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   ARLX003 Past ARRL Dakota Division Director Howard Mark, K3HM (SK)   
      
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   Special Bulletin 3  ARLX003   
   >From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington CT  February 2, 2015   
   To all radio amateurs    
      
   SB SPCL ARL ARLX003   
   ARLX003 Past ARRL Dakota Division Director Howard Mark, K3HM (SK)   
      
   Past ARRL Dakota Division Director Howard Mark, K3HM (ex-W0OZC), of   
   Burnsville, Minnesota, died on January 24. He was 81. An ARRL   
   member, Mark was licensed in 1957. He was appointed as ARRL Dakota   
   Vice Director in 1982 to fill a vacancy. He served in that post   
   until 1986, when he succeeded Tod Olson, K0TO, as Director after   
   Olson was elected as ARRL International Affairs Vice President. Mark   
   stepped down as Director in 1993, when he moved out of the Division   
   to Las Vegas, Nevada.   
      
   "Howard had been failing the last week or two, and his passing still   
   comes with great sorrow to everyone," said Mike Sigelman, K0BUD, a   
   good friend. "Howard Mark was a highly intelligent person who set a   
   fine example of a great husband and family man and one very devoted   
   to his friends and to our hobby! I know he will be missed by all of   
   us."   
      
   During his 17 years in Las Vegas, Mark was an active member of the   
   Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club (LVRAC) and held various club   
   leadership roles. Within the club he became known as "The Voice of   
   Summerlin," after the community where he lived. Mark served as the   
   club's net control operator for many years, and he regularly   
   organized LVRAC's participation in such public service activities as   
   the Las Vegas Marathon, the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay, and   
   the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure.   
      
   Survivors include his wife, Margi. The family will hold a private   
   memorial observance.   
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