SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX006 ARLX006 Judson F. "Jud" Whatley, W4NZJ, SK ZCZC AX06 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 6 ARLX006 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 31, 1998 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX006 ARLX006 Judson F. ''Jud'' Whatley, W4NZJ, SK Jud Whatley, W4NZJ, of Snellville, Georgia, died July 28. He was 53. Licensed since 1958, Whatley was an ARRL member and a very active amateur in the Georgia section. He served as an ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinator and often spoke at various club gatherings. Georgia Section Manager Sandy Donahue, W4RU, said Whatley will be sorely missed and hard to replace. ''Jud was a backbone of my cabinet. I will miss him greatly,'' Donahue said. ''He fought tirelessly and successfully the attempt of Gwinnett County to impose severe tower restrictions on the cellular industry without exempting ham towers.'' Whatley was past president of Chapter 49, Peach State chapter of QCWA and a candidate for the QCWA Board of Directors at the time of his death. He was a active member of his local club, the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society (GARS), the largest club in Georgia, and involved in SciTrek, a local science museum for children and youth. He's also credited with starting the Southeastern 6-meter Net. Services will be August 2, 11:30 AM, at Wages Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Snellville, Georgia. Interment will be at 2 PM at the VA National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. NNNN /EX