[NCDXA] Sad News: Rana, WB4NFO, SK

[Don Lynch]

Sorry to hear this sad news.  Have worked him many times both from home and
abroad.

A big loss to the region, the hobby, and our community.  Will keep his
family in our thoughts and prayers.

Vy 73,

Don W4ZYT


On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Rick Murphy <k1mu at arrl.net> wrote:

> I am personally shocked and saddened to learn that Rana is no longer with
> us.
> My wishes go out to his family in this difficult time.
>
> Quoting from Bernie's Daily DX:
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> Silent Key
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> On December 30th WB4NFO, Pradyumna S. Rana, of Alexandria, Virginia
> passed away after succumbing to congestive heart failure.  He was 76.
> Rana as he was fondly remembered was born in 1938 in Nepal and went to
> St. Xaviers School where he was a student of 9N1MM, Father Marshall D.
> Moran.  After school he began working for the American Embassy with
> assignments in Nepal and India eventually immigrating to the US in
> 1965.  Once in the States he "pursued technical studies in
> electronics" and eventually obtained his Amateur Radio license, which
> he no doubt was introduced by Father Moran.  Rana worked for AT&T as a
> telecommunication specialist and retired in 1990.  NFO was a member of
> the National Capital DX Association and had 335 confirmed in the ARRL
> DXCC mixed standings.  He operated from his birth/home country as
> 9N1NFO, 9N33 and 9N38 as well from Thailand as HS0ZBK.  On a personal
> note I have known Rana since I was a teenager and will always remember
> him as a friendly and loving person.  He really cared for his friends
> and family.
> http://everlywheatley.tributes.com/our_obituaries/Pradyumna-Rana-
> 97442183?f_e=1<http://everlywheatley.tributes.com/our_obituaries/Pradyumna-Rana-97442183?f_e=1>
>
>
>
> --
> Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA
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Don Lynch MD W4ZYT - EI2IM, 5Z4ZK
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Donald F. Lynch, Jr., MD, FACS
Professor of Urology
Eastern Virginia School of Medicine
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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