Silent Key - Colorado QRP Club

On April 04, 2007,
we received this report about
Chuck Mitchel (WB9NWF), CQC #601, from
Brian Smith, W9IND


Hi Roger, 
 
Good to hear from you. 
 
I don't have all of the specifics at my fingertips (I can get them 
from his wife the next time I talk with her), but to cover the basics, 
Chuck died in early July 2000 from a rare and mysterious form of 
lymphoma. Apparently the doctors gave him an excellent chance of 
recovery, but he didn't respond to treatment the way most people 
do. His wife told me that medical scans of the disease produced images 
that were different from the way lymphoma usually appears, and his 
doctors were at a loss to explain why. 
 
Chuck was only 41 years old (possibly 40) and, even more tragically, 
had just become a father for the first time. His wife told me that 
she has only one photo of him with his son -- taken in the hospital 
after he'd lost a considerable amount of weight. (I haven't seen it 
yet and am not sure I want to.) Chuck is survived by his wife, Mary; 
his son, Christopher; and his parents, whose names I don't know. 
 
Truly one of the nicest guys I've ever known. In fact, our radio 
clubhouse, known as the Comm Center, is in the process of obtaining a 
portrait-type photo of Chuck to hang inside the entrance. (It serves 
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, W9IMS; the Legion 
of Indianapolis DXers, W9VW; and a couple of other local clubs.) 
 
Hope this fills you in sufficiently. As I said, if you'd like, I'd be 
glad to get more info from his wife.  
 
73 to you and yours,
Brian, W9IND 





Respectfully submitted by

Roger J. Wendell - WBØJNR
CQC Webmaster and Treasurer

http://www.rogerwendell.com 
http://www.coloradoQRPclub.org