Untitled - Quarter Century Wireless Association

a charter memhr of the Nutmeg Chapter 149 andwas its first
Activities Manager. Last year she joined, again as a charter
member, Pioneer Chapter 183.
Presently, she is a life member of eCWA. She belongs
to ARRL and is the Treasurer and co-coordinator of the
Sunshine Fund ofthe Yankee Chapter I 12.
She feels sure that she met many eCWAers when she
was the co+hairman of the National Convention that was held
in Windsor Locks in 1985.
Besides eqioyrng radio groups, she has also been active
in other organizations, such as the Hartford Industriat
Management Club. In 1981, she was elected the first woman
president in the Club's 40 year history, an experience that she
deemed quite an honor.
Gladys says that she will be happy to be of any help as
she can as a member of the Board of Directors.
John T. Edel, K8LBZ, is a
candidate for re election as a
Director. He was first licensed as
KN8LBZ in July 1958 as a
Novice, later as K8LBZ, as a
Technician and then as a
General Class. He has had his
Advanced License since April
1989.
He married Janet E.
Snider when they were at WVU
in 1952, Janet is his best friend
and the mother of their four
children: a boy, a gifl, a boy and a girl. All are now college
graduates and their two sons are hams. John E., WNSHHJ,
thirty-nine, holds the Advanced Class license, and will become
a QCWA life member in three years, while baby brother Frank
S., N4ZSI, holds a General Class license and will have to wait
19 years. While not licensed, his two daughters, Charla and
Christa, have been encouraged to become hams by being told by
John that they have great radio voices!
Edel retired from teaching chemistry, physics, and
mathematics in 1985 after 33 years in the classroom. He
belongs to the ARRL, is a life member of QCWA and a life
member of Massillon Amateur Radio Club. He has been a
Trustee and Vice-President of the Canton Amateur Radio Club.
He has served as President of QCWA Chapter 2l in Canton,
Ohio. He also belonged to the International Lions organization
having served as first, second, third vice-presidents and King
Lion of Jackson Township Lions Club. Additionally, he was the
Zone Chairman of District 13D, Zone 7, Region 2 for the last
two years.
Edel was elected to the QCWA board in 1991. He is
the Chairman of the Membership committee and also works
with the Scholarship Committee.
John states, "I would like to be re elected as a Director.
I will be available to all local chapters that ask for assistance. I
want to enlist as many 25-year hams into QCWA as possible. I
will do my best to further this great and wonderfrrl
organization."
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Gary Earrison, WAORWS,
is a candidate for Director.
He has been a active Amateur
Radio Operator since he was
first licensed in 1966. He now
holds an Extra Class license
along with a General
Radiotelephone Operator
license.
Ilarrison has worked
in the communications field
for most of his adult life and
is currently Central Office
Supervisor for Alltel in Bolivar.
Soon after he became licensed, Harrison saw the need
for a local club; so he helped form LAARA (Lakes Area
Amateur Radio Association), and has been instrumental in
building, setting up, maintaining, and securing a site for the
club repeater on 147.06 with a link into the Kansas City Area.
Harrison has also spent a great deal of time serving as
an offrcer in other area clubs. He is now in the process of
helping form a new RACES unit in Bolivar and has agreed to
serve as President. Gary has assisted in teaching several ham
classes, and has served as an ARRL Volunteer Examiner since
it's inception.
Gary and his wife Carolyn, WBOOUM, love to travel.
They spend most of their vacation going to many of the major
Ham conventions and look forward to adding QCWA functions
to their many travels.
Gary says, "I look forward to serving QCWA in any
way possible and would like to thank you for considering me for
the Board of Directors."
John Huntoon, WIRW, is a
candidate for re election to
the Board of Directors. He
was first licensed in Illinois
as W9KIY, in 1932. He took
an early interest in traffrc and
network activities, and was a
principal in establishing a
single-frequency state nel
Huntoon handled
much of the heavy third-party
message traffic originating at
the Chicago World's Fairs.
He became RM, then Illinois SCM, and secretary of the Chicago
Area Radio Club Council, which sponsored the 1936 Central
Division and 1938 ARRL National conventions, winning the
code speed championship at the latter.
Huntoon was hired as ARRL Headquarters Assistant
Secretary in 1939, and acquired new call of WILVQ. His career
was intemrpted by three years in the U.S. Coast Guard, first as
instructor in the code schools, then involved in enemy spy radio
message intercept and crypto analysis.
Huntoon returned to Headquarters, and on retirement
of A. L. Budlong, in 1961, was appointed ARRL Secretary and