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   ARLX009 Honor Roll DXer, Assistant ARRL Director H.O. Townsend, K5CX (SK)   
      
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   Special Bulletin 9  ARLX009   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  June 5, 2014   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
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   ARLX009 Honor Roll DXer, Assistant ARRL Director H.O. Townsend, K5CX (SK)   
      
   ARRL Life Member Howard O. "H.O." Townsend, K5CX (ex-WA5MLT), of   
   Naples, Texas, died on May 30. He was 69. Townsend was a retired   
   software designer and a US Army veteran.   
      
   An Honor Roll DXer, West Gulf Division Assistant Director, and past   
   Section Emergency Coordinator, Townsend participated in the W1AW/5   
   Centennial QSO Party operation from Texas (12 meters SSB).   
      
   ARRL West Gulf Division Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV, said   
   Townsend's obituary - which can be found on the web at,   
      
   http://www.batescoopersloanfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituar   
   .cfm?o_id=2545 160&fh_id=13960 -   
      
   fails to capture Townsend's importance as an advisor to him and to   
   past West Gulf directors.   
      
   "He was active in several clubs and continually promoted Amateur   
   Radio," Woolweaver said. "He leaves a big hole in the Amateur Radio   
   community."   
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