<html><body><div id="edo-message"><div></div>Thank you for sharing this. Nick helped me out on a few occasions. He will be missed.</div><div id="edo-message">May his memory be a blessing.</div><div id="edo-message"><br></div><div id="edo-original"><div><br><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:1ex 0 0 0; height: min-content; border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:0.5ex;"><div>On Mar 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM, <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org">k7cr--- via SBE16-Seattle</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday evening I received a phone call from Greg Ristau informing me that Nick Winter had passed away.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This put me in a state of shock as it was only yesterday I got a call from Nick, who was in very good spirits,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Telling me that he would have a Table at the Puyallup Flea Market on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Despite dealing with a number of medical issues, including the loss of most of his legs, he was working <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">With his (as he termed them) …’Sticks’ and was learning to walk again. He was full of optimism and was <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Planning various projects.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I got to know Nick back in the 60’s when I was working at KMO in Tacoma. It was then that he became<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Interested in Broadcasting and, along the way, he re-kindled my interest in Ham Radio. I encouraged <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Him to go to school to learn more about the field. He did just that, enrolling in classes at Bates in <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tacoma. After this, Nick worked for some time at KSTW-TV, KPLU (Now KNKX) and opened his business…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">BSNW (Broadcast Services Northwest). In 1980, he was the Best Man’ at my Wedding. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In the late 80’s, he worked with me installing the first Broadcast Station at West Tiger (Now KIRO-FM)..<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">He went on to do installation work for other stations at the site, KLSY, KPLU etc. Along the way,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> He did all the Engineering associated with the creation of the 1180 AM in Tacoma (believe me,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is the ‘short list’ of his accomplishments. Nick excelled in workmanship at a level that is rarely seen.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After retiring from Broadcasting, he concentrated on his talents in Ham Radio, where he (as K7MO)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Accomplished something rarely done…’Working’ (Communicating with) Ham Radio Operators in <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Over 300 countries.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nick was very loved and will be greatly missed by all that knew him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">At this time, I have no information about services etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#7030A0;mso-ligatures:none">Clay Freinwald </span></b><span style="color:red;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>
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