Dear Ulis,
thanks for passing this sad info. Ever since my first evening at the
SWL in 1995 Ben and I were good friends and we always got well along.
We met several times at the fest and he asked me to visit his place
someday. This became reality in 2002, when I (together with the late
Juha ignatius) stayed at his place for some days. We had great fun
together and we enjoyed seeing his vast receiver collection plus his
fabulous cars. After that I was absent from the fest for many years
and when I returned I was shocked to hear that he was badly dementized
and we never met again.
Rest in peace Ben
your friend
Risto
Lainaus bernieS <[email protected]>:
So sad. I was unable to find a picture of Ben Hester in the
newspaper obituary below, or on the funeral home obituary it links to.
-bernieS
At 09:42 AM 7/14/2014, U Fleming wrote:
I received a phone call yesterday from Linda Hester, Ben's wife,
that he passed away Friday from complications of the horribly
destructive Alzheimer's Disease. Ben was a regular for many years
at the SWL fest and an avid receiver collector. If you met Ben at
the fest you would surely remember him. Not only an excellent
engineer but a kind hearted gentleman and great story teller.
His obit can be found here:
<http://www.journalnow.com/obituaries/hester-benny-lee/article_45f94644-154e-5dcb-8078-70b125a44a6a.html>http://www.journalnow.com/obituaries/hester-benny-lee/article_45f94644-154e-5dcb-8078-70b125a44a6a.html
Linda wanted me to make sure that word of his passing was sent out
to his radio friends. If you know anyone who might not be on this
list that knew Ben please let them know.
73,
Ulis Fleming
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