most of his life in the Shady Acres subdivision near Greater Heights. –Jeff Walter, ke5fgaSid and I were not close friends but we worked many Special Events together and I always appreciated his big smile and good humor. I will miss him. — Paul Smith, k5prs | ||||||
 | SMITH | CHRISTINE | N5CAS | Waller | Paul Smith, k5prs | Many of you will remember Christine as the author of so many of our District 14, ARES net trainings which she originally wrote for Waller County. She was a dear friend and she is missed by those of us from our little lunch bunch. –Paul (k5prs) | |||||
| 1 ARES Leadership abbreviations like D14-DEC, SEC, NW-EC, SW-PIO, D1Montgomery-AEC, etc. |