I just talked to Glenda Griffin. Her dad, Hal Roby, K5JMI passed away last night, February 7, 2011. We have lost a great friend of the Amateur community. Services are pending.
73’s Jim Hargrave W5IFP
SAHams Note: Sunset Memorial Park on Austin Hwy, Visitation is Thursday from 5-7 PM. Service is Friday at 1:30 PM. Burial Ceremony is Monday morning (I think) at FT Sam Houston
SAHams Note: Hal was a fixture of the nightly Rainfall net on the 146.94 machine, and we believe a long term member of the San Antonio Radio Club. It was reported around the end of November 2010, that Hal had fallen and had lost his motor skills. He was admitted to BAMC around 12/7/2010 and later moved to a nursing home to undergo therapy. Hal was 87 and had Alzheimer’s. He did not recognize his family or friends towards the end of his life. He would have turned 88 later this week.
