Dear FlexRadio friends and family,
We at FlexRadio lost a dear friend and colleague last night to pancreatic cancer, John Basilotto (W5GI). I first met John when he showed up on my doorstep about seven years ago and volunteered to help FlexRadio, then a fledgling company, build its brand and market. John soon became our VP of Sales and Marketing and was a major contributor to our company’s success. Over the subsequent years, John became not only a respected business colleague but also a friend to all of us here at FlexRadio and many of you. He will truly be missed. I had the privilege of spending a few hours with John in mid December. Our conversation ranged from HAM radio, to family, to friends, to theology, to his faith. It has been a true inspiration to experience firsthand his courage and grace while facing terminal cancer. John left FlexRadio in the summer of 2009 due to declining health, which at the time was undiagnosed. When he was finally diagnosed a few months later, his doctors gave him a life expectancy of only three months. That was more than 15 months ago. John was given the miraculous gift of more time with his family and friends than could ever be expected by normal medicine. John left this earth as a man of faith. We are all privileged to have had the opportunity to know and work with him. Our prayers are with his wife, Pat and with their children and families; Tammy, Steve, and Chris. We will let you know about memorial details when we receive them. If you would like to email the family, you can send to *[email protected]*<[email protected]> . You can also read postings from the family at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/johnbasilotto/journal. Sincerely, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: [email protected] Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
