This past Thursday night, April 21, Jack Babbitt WA5ZAY became a silent
key.

Jack has been an integral part of the ham radio community, not only
here in the Walla Walla Valley, but in Texas where he began his amateur
radio "career". Jack has worked many public service events over the
years, and provided emergency communications for numerous situations in
Texas and Washington. He has served in many roles, including several
years as ARES Section Emergency Coordinator for Eastern Washington,
President of the W7DP radio club, head of the local VE testing team,
owner of the WA5ZAY Lewis Peak 2m and 440 repeaters, station trustee of
the K7UH Lewis Peak Amateur Radio Repeater Association, as well as many
other roles. Many new and long-term hams have received a wide variety
of knowledge, advice, and hands-on training from Jack, and many
individuals and groups have benefited from his direct and indirect
assistance.

There will be a small private (family) grave-side service in the near
future, and there will be a public memorial service open to everyone,
sometime in late May.

Mable WB5AVH has asked that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to may
make donations in honor of Jack's memory, to the K7UH Lewis Peak
Amateur Repeater Association, P.O. Box 951, Walla Walla WA 99362.