That explains it Geoff. I knew that I had been in QSO with him as late as '99 or '00 for sure. I was really hoping you were wrong... Appears you are right. Really sad to hear.
Brian > We might, but I -swear- Bill Ross (K5LLK) who was close friends with > John told me, -long- before he died (and I was -at- that funeral) that > Sulphur John was a silent key. John's Father was still hanging around, > after he passed away. > > I knew it was true. I can't get wrapped around my head that this is > already 2005 :-( > > John A. Shelton - 2/11/2001 > SULPHUR - Memorial services for John A. Shelton, 58, will be at 4 p.m. > Saturday, > Feb. 12, in Maplewood Methodist Church. > The Rev. Karen Davis will officiate. The body will be cremated. > Mr. Shelton died at 3:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in his residence. > He was a native of Ponca City, Okla., and had lived in Sulphur since 1955. He > was a graduate of Sulphur High School and attended McNeese State University. > He > was an Air Force veteran and a retired Conoco operator. He was a troop leader > and a counselor with the Boy Scouts. He was a ham radio operator; his call > letters were WD5EHS-73. He was a member of Maplewood Methodist Church. > Survivors include his wife, Dianne R. Shelton of Sulphur; one son, Michael A. > Shelton of Sulphur; one daughter, Elizabeth A. Shelton of Denver; one brother, > Roy Scott Shelton of Sulphur; one sister, Marilyn Jean Richmond of Beaumont, > Texas; his parents, Leonard and Jean Shelton of Sulphur; and three > grandchildren. >
