Marc Litchman, G0TOC passed away on the evening of Sunday 29 March 2020. Marc had been in poor health for several months and didn’t recover from a major operation after a lengthy period in Intensive Care at St Bart’s Hospital, London. Joining Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society (LEFARS) in 1995, Marc had many roles within the society but most members knew him as the friendly welcoming Training Manager (Exam Secretary) on joining the club. He was involved in over 40 Foundation courses, 32 Intermediate courses and many exams at all levels. Whilst the RSGB HQ was at Lambda House, Potters Bar, he undertook a supporting role in the QSL bureau sorting cards and afterwards as G7 Series QSL Sub-Manager. Marc liked QSL cards! He had boxes of them in his house, as XYL Lorraine will attest. Marc was also LEFARS Secretary for many years, until 2018, and its QSL manager. Part of his legacy is the series of cards we have for the varied events the club participated in. Marc created the club’s website and maintained it, as part of the Admin team at LEFARS, until recently when he left the committee as his health began to fail. Marc also had key roles with the RNARS (Affiliated) London (HMS Belfast) Group including QSL, web and Awards manager, RNARS QSL Manager and latterly Chingford Sea Cadets as Radio Instructor. The committee and members of LEFARS pass on their sincere condolences to Marc’s widow Lorraine and children. A condolences card has been sent. Tribute by John Ray, G8DZH LEFARS Newsletter Editor
