26 Jun
2024
26 Jun
'24
9:23 p.m.
While we're on the topic of the fate of collections and museums, does
anyone know if SMECC (Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and
Computation) is ok? I'm unaware if there was staff outside of Ed Sharpe
(who respectfully rests in piece).
26 Jun
26 Jun
10:04 p.m.
On Jun 26, 2024, at 2:23 PM, John Herron via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
While we're on the topic of the fate of collections and museums, does
anyone know if SMECC (Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and
Computation) is ok? I'm unaware if there was staff outside of Ed Sharpe
(who respectfully rests in piece).
I did a double-take on this, and checked the mailing list. I’d missed the word that he’d
passed away on June 1st. He will be missed.
Zane
11:39 p.m.
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 3:14 PM Zane Healy via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
wrote:
On Jun 26, 2024, at 2:23 PM, John Herron via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
wrote:
Were there any posts about that on this list? I didn't see that either.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/glendale-az/edward-sharpe-118465…
While we're on the topic of the fate of collections and museums, does
anyone know if SMECC (Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and
Computation) is ok? I'm unaware if there was staff outside of Ed Sharpe
(who respectfully rests in piece).
I did a double-take on this, and checked the mailing list. I’d missed the
word that he’d passed away on June 1st. He will be missed.
Zane
11:51 p.m.
On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
Were there any posts about that on this list? I
didn't see that either.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/glendale-az/edward-sharpe-118465…
Here is what was on the list:
Subject: Re: [cctalk] Fwd: [GreenKeys] FW: [cca] Ed Sharpe, KF7RWW, SK
On Sat, 15 Jun 2024, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote:
FYI, RIP Ed
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: W2HX <w2hx(a)w2hx.com>
Date: Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 1:22~@PM
Subject: [GreenKeys] FW: [cca] Ed Sharpe, KF7RWW, SK
To: Greenkeys <greenkeys(a)mailman.qth.net>
FYI
73 Eugene W2HX
*From:* cca(a)groups.io <cca(a)groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Scott Johnson via
groups.io
*Sent:* Friday, June 14, 2024 6:52 PM
*To:* cca(a)groups.io
*Subject:* [cca] Ed Sharpe, KF7RWW, SK
All-
With sadness, I must report that Ed Sharpe, KF7RWW, passed away 1 June
2024. He was 72.
Ed was a consummate archivist, and had a large Collins collection, which
he
housed in a Historic house in Glendale , AZ, known as the Coury House.
This was the home of SMECC, the Southwest Museum of Engineering,
Communications, and Computing.
Ed was a USAF veteran, a ground radio repairman stationed at Luke AFB in
the early seventies.
Ed haunted many of the vintage and military radio sites and garnered
much
of his collection through these channels.
His rampant enthusiasm for technology of any kind will be missed!
www.smecc.org
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/glendale-az/edward-sharpe-11846
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