Looks like Jack left our world on February 20, 2016. Not much info known. I knew him very briefly through the CW Operator's Club CW Academy, which he was a very important part of. Wish I could have gotten to know him better.
My Condolences. Jack A. Ritter, W0UCE SK February 20, 2016 License Class: Extra License Issue Date: Aug 16 2014 License Expiration Date: Oct 31 2024 Birth Date: Jun 12 1938 FISTS Number: 1739 QCWA Number: 18798 OOTC Number: 3071 NAQCC Number: 1744 Jack Allen Ritter - Death Record Durham Jack was born on June 12, 1938 and passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Jack was a resident of Durham, North Carolina. Visitation2:30pm Saturday February 27 2016Woodlawn Baptist Church190 Woodlawn Church Road Wake Forest NC Wake 27587 http://death-records.mooseroots.com/l/237892926/Jack-Allen-Ritter
Jack was one darn good CW traffic handler, contester operator (PVRC member), DXer, you name it! Anyone with over 29,000 QRZ lookups has to be one active guy! I spent a weekend with him in 2009. WB4FDT
305 Countries worked on Clublog! Never met the man, sounds like he was a nice Man. My Condolences to all.
HI LEE, ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRIBUTE TO JACK. JACK WAS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE CFO CLUB HE WAS MEMBER # 833. JACK WAS A CT-R IN THE NAVY. JACK HAD AN OUTSTANDING TRIBUTE TO THE CFO GANG ON HIS PERSONAL PAGE. HIS PAGE NO LONGER EXISTS. THE PAGE WAS TAKE DOWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS PASSING. JACK WAS DOWN IN ORLANDO, FL ATTENDING THE HAMCATION EVENT WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. JACK WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY HUMANITARIAN JACK WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH THE LOCAL SHRINERS GROUP. JACK AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SHRINERS WOULD PUT ON THE FULL CLOWN GARB / MAKEUP AND GO TO THE LOCAL HOSPITALS TO CHEER UP THE CHILDEREN. GOD REST HIS SOUL ===