
I passed, then we got a break that May the same year and I passed my general that I retain to date.” “I took my technician test a few Februaries ago just before the major lockdown. My largest customer was a very large burger chain with an Orange and White roof.” I was the Senior Water Solutions Manager where I initially handled Boiler and Cooling water treatment and wastewater treatment.Īfter several years I took over the southern area responsibilities for our corporate water filtration and water softening. “I am retired now from Ecolab where I spent 32 years. Our grandson is 6 and like all small kids, loves those Nintendo's.” They have one son, daughter-in-law, and grandson living in San Antonio. Joe met his wife in Houston at a Bowling alley during league night and 42 years later she still bowls better than he does. This was the first radio conversation I had.” We had no idea what the languages were but interesting nonetheless. I can still see my little brother and me sitting by the window with the radio and a piece of wire as an antenna dangling out the second-story window. My father built a HealthKit radio and case.

Joe tells of his early intro to radio: “My first introduction to SW radio was at a young age. District 6 is composed of Bandera, Edwards, Kerr, Kinney, Medina, Real, Uvalde, and Val Verde counties.

Ernest Reich W5FQA for his many years of service as DEC and Texas ARES Net Manager. Edward Ringgold, N5LVQ, and approved by STX Section Manager (SM) Mr. Joe was recommended by longtime Bandera County Emergency Coordinator (EC) Mr. Joe Craft, KI5IQE has accepted the position of District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for District 6 of the South Texas Section. This appointment is effective May 19, 2023 All three daughters are located in Texas: Jacqueline is a Psychologist living north of Austin, Victoria is a Biomedical Engineer Researcher in San Antonio and Janine is a Junior at Baylor University, Waco, majoring in Neuroscience. Gerry is married to Lisa Malseed, Esq, and they have 4 children. This was subsequently relocated to the New Military Medical Center at the Joint Base San Antonio. He is also very active in the Del Webb Veterans Club having spent nearly 11 years in the US Air Force where he founded the Department of Defense Bone Marrow Transplant Program (Approved and Funded in-person by Casper Weinberger) initially built at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. He retired 3 years ago and moved to Del Webb The Woodlands just north of Houston and reinvigorated his radio enthusiasm.Īt Del Webb, Gerry founded a new CERT program and has been very active in FEMA-EMI and ARRL training for both CERT Incident Command, ARES Leadership, and RACES District 16. Gerry was primarily working as a researcher developing anti-cancer drugs and biologics for 43 years and a teaching physician of those physicians-in-training to be anti-cancer specialists in and around Philadelphia, PA. However, he was side-tracked from radio by attending the University of Oregon Medical School and eventually becoming a Hematologist and Medical Oncologist and then spending several years in training in San Francisco, Bethesda, Maryland as the Head of Experimental Hematology Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. He became a regular on the school's radio station broadcasting and a DJ playing classical music. Gerald (Gerry) Messerschmidt, was first introduced to radio at Benson Polytechnic High School, Portland, Oregon. Keith Brandt, WD9GET, and approved by the STX Section Manager Mr. Gerald was nominated for the position by DEC 1, Mr.

District 1 is composed of Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller County. Gerald Messerschmidt, K5GLM, has accepted the position of Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Montgomery County in District 1 of the South Texas Section.

To all EC’s, DEC’s, ASEC’s and other interested parties,
