Ronald Verschuyl

CWO4

USNR Retired

Born: 09 Jul 1931  Died: 16 SEP 2005

K7AAE/NNN0AAE

CWO4 Ron Verschuyl, USNR (Ret.) , 74, of Woodinville passed away Friday night, September 16, 2005 due to cancer. He was one of four sailors serving in the Naval Reserve under special permission. He also served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Navy/Marine Corps Military Affiliated Radio Service (MARS).

Ron, who spent 24 years as a paid Navy reservist, continued to work in the reserve center's high-security communications section. He kept his electronics skills current through interests in several ham radio networks he ran from his home.

His enthusiasm for serving his country was rooted in his days as a refugee before immigrating to the United States. "When I was in trouble, a displaced person, and didn't have anything, America helped me to have an opportunity. I got that opportunity. I want to pay this country back for that," he said.

Indonesian and Dutch by birth, Ron was forced out of his homeland when the former Dutch East Indies won independence and become Indonesia. Displaced to the Netherlands, he served in the Royal Dutch Army for seven years. In 1960, he realized his dream of coming to the United States under the sponsorship of Woodland Park Presbyterian Church. Ron joined the US Navy in 1967.

We will miss him smiling at the Ham Swap meets and we wish him fair winds and following seas.

Post-cremation memorial service open to all hams: October 14th at 1 PM in the Tahoma Military Cemetery, Kent.

Submitted by John Burke, W7BO

The drive, determination and dedication exhibited by K7AAE are a model for all of us. So, rest your oars shipmate, as you go on your final patrol, may you sail in peace.
N7NVP
 

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