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   ARLX002 Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, Section Manager of the ARRL South   
   Carolina Section, SK   
      
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   Special Bulletin 2  ARLX002   
   From ARRL Headquarters    
   Newington CT  May 18, 2023   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPCL ARL ARLX002   
   ARLX002 Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, Section Manager of the ARRL South   
   Carolina Section, SK   
      
   Section Manager of the ARRL South Carolina Section Marc Tarplee,   
   N4UFP, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023.   
      
   Tarplee served as the South Carolina Section Technical Coordinator   
   for 7 years before becoming the South Carolina Section Manager in   
   2010. He was the longest-serving Section Manager of the century   
   within the ARRL Roanoke Division.   
      
   He was a member of the York County Amateur Radio Society (YCARS),   
   the Carolina DX Association (CDXA), a founding member of the York   
   County Contesters Group, and he recently retired as the Chief   
   Financial Officer of York Technical College in Rock Hill, South   
   Carolina. He completed his undergraduate degree in physics at the   
   State University of New York in Brockport, and then he pursued an   
   M.Sc. at the Rochester (New York) Institute of Technology. He earned   
   his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of South   
   Carolina.   
      
   After spending many years as a shortwave listener, Tarplee became   
   licensed in 1988. He was an avid CW operator and was chasing ARRL's   
   Fred Fish Memorial Award, which is granted to hams who work all 488   
   maidenhead grids in the continental US via VHF/UHF. He had more than   
   420 grids confirmed.   
      
   Tarplee also enjoyed 160 meters and particularly relished working   
   the top band from a large piece of marshland he owned on the South   
   Carolina coast. From there, he had the space to run a full-wave   
   Beverage antenna. As both a committed DXer and contester, Tarplee   
   could be found anywhere from 160 meters to 23 centimeters.   
      
   "Marc's service to the South Carolina Section was legendary. He   
   served as Technical Coordinator prior to my successful election as   
   Section Manager in 2003 and continued in that position throughout my   
   tenure. When I was elected to the ARRL board to start in 2010, I was   
   looking for a replacement.  As I was considering candidates, Marc   
   came to me and wanted to give it a shot. I admitted to him that I   
   did not even consider him at first, but that he was absolutely the   
   right person for the position," said Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, Director of   
   the ARRL Roanoke Division.   
      
   ARRL Field Organization Supervisor Steve Ewald, WV1X, said, "Marc   
   was a wonderful ambassador for ARRL. While working him over the   
   years, I sensed that he really enjoyed sharing his interest in   
   amateur radio, and he knew how to encourage others to participate   
   and get involved."   
      
   Tarplee is survived by his wife, Lee, W7LEE, and his daughters,   
   Austin and Marley.   
      
   A memorial service for Tarplee will be held at the Learning Commons   
   in Building L at York Technical College, 452 South Anderson Rd.,   
   Rock Hill, South Carolina on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 1:00 PM.   
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