WTØP-SK
Fred Pearson (WTØP) passed away a couple of months ago, according to a phone call I made to the nursing home .
Fred had been a member of the BAARC for a number of years. A severe vehicle accident some years ago caused him to be confined to a wheel chair. He did some operating on 2 and 75 meters when he lived in Brainerd near the State Hospital.
When he could not get the care he needed in a special needs apartment in Brainerd, he was transferred to a nursing home facility in Minneapolis. Pete NØBLX had periodic contact with him especially when Fred needed transportation. Occasionally we would see him at a breakfast.
Fred told me there were other hams in his family. The last I heard is that he had two daughters from a previous marriage who lived somewhere in Wisconsin.
Of course, Fred will be missed by all his friends in the BAARC.
de Fritz WØKO 6/29/99