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CHANGING OF THE GUARD: JOEL KLEINMAN, N1BKE, S-K
Ham radio has lost one of its most ardent supporters with
the untimely passing of QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman,
N1BKE, who died in a house fire on Saturday, August 18th.
Amateur Radio Newslines Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, has the
details on this truly sad moment for all of us:
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Neighbors of the Kleinman family were first to discover the
fire that claimed the life of Joel Kleinman and left his
widow, Jayne, hospitalized.
According to several news accounts, the fire inside
Kleinman's Meriden, Connecticut home was pushing out heavy
smoke when neighbors discovered it and some of them raced
into the burning dwelling. Reports say they first pulled
out Kleinman's wife, Jayne, who was already unconscious and
is hospitalized at MidState Medical Center. Investigators
say the rescuers saved her life.
But news accounts quote the neighbors who were involved in
the daring and dangerous action as saying the heavy smoke
prevented them from reaching the second floor where Joel
Kleinman was found by firefighters. The medical examiner
says the 64-year-old Kleinman died of smoke inhalation and
he ruled the death accidental.
Joel Kleinman had been the managing editor for the American
Radio Relay League's QST magazine since 2001. But his
history with the ARRL goes all the way back to 1976 when he
was hired by the organization to target young people with
science, and amateur satellites.
A graduate of the University of Montana with a journalism
degree, Kleinman - who didn't have a ham license at the time
- embraced the role.
It didn't take long for his ARRL bosses to recognize his
skills and he quickly moved into the operations of QST where
among the jobs he held was editorial assistant and features
editor. By 1988, Kleinman was promoted to book team
supervisor for ARRL's publications and other media. His
return to QST as the top boss a few years later, clearly was
a recognition by the ARRL management of his value to the
monthly publication that reaches thousands of amateurs every
month.
QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY called Kleinman: "...the quiet
man behind the scenes, shouldering much of the burden that
comes with creating 164 pages of new content every month.
Joel set a high standard for all who may follow him."
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ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN issued a statement: "With
the passing of Joel Kleinman, N1BKE, we have lost not only a
respected professional colleague, but also a friend."
_
Kleinman was the former president of the Newington Amateur
Radio League and was a member of the Quarter Century
Wireless Association.
Funeral arrangements for Joel Kleinman were still pending as
we were going to air.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V,
in Philadelphia.
--
Our hearts and prays go out to the Kleinman family on this
very tragic loss.
(ARNewslineT, ARRL, Meriden Patch, Meriden Record-Journal)
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