Subj : Dayton Amateur Radio Leader Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, Silent Key
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Thu Mar 16 2023 08:18 pm

03/16/2023

Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
He was Vice President of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) and
previously served as its President.

Cramer was General Chairman of Dayton Hamvention�, the world's largest annual
gathering of radio amateurs, from 2017 to 2018. In 2017, he was among the
Hamvention leadership and team who helped successfully relocate the event to
its current venue at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia,
Ohio, after 52 years at Hara Arena. In 2019, the event would go on to host the
ARRL National Convention in Xenia.

"Ron was one of the most active members of DARA and Hamvention and was
extremely well liked and respected," included a message from the DARA Board.
"Please keep him and his family in your prayers." Cramer is survived by his
wife of 49 years, Liz (Ann Mergler).

"I was the Assistant General Chair of Hamvention (Ron's assistant) the year we
moved we moved it to Xenia," shared DARA President Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT. "It was
a stressful time, but it was also a very exciting time [for] the team. There is
no way Ron can ever be replaced. He was a hardworking, dedicated, wonderful
person who had a positive impact on everyone he encountered. His only fault
was, he would never say no. I am looking forward to catching up [to] Ron in
that great shack in Heaven! Rest in peace, my friend!"

"Ron was a good friend of ARRL, and one of the kindest and most committed
member-volunteers I've known throughout my years in amateur radio," said ARRL
Director of Marketing and Innovation Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. "Ron supported many
years of ARRL's participation at Hamvention. Most recently, he coordinated
Hamvention's interest in hosting the 2024 ARRL National Convention. He'll be
close in the hearts and minds of many of us as the convention is planned. I'll
miss him dearly."

An obituary[1] is available from Baker-Hazel & Snider Funeral Home in Dayton,
Ohio.


[1] https://www.bakerhazelsnider.com/memorials/ronald-cramer/5156236/index.php

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