ZL4BO Roy Jackson, silent key

Hi Everybody,
with sadness at the passing of Roy, ZL4BO.

I'm bound to say that I'm glad Roy was inducted into the ZL Hall of Fame while he was alive. It was timely, and must have been really appreciated by the old fellow.

So time passes on.. a 'good innings' as they say, in his mid-nineties.. 375 DXCC credits.

Roy's last 'new' DX , he told me, was VP6DI on 40m SSB from his holiday home in Alexandra.

Roy hasn't been active for over 4 years now, and from reports I've heard, Roy's passing must be a relief for him.. very alert and astute, but physically old-aged.

Roy sent two green stamps in a letter to me in July 2005. He wrote, "I have sold our holiday home in Alexandra, and with that the chances of me getting on the radio again are nil. These are my last two green stamps, use them to get your last country.."

Within 6 months, I had the opportunity to work KP5, my last one in December 2005.. I used Roy's green stamps for the QSL card, and wrote to Roy to tell him.

He was delighted as he wrote in his next letter..
"You've done well my boy, and in such a short time too. Remarkable!"

Roy new something that I didn't?

"73 and GD DX de Roy ZL4 Blue Ocean"
Condolences.. such a gentleman!

Duncan ZL3JT