Paul (W6VLM) was an active ATN member. He passed away last night (5/16/03) and we already miss him greatly.

Please pass this information on to ATN members and feel free to make an appropriate memorial announcement at Dayton and on the ATN web page...

Last night, at the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club meeting, Paul Sheffield collapsed into unconsciousness. Two doctors (hams) on the scene, and later paramedics, tried to revive him unsuccessfully. He was pronounced dead at Goleta Valley Hospital at about 9:00 PM.

Paul is a great loss for Amateur Radio and especially ATV in the Santa Barbara area. He has been one of our most active ATV'ers, helping to build and maintain the local ATV repeater and motivating others to become involved in ATV, SSTV and other specialized modes. He regularly participated in the Tuesday night ATV Nets, showing live video, video tapes and slow-scan images. He is the major proponent of adding an ATV station to the SBARC Club Station. Most recently he motivated local experimentation with digital slow-scan TV and encouraged future experimentation with digital ATV. He is survived by his teenage son, Alexander.

CQ W6VLM/Heaven de WB9KMO... QSL, QSL, U R P5+... Rest in peace, my friend...

73,

Rod, WB9KMO