Ulis, thanks for sending this information widely
around. I got it from multiple venues.
I had known that Ben had not been too good
lately, but it is still a shock to the system to learn that we lost Ben.
Ben was one of the most entertaining people who
ever got involved in our hobby. His
accomplishments were vast, and we will all miss him.
George Zeller
At 06:53 PM 7/14/2014, Ulis Fleming wrote:
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 >>>
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