From the AFCCE website - Sep 9, 2001 - I am sad to report the loss of the last living charter member of the AFCCE, Ronald H. Culver. Ronald H. Culver passed away on Sunday morning, September 9, 2001.

Culver was born in Milan, MI, and received his bachelor of scinece in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. After graduating, he went to work for the consulting firm of Jansky and Bailey where he started in 1936. In June of 1944, Culver left Jansky and Bailey and with George Lohnes formed the broadcast communications consulting firm of Lohnes and Culver. Culver was the president of the AFCCE during the 1965-1966 term. Both Culver and Lohnes retired in August of 1977.

There will be a viewing for Ronald H. Culver on Wednesday, September 12, 2001, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM and again at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM that evening at the DeVol Funeral Home in Gaithersburg, MD. The funeral home is located at #10 East Deer Park Drive in Gaithersburg, MD. The phone number of the DeVol Funeral Home is 301-948-6800.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Scholarship Fund of the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers.

Tom Silliman
AFCCE Secretary