Hi Risto Time catches up to all of us sadly at some point. Like you I had the great pleasure of visiting Ben after many invites to go by his place. I had heard about his beautiful and impressive receiver collection and was not disappointed at all when I first saw it. The first opportunity came around 2001 on a business trip to NC. Their hospitality was unbelievably warm and sincere as you know. In the sort time I was there they both made me feel like I was part of the family.
I learned about Ben's illness a few years ago in an email from Linda. She thoughtfully when in his emails and responded to an email I sent Ben that he never answered a year prior. Because my father also suffered (and later died) from Alzheimer's disease I made it a point to stay in touch from time to time with Linda to let her know I knew what she was going through and she was not alone. Hopefully I'll make back to the fest soon. Perhaps we can have a toast to the radio ops that have gone before us and share some stories. I think Ben would appreciate that. 73, Ulis On Jul 14, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Risto Vähäkainu <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Swlfest mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest >>> >>> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >>> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL >>> shown above. >>> >>> For more information on the Fest, visit: >>> >>> http://www.swlfest.com >>> http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > > -- > Risto Vähäkainu > tietotekniikka-asiantuntija > Helsingin yliopisto > Tietotekniikkakeskus/järjestelmäpalvelut > p. 050-529 2909 > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
