The following is a list of the Stanislaus Amateur Radio Association (S.A.R.A.) members that are now silent Key’s. We wish to thank all of these members for their vision and contributions to Amateur Radio and they will be missed. The charter members of the club are noted with an asterisk*.
LIST OF SARA MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED ON
Name, Location & Age Callsign *Charter Member Date of passing
Bob Edwards, Gustine CA. WB6KSV 07/07/1978
Charlie Barnes, Modesto, CA. (55) W6YIN 11/05/1978
Henry Deeter Ripon, CA. (69) N6VZ* 08/07/1979
Charlie Mendoza, Modesto, CA. (69) K6JFS* 11/13/1979
Sam Okuye, Livingston, CA. (54) WB6NVR* 01/02/1980
Dick Jensen, Modesto, CA. WB6VUS 01/21/1981
Will McAlpine, Modesto, CA. (73) W6GCL 02/1982
Norman Goodman, Modesto, CA. (61) KA6GVR 10/02/1982
Buel “Bill” Dalton, Modesto, CA. (76) W6FIQ 12/20/1982
Mickey Goodrich, Lathrop, CA. (64) N6BGA 03/18/1983
Leo Nepote, Ripon, CA. (60) K6AYL 08/12/1983
Cliff Price, Modesto, CA. (69) W6ERE* 10/05/1983
Ogden “Bud” Freese, Modesto, CA. (78) WA6BYV 10//14/1983
Tony White, Modesto, CA. (78) W6QH 11/28/1983
Stephen Pereria, Keyes, CA (66) KB6DVQ 04/02/1984
Bill Ponkow, Modesto, CA. (69) WB6TUV 08/19/1984
Edgar Martin, Modesto, CA. (69) N6HFU 05/14/1985
Glen Andrews, Sugar Pine, CA. (43) WB6LSC 05/29/1985
Joe Parker Sr., Stockton, CA. (61) N6DXB 01/14/1986
V. Dale Brooks, Fairfield, CA. (75) W6DUZ 02/18/1986
Chuck Strobel, Arnold, CA. (65) K6PDE 05/29/1986
Bob LeClert, Tracy, CA. (71) K6KQE 08/19/1986
Luverne Donker, Modesto, CA. (67) KB6UAW 08/29/1987
Larry Merritt, Modesto, CA. (80) WA6APF 05/27/1988
Jack Scanlon, Modesto, CA. (58) W6OIN* 08/19/1988
Ray Olive, Ceres, CA. (74) WA6OQF 12/20/1988
Tony Nobrega, Oakdale, CA. (73) W6TLM 10/08/1989
E.W. “Mac” Macenzie Paradise, CA. (77) W6QDL 10/08/1989
Thomas Walker, Hilmar, CA. N7EDZ 09/30/1991
John McLaughlin, Modesto, CA. (79) KI6OO 04/20/1992
Jo Anne Shaffer, Turlock, CA. (50) N6SAH 09/19/1992
Daniel Tonini, Ceres, CA. (76) WA6KDC 02/22/1994
Oliver Borns, Modesto, CA. (63) KJ6YZ 08/06/1994
Frank Ashby, Modesto, CA. (82) W6AJU 01/18/1996
Robert “Bob” Hayes, Modesto, CA. (75) N6LTX 09/03/1999
Steven L. Burleson, Modesto, CA. (42) KD6YCB 09/06/1999
Don Fullington, Modesto, CA. (70) AB6AE 12/24/2001
Larry Neima, Modesto, CA. (81) N6FMW 04/2002
J. Robert “Bob” Huff, Modesto, CA. (93) W6KU* 12/20/2001
Max Sayre, Modesto, CA. (85-86) W6GYN 05/30/2004
James L Hanson, Escalon, CA. (85) W6SQP 01/15/2005
Okie Neil Clark, Tracy, CA. (94) K6SJV 01/04/2006
Calvin “Cal” Purviance, Modesto, CA. (90) K6BII 01/23/2011
James E. Jones Aurora, CO. N6UGH/W7ABA 02/20/2017
Lynn Windus, Modesto, CA. (91) KB6DXX 08/10/2007
Mel McCoy, Modesto, CA. (86) WA6OYP* 02/10/2008
Charlie Harding, Modesto, CA. (91) K6SWW* 05/30/2010
Chuck McKinsey, Modesto, CA. (75) KG6ZYN 02/01/2012
Mark Lockwood, Modesto, CA. (59) N6ICM 05/04/2013
William “Bill” Peitz, Modesto, CA. (89) W6AFS 08/09/2015
Darren Nunes, Turlock, CA. (42) K6RDJ 11/27/2015
Stan Williams, Turlock, CA. KJ6BKZ 11/15/2016
Alex Cobleigh, Modesto, CA. (78) K6LPG 01/17/2017
Berry Griffin, Harrison, AR. (68) W6EZ 03/16/2018
John “Russ” Clark, Modesto, CA. (88) KB6VI 06/18/2018
Ismael Tejeda, Escalon, CA. (63) KJ6LVY 10/26/2018
Alton “Al” Carpenter, Harrah, OK. (67) KD6YWO 02/2019
George Stevan, Modesto, CA. (91) K6SNA 08/06/2019
Russ Richards, Turlock, CA. (73) N6JTA 06/26/2020
Robert Maguire, Valley Springs, CA. (55) N6GTO 01/05/2021
Al Dionizio, Modesto, CA. (90) WG6M 05/23/2021
Joseph “Joe” Park, Escalon, CA. (85) WB6AGR 01/31/2022
Clarence “Bob” Pinheiro, Modesto, CA. (84) WA6ZLO* 06/19/2023
Sandra Ingram, Modesto, CA. (53) KC6TDK 09/30/2023
Gary G. Gilley, Manteca, CA. (68) WA6UXA 01/23/2024