In Memory of Jack, KF4POD


by KT4QW Sam Kennedy 11/24/00


We Will All Miss Jack

PARC Bulletin- Jack , KF4POD... Silent Key

NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA...

Jack Lloyd Fogleman, 75, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at Williamsburg Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was a World War II veteran and a retired engineer. He was an avid amateur radio operator and held the FCC-issued call sign KF4POD. He was also a member of the Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, the Virginia Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service. Mr. Fogleman was preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Cooter Fogleman. He is survived by his son, Marc Carl Fogleman and his wife, Susan; two grandchildren, Tammy Fogleman Deneb of Newport News and Marc Lloyd Fogleman of the home; two brothers, Fred Fogleman of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Frank Fogleman of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, in Monte Vista Burial Park, Johnson City, Tenn. Morris Baker Funeral Home in Johnson City, Tenn., is in charge of service arrangements. Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Always There to Help


Ham Radio Service ...a Lifeline!

Jack talks on his ham radio outside the operations center at Hunterdale Fire Station in Franklin Virginia during the 1999 flood disaster. Many ham radio operators including Jack volunteered between 12 and 18 hours each day to help Franklin residents and local officials communicate. Most other regular communication services were disrupted. Although emergency procedures had been planned to cover a crises like Hurricane Floyd, many Franklin residences were supprised by the speed of advancing water levels. One resident said he had been around for nearly 60 years and this was worst flooding by far that he had ever seen. When phones stopped working, volunteers like Jack started their support. Ham operators stayed in constant communication with local emergency management officials, firefighters, police officers, the National Guard, State Police and other agencies. Jack was always ready to quietly go to work in such situations and stay until the job was done. Amateur Radio with all its activities was a very important aspect of Jacks life in recent years.

Son Marc Assumes Jack's Callsign

As a tribute to his father, Marc applied for Jack's call sign KF4POD. Like his father Marc is an active licensed amateur radio operator having been assigned the call KF4PWU some years ago. The FCC has processed the request and is in process of reassigning Jack's call to Marc. Marc is one of Newport News' Finest as a member of the Newport News Police Department for over 18 years. Marc has worked in just about all types of assignments during that period, including the Patrol Division, the Investigations Bureau, the Tactical Team and Marine Patrol in the James River and related areas. Marc currently is a Master Police Officer assigned to the Planning Division involved in developing policies to meet current and future police department challanges. Marc is very proud of his father and will no doubt carry on in Jack's proud tradition.


Jack Served in WW2

Jack flew as Radio Operator on the Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver a dive bomber (Scout Bomber) which was manufactured by the Curtiss-Wright Company. This aircraft used by the US Navy during World War II, had a wingspan of 49' 9" and was 36' 8" in length. Powered by a 1900 horsepower Wright R-2600-20 engine, it could cruise 158 mph and reach a maximum speed of 295 mph. By todays standards it was a small slow machine; however, at the time it was a fast and powerful weapon system. I remember Jack telling me that they didn't do a lot of radio operation during a 15 thousand foot dive. I don't know about you but I would be busy holding on !!


Jack's Love for Aircraft Continued!

The photograph above documents a fairly recent experience Jack had flying in the State Police's SuperCub. After His tour in the US Navy, Jack earned his degree in engineering and went to work in the aircraft industry. At the time he lived in the San Diego, California area and worked at Convair. During that time span, Convair was involved in design, development, and production of many civilian and military aircraft. Jack worked in many phases of the engineering phases of this activity. He flew as flight engineer for the delivery to customer flights including overseas. He could relate many suspense filled stories relating to things that happened during these flights. He was involved in testing the first VTOL aircraft developed for the military.


... Happy DXing !

Last Update 11/24/00