Dave Floyd W9MPD An icon of Amateur Radio in southern Nevada passed away Saturday morning November 21. David Floyd W9MPD age 75, of Boulder City, known around the planet as 'Radio World Dave' sucummed this morning at St. Rose de Lima Hospital in Henderson, NV after being removed from life support. Mr. Floyd had fallen victim to a sudden medical episode on Monday November 16th. He had just eaten lunch with some friends when he became ill. His longtime sidekick and pal, Bill Weber rushed him to the emergency room just a few blocks away. Shortly after arriving at the hospital Floyd stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. Dave Floyd was well known not only in the Las Vegas valley, but world wide as the operator of Boulder Cities "Radio World", billed as "The Best Little Radio Shop, by a Damn Site" (Boulder City is home to the Hoover Dam). Dave Floyd W9MPD in his shop The shop has been operated by Floyd for 28 years and features stacks of used amateur radio equipment and more than a few boat anchors. Amateur radio enthusiasts from around the world have made the pilgrimage to the tiny, cluttered radio emporium to chat with the mild mannered Floyd, twiddle the knobs of radios from decades past, and to occasionally purchase a rare electronic artifact or get a radio repaired. All visitors to Radio World receive a plastic baggie full of homemade cookies made by his wife Hoa (pronounced "y"). Before coming to Boulder City he operated Floyds Electronics in Collinsville, Illinois. Dave Floyd became interested in radio at age 13 when he stumbled on some radio parts and a old National Radio Institute (NRI) correspondence course which his father had enrolled in prior to World War II. He got his first ticket a year later in 1955 as KN9BQV and has been continuously licensed for sixty years. Floyd received a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, went to work building aircraft in California. He later went on to work for NASA at Mission Control in Houston. Dave Floyd was an accomplished Barber Shop Quartet singer. Having been a part of the Gamble-aires and the Silver Statesman. He is a member of the Frontier Amateur Radio Society in Las Vegas and of the Egyptian Radio Club of Granite City, Illinois. David Floyd is survived by his wife Hoa, a son and a daughter, an three brothers. No information is available at this time regarding a memorial service
My Condolences. David A. Floyd, Sr, W9MPD SK SK November 21, 2015 David Allen Floyd (June 25, 1941 - November 21, 2015) David Allen Floyd, age 74, of Boulder City, NV went to be with the Lord on November 21, 2015. He was born on June 25, 1941 in Granite City, IL to Ival and Opal Floyd. He moved to Boulder City in 1987 from Illinois, where he married Hoa Nguyen on February 15, 1997. David owned and operated Radio World in Boulder City since 1987. Prior to that, he owned and operated Floyd Electronics in Collinsville, IL since 1976. He loved ham radio and was a member of various groups including the Egyptian Radio Club in Granite City, IL. He enjoyed singing barbershop harmony and was a member of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Carol Broadwater. He is survived by his wife, Hoa Floyd; a brother, Dennis Lee Floyd; a sister, Gail Dunlap; three children, Rebecca (Shannon Dennis) Cleveland, David (Belinda) Floyd Jr, Diana Christine (Jon Geck) Floyd; six grandchildren, Phillip, Jason, Joshua, Shaun, Amanda, and Alexander; and six great grandchildren. David was known for his kindness and generosity, and will be greatly missed by not only his family, but by the many friends he made everywhere he went. , A memorial service will be held at the Belleville First Church of the Nazarene, 1901 Lebanon Ave., Belleville, IL on Saturday, November 28, at 12:00 pm. Family and friends can sign an online memorial guestbook at www.bouldercityfamilymortuary.com http://www.bouldercityfamilymortuary.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3389694&fh_id=13799
