From: internetado@alt119.net   
      
    08/06/2025   
      
   Former longtime ARRL Central Division Director George "Dick" Isely,   
   W9GIG, has   
   become a Silent Key. He passed away on July 26, 2025 at the age of 86.   
   Isely   
   served on the ARRL Board of Directors from 2001 - 2016, when he was   
   named an   
   ARRL Honorary Vice President upon his retirement. He was an ARRL and an   
   AMSAT   
   Life Member and was a member of the ARRL Maxim Society at the   
   Ambassador level.   
      
   According to a 2016 story when he retired from the board[1], Isely   
   served as a   
   member of the ARRL Executive Committee as well as on the Board's   
   Administration   
   and Finance and Membership Services committees. He chaired the CEO   
   Search   
   Committee after former ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, announced his   
   retirement in   
   2015.   
      
   Isley also served as ARRL Foundation vice president from 2008 - 2016.   
   While on   
   the board, he was involved in legislative affairs. He also volunteered   
   as an   
   incoming QSL bureau card sorter.   
      
   ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, worked with Isley on many projects   
   over the   
   years. "He was always a hard and dedicated volunteer for the League,   
   including   
   as a donor. His leadership was valuable in helping us in many ways. He   
   served   
   his Division, the League, and amateur radio in an outstanding manner,"   
   said   
   Roderick.   
      
   Isely is a graduate of the University of Missouri and a retired US Navy   
   and   
   American Airlines pilot. Isely helped organize the National Frequency   
   Coordinators' Council and served 4 years as a director.   
      
   An obituary with more about his life may be found at this link[2].   
      
      
   [1]   
   https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-central-division-director-dick-is   
   ly-w9gig-steps-down   
   [2]   
   https://www.mossfuneral.com/obituaries/George-Richard-Isely?obId=43756841   
      
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