JOHN MAHER WD4MIS SK

JOHN MAHER, WD4MIS, OF ARLINGTON, VA, DIED IN LATE DECEMBER OF ALS. JOHN WAS ORIGINALLY LICENSED IN IRELAND, AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1970'S, HE WAS LICENSED AS WD4MIS. JOHN WAS ACTIVE FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS IN THE VIRGINIA CW TRAFFIC NETS AND WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ARLINGTON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. JOHN WAS AN AVID CW OPERATOR. HE WILL BE MISSED BY THE AMATEUR COMMUNITY.