WCF SECTION PRESS RELEASE #5
EVELYN GAUZENS W4WYR, ARRL HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT AND FORMER SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION VICE DIRECTOR SK
Evelyn Gauzens W4WYR, of Dunedin, FL (Pinellas County) became a Silent Key on Sunday January 31, 2016. Gauzens would have turned 87 this week. According to her son Alan Gauzens WA4ATF, per statements that he issued on the ARRL Information Net, Evelyn had fallen on January 1 and was recovering from the subsequent surgery following that fall.
An ARRL Life Member, Gauzens served as the Southeastern Division Vice Director for more than 20 years. The ARRL Board of Directors elected her as an Honorary Vice President in 2002. She may be best known in the wider Amateur Radio community for having co-founded the Miami Tropical Hamboree and chairing it for 45 years.
Darrell Davis KT4WX, Section Manager, said the following concerning W4WYR, “Evelyn was an inspiration to me many years back and continued to be an inspiration to me to never give up and keep going.” The West Central Florida Section would like to extend its condolences to the Gauzens family on the passing of W4WYR and she will be missed by all.
For more information see the ARRL News release at http://www.arrl.org/news/long-time-arrl-vice-director-honorary-vice-president-evelyn-gauzens-w4wyr-sk