Metro Amateur Radio Club

It is with deep regret and sadness that we inform you of the passing of long time MAC member and former treasurer Bill
Simons, W9BB, 84, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. 

Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Erika. He is survived by his son,
Ken and his daughter Laurie. There will be a small, private service for Bill
in Minnesota. Ken suggested that if anyone would like to make a donation to consider the
Alzheimer's Association: Alzheimer's Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC 20090-6011

Anyone wishing to send their condolences to Bill's son, Ken, may contact him
at: Ken Simons, 14500 Martin Drive, Suite 3000, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 
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Of interest to ham radio operators, would be an article Bill wrote in
September 2000, which speaks of his beginnings in radio.
http://www.k9ya.org/articles/hamfester.pdf  Bill was a ham's ham and earned
his first DXCC using a receiver and transmitter he designed and built. A
DXer at heart, Bill later earned a place at the top of the DXCC Honor Roll. 

Bill spent much of his career at Shure Bros. in Evanston, IL. He was the
father of the Shure 444 communications microphone, which hams of any
generation would recognize.