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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: JoeFLIPS on August 09, 2017, 2128 UTC
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I am very shocked and saddened to report that Chris Crosby (Rafman here on HFU) has passed away. I saw this posting on Facebook a short while ago.
We have lost one of our own. Chris Crosby, K4RAF, fellow engineer, ham, and personal friend of over 30 years passed of a heart attack. He was very active in this group as well as with his own SW page. RIP ol' buddy
Needless to say this is very shocking and sad news. RIP Rafman. :'( :'( :'(
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we talked so much through email, we had alot in common with communications and gear, he gave me his phone number to chat, i didnt get around to giving him a phone call, Chris will be most surely missed now.
i am deeply filled with sorrow and severely stunned over this, the memories will always remain with me.
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I saw this too. He was a good guy to learn from, here and at Facebook. RIP.
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I am saddened to hear that RAFMAN has died. I had occasionally PM'd with him in Iann's chat room, the first time being the night of my 60th birthday back in 2015. Johnny Tobacco was on that evening with a really strong signal on 48 meters and was calling himself Stress Radio. Both RAFMAN and I were chatting and also posting comments to JT while he was on, and he was answering back over the radio! He stayed on about 3 hours talking with us and reminiscing between songs late into the night, much of it a sort of tribute to my 60th birthday. It was a memorable night for me, and while I didn't know RAFMAN personally, I did exchange the occasional email with him, as well as check out his RAFMAN Wireless Youtube site where he would post the occasional Youtube pirate/shortwave audio clip. He was a passionate shortwave enthusiast and we all lose by his passing. RIP my friend! :'(
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I hate to hear this.
He was always friendly and helpful.
You will be missed, RAFMan. :'(
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RIP sir.
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Wow, very sad and shocking news. You will be missed very much, Rafman. RIP.
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Very sad news. RIP, rafman.
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Very Sad, he was a great contributor on here and on my facebook group, and helped me trouble shoot issues at my TV station also.... Wow is all I can say, what a shocker....
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I had the chance to talk with Rafman on the phone a couple times. We talked for hours about all kinds of stuff. What a guy. You meet people in life that make you realize we're all kinda alike....Rafman was one of them.
I'll miss ya buddy.
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A very nice guy. He was a lot of fun on the boards.
Was it a sudden thing, Joe, or had he been sick for awhile?
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RIP Rafman. You will be missed on HFU.
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This is sad indeed.
Rest in Peace , Rafman
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So sad to hear this sad news . Never met Rafman but did have PMS and phone calls with him. He will be missed . R I P friend .
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Rip, RAFman. :'(
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Shocking news. My condolences to relatives and friends.
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137 Guests, 3 Users
Users active in past 15 minutes:
Josh, Rafman, PirateSWL
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Very sad news. You will be missed Rafman
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Yes, sad to hear the news of Rafman passing.....
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WOW, very sad news. Didn't know him well but enjoyed chatting with him in chat. Definitely a great loss for the hobby and the website.
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137 Guests, 3 Users
Users active in past 15 minutes:
Josh, Rafman, PirateSWL
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Really Josh!?! This is what you post regarding the death of Chris Crosby?!? You must be saying my post is fake and a lie. How heartless and ignorant can you be??? Rafman was a well respected member here on HFU and I for one am offended by your ignorant comment.
https://www.afterlife.co/us/obituary-south-hill-christopher-crosby-4866103
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExtremeShortwaveListening/permalink/919287221554129/?comment_id=920105198138998¬if_t=group_comment_reply¬if_id=1502452104309756
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137 Guests, 3 Users
Users active in past 15 minutes:
Josh, Rafman, PirateSWL
ummmmm
Really Josh!?! This is what you post regarding the death of Chris Crosby?!? You must be saying my post is fake and a lie. How heartless and ignorant can you be??? Rafman was a well respected member here on HFU and I for one am offended by your ignorant comment.
https://www.afterlife.co/us/obituary-south-hill-christopher-crosby-4866103
We have lost a dear member of our community, and I think we would all appreciate it if this exchange goes no further. Full stop.
If you follow the Forum Stats [More Stats] link you will see that the account tied to Rafman has been logged in far longer than any other HFU member. There have been times when it was logged on for days at a time. Most likely, this will remain the situation until some family member shuts things down.
Until then, let's keep the memories of our friend positive, in spite of our communal loss.
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My apologies if anyone is offended by my response but I didn't appreciate someone trying to make light of this sad situation.
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Here is an article from last year describing some of Rafman's technical background
http://m.thewashingtondailynews.com/2016/06/13/lba-group-adds-new-technical-support-position/
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Here is a bit more about his background:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,19471.0.html
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My apologies if anyone is offended by my response but I didn't appreciate someone trying to make light of this sad situation.
I was just wondering why it showed him logged in is all.
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Probably because someone is now in possession of his computer and is trying to sort out his affairs. I'm sure Josh did not mean it to be an insult. Calm down people, we all lost a dear friend and collegue.
May this be a call to action for a remembrance show. If all my transmission gear wasn't torn apart for a rebuild, I'd do it.
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Unfortunately I didn't know Rafman at all, but condolences to the family & RIP.
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Very sad news, my sincere condolences to his family and friends. Sad losing a member of our radio family here :'(
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I'm shocked. Very sad news. We just talked about two weeks ago. My heart felt condolences to his family. RIP Rafman. Very sad.
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A sad surprise. Bummer. :(
My sincere condolences to family, and friends. We'll miss him here.
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Rest in Peace OM...