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Saturday marked the first anniversary of the day my OM, Bob, died.  It was an anniversary I was dreading.  Yet, so many things seemed to come together this last week as if that awful first anniversary was in itself a nexus.  For example,  I got word that my beloved husband's tombstone had been completed and was ready to be installed.  Saturday, the 81 st anniversary of the Fall of Bataan was commemorated here in Albuquerque - an event that Bob was an integral part of the planning of.  And I don't know why, but I chose this week to finally report to the FCC that Bob was a silent key.  Suffice it to say that it's been a tough week.

I noticed today that QRZ.com lists Bob as a silent key.  So I guess it's a done deal, and his call will now be up for grabs.  He loved his call dearly, and was awfully proud of it.  And, yes, it was a vanity call.

You see, Bob was a big fan of Buddy Holly.  As far as Bob was concerned, the day Buddy was killed in that tragic plane crash in Iowa was truly "the day the music died."  

When Bob upgraded from tech to general, he began looking for a new call.  When he learned that the callsign K5PSG was available he jumped on it, and got it!  You see, K5PSG was originally the call of Peggy Sue Gerron (PSG)who was not just a ham, but was the girlfriend of one of the Crickets - Buddy Holly's band.  Not only that but she was THE "Peggy Sue" made famous by the Buddy Holly song.  So, suffice it to say, Bob not only loved being a ham, but he also loved his unique tribute to the great Buddy Holly.

Here's to Peggy Sue, and Bob Cornett - both of them made the call K5PSG pretty darn cool.