Jeff Beals WA4AW - SK

[Michael M]

From: Barry Porter KB1PA

Just got a call from Myra. Jeff Beals has passed away. I will let everyone know when and where For services. Beth Israel Chapel in Boynton Beach 11115 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33437
Date and time will be sent when I know.
Fir sympathy card send to
Myra Kitchen
141 Cypress Trace
Royal Palm Beach FL 33411

Please distribute widely

A tribute to Jeff Beals, WA4AW

Jeff Beals, WA4AW became a silent key on <TBA),2024. He lived a life

dedicated to community service and Amateur radio.

Jeff was elected as Vice Director for the ARRL Southeastern Division in 2022, and was previously Vice Director in the SE Division from Aug 2009- Dec 2010.

He was active with the ARRL Field Organization since the late 70s.

In the Southern Florida Section he served as the Section Manager, Assistant Section Manager, Affiliated Club Coordinator, Section Membership Coordinator, Technical Coordinator and Technical Specialist.

Jeff was first licensed in the early 60s as WN2OUK at age 12 in Long Beach, LI, NY , where he was active with the local 5 Towns Radio Club and Nassau County AREC/RACES. He even had a 2 meter radio on his Bicycle. He held an Amateur Extra Class license and FCC First Class Radiotelephone license (now called a GROL).

Jeff's service with amateur emergency communications includes serving as Section Emergency Coordinator for the Southern Florida Section, Assistant SEC, District Emergency Coordinator for the Gold Coast District, Emergency

Coordinator and County RACES Officer for Lee and Palm Beach Counties and member of the ARRL National Emergency Response Planning Committee. He was certified at all 3 levels of ARRL ARECC , EC-015, EC-016 and advanced FEMA training. He received State of Florida commendations for service with Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina. He was also deployed to Hurricanes Frances, Jean, Wilma, Matthew & Irma..

Jeff was active with the Quarter Century Wireless Association ( QCWA ) He served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Palm Beach Chapter 111 since 1999 and a member of the National Board of Directors and Historian.

He was a member of the Highlands, Edison, Everglades & Citrus Chapters of QCWA. He was elected Vice President of QCWA in 2023.

He was a life member of the ARRL, QCWA , OOTC and AWA and a Fellow of the Radio Club of America. Past President of the Fort Myers and West Palm Beach ARCs and a member of the Wellington RC, Port St. Lucie ARA,

Florida Contest Group, FL East Coast DX Club and life member of the Fort Myers ARC, West Palm Beach ARC, Gold Coast ARA and Martin County ARA. He held membership in the ARRL A-1 Operator Club, Old Timers Club & Royal

Order of the Wouff Hong.He also was named " Ham of the Year " by the West Palm Beach ARC. He was a CE and VE with the ARRL and W5YI VEC and VE with the Laurel VEC.


His personal tribute to the fathers of electronic communications are memorials to Major Edwin H. Armstrong and Philo T. Farnsworth and was trustee of the callsigns for their pioneering FM and TV stations.


He curated the Yesteryear Village Old Radio & TV Museum at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach. That club call is W4YYV.

His other interests include collecting and restoring classic radios, traveling to hamfests, antique cars and radio-TV history.

Professionally, He was the communications supervisor in SE Florida for the State of Florida Forestry Service. He was also a licensed insurance adjuster in the State of Florida and previously, a licensed insurance broker in New York State. He also owned a taxi company in Long Island.

Jeff's XYL, Myra, K3PGH is retired and they split their time between residences in Lake Placid & Royal Palm Beach, FL. They also volunteered at many amateur radio events throughout the year.

His presence will always be with us, but he will be deeply missed.

Rest in Peace

Update
From: Stephen (Sandy) Wolf WB2MBV

Memorial Services for Jeff Beals, WA4AW, will be held at
The Beth Israel Memorial Chapel
11115 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33437
(Just South on the West side, just below of the Corner of and Woolbright Road)
Friday, July 26th At 11:00 AM

For anyone interested in Donations, please donate in (In Memory of) Jeffs name To the ARRL General Fund.

General Fund: Provide support to ARRL with a one-time donation.
The ARRL General Fund supports the mission of ARRL to protect, defend and enhance Amateur Radio.
Link: https://home.arrl.org/action/Donate/Don ... tId/115143