Subj : Cliff Ahrens, K0CA, Former ARRL Midwest Division Director, Silent Key
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Thu May 30 2024 02:25 pm

 05/30/2024 

Hon. Clifford Ahrens, K0CA, passed away on May 22, 2024. He served as Vice
Director and Director of the ARRL Midwest Division. He was a Life Member of
ARRL and the Hannibal Amateur Radio Club, and held an Extra-class amateur radio
license.

In 1991 Ahrens was appointed by then-Missouri Governor John Ashcroft to the
Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District, where he also served one
term as Chief Judge.

Longtime friend and current ARRL Midwest Director Arthur Zygielbaum, K0AIZ,
said Ahrens' death is a great loss for amateur radio. "He was kind, always
available to give advice, and was proud of the hobby," said Zygielbaum.

Former ARRL Midwest Division Vice Director Roderick Blocksome, K0DAS, first met
Ahrens in early 2000. "Being a judge, he was very deliberate about considering
all of the issues and applying decisions with a high degree of integrity" said
Blocksome.

Services for Ahrens will be held Friday, May 31 at the Holy Family Church in
Hannibal, Missouri.

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