SILENT KEY: EARL M. RINGLE – N7ER
N7ER
Spokane, WA
Joined the SDXA on 10/3/2002
10/19/1916 – 05/06/2011
Earl on the left in the red shirt at a SDXA meeting
From Reed College:
In Memoriam
Earl M. Ringle ’46
Earl M. Ringle ’46, May 6, 2011, in Spokane, Washington. Earl earned a BA in chemistry from Reed and worked as a chemist for Kaiser Aluminum, traveling the world to the company’s various plants (his favorite was in Ghana). He was a ham radio operator, a hobby he picked up when he was 16 and pursued for many years, communicating with people around the world using call sign N7ER. His first wife, Inez, died from cancer; he and his second wife, Jean, were married for 37 years. In retirement, he worked part-time at the Spokane Opera House. He and Jean enjoyed travel and showing horses. She survives him, as do a daughter, a stepdaughter, and two grandchildren.
Appeared in Reed magazine: March 2012
