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When one loses a loved one it is customary to notify all one's friends.  I would be remiss if I didn't notify all my friends here on this bulletin board.

My sweetheart, my best friend, the mother of my beautiful daughters, and the grandmother of my wonderful grandchildren -- my wife Karen -- died yesterday morning (August 20, 2007) on the eve of her 65th birthday.  She suffered from restrictive cardiomyopathy--a severe form of congestive heart failure.  I will miss her so much!

Here she is seated with our daughter Julie and our daughter Katie, holding our grand daughter Sydney, on May 27, 2007.  These are my four girls.  I shall be so lost without my main girl.

Herb

Herb,

I'm very saddened to hear of this.  My heart goes out to you and your family.

God bless,

Tom WA3KLR

I'm very sorry for your loss...

My condolences and prayers to you and your family Herb.

Glenn

Herb, 
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss.  May God bless you and your family and give you strength through this difficult time.

73,  Jack, W9GT

Wow Herb. I can't imagine...........

My best wishes and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.

Buddly

Herb

I am so sorry to learn of the loss of your wife. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

Stu

Herb,
        I hate hearing this. Life just isnt always fair! My condolences and prayers go out to you and your family.

                                                           The Slab Bacon

Sorry to hear about such a terrible loss. My dad died of conjestive heart failure and it was a very painful thing to watch. Best Regards

Mike WU2D

Herb,

Very sorry to hear this. Our condolence to you and your family.

WB2FOF
Bob and Joyce Tiller

Very sorry to hear of this, Herb. My prayers and condolences go out to you and your family. By the looks of the photo, you are a very blessed man. That beautiful granddaughter will be a special source of strength for you through this difficult time and beyond.

~ Todd, KA1KAQ

Herb,
Please accept my family's sympathies for you and your family for the loss of your beloved wife.
David

Hi Herb,

Sorry to hear about the death of your wife Karen.  My prayers & condolences go out to you and your family.

Ellen - AF9J

Herb-

Our sympathy and best wishes go out to you and your family.

Paul and Maggie Wolcott

Sorry to hear of your loss Herb. fc

Hello Herb, Sorry to hear about your wife Karen. She was also through you, a part of a storybook here on 75 meters. She will be a sad page in the book with her passing. I'm sure while this is difficult for you, your daughters and grandchildren will provide happy days ahead for you.

Herb

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your fine family

Herb
My sincerest condolences.
Steve WA2DTW

Dear Herb,
I'm so very sorry to hear the sad news of the passing of Karen.
I hope you and your family can find comfort at this very difficult time.
My thoughts are with you
Sincerely,
Dave 

Hello Herb,,

Some say this is a time to mourn. But some say this is a time to be happy. Your beloved friend, lover, comforter and wife is gone but she is in a better place. No more suffering just happiness. Your family has our prayers that the Father will comfort you in your time of sorrow.

Mac

Herb,

So sorry to hear. You're in our thoughts and prayers.

pam & dave

Very sorry, Herb.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Ed HVS

Herb,

So sorry for your loss, our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.

Fred - Nan

Herb,

Very sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Best Regards,
Mike/W8BAC

I hear of this news with deep regret.

We have been hearing this kind of news too much lately.

Herb,

I think I speak for everyone when I say that words can no better express our sorrow than they could express yours.

This is a time for you to be with family and friends, to share your grief and take solace in that sharing. Their warm embrace is your best friend in times such as these.

Take your time, be with those who gather with you now in common love and heartache.

When the gathering clears, and the families and friends gradually return to their normal lives; there is another family who will be waiting patiently with open arms, and we will always be here to comfort, console, and help in any way we can.

My deepest sympathies are with you all. May Karen find peace in her soul, and may you all find peace in your hearts.

--Thom

Awful news, Herb.  My sincere condolences go out to you and your family.   May you be spared further sorrow.

Sorry to hear of your loss. I hope your daughters are close by at this time of sorrow.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I can't imagine your loss Herb but my thoughts and prayers are with you. May you find peace.

Herb, Aug 20th/yesterday was our anniversary, and while we haven't been married very long Pam and I know the days are precious in the time ahead. 

Karen was fortunate to have you, a warm and giving person, generous with thought and deed. You are lucky to have had a house full of women, and some portion of the matriarch shall live on in all of them. My condolences, my friend.

I can't imagine what losing my best friend, Margaret, would be like or what you are going through. I am very sorry for your loss and hope that through it all you can find peace and comfort in your family and friends.

Bill
KA8WTK

Herb:

I am sorry to hear of your loss. I hope the pain is not too great for you.

There are many people on the radio who like you and are ready to help.

I lost a friend last Friday...Jim WB2PID. He was not an AM'er but a totally fantastic guy. He was a board member of my ham radio club and I will miss him a lot.

Thinking of you,

73,
Dan
W1DAN

Herb,

Having lost my wife just two weeks ago, my heart goes out for you. 

Best regards,

Steve - W1TAV

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, Herb.  You have my sincerest condolences.

Eric - WB2CAU

Herb,

Please, accept my sincere condolences in this time of sorrow.  You have a beautiful family, I hope it makes your journey through these tough times more bearable.

Rick

My dear friends on this bulletin board,

I am sittring here with tears in my eyes reading your wonderful messages of condolence to me and my family.  I do indeed have a second family right here, and on the air.  Thank you so much for messages posted, and also for some private emails sent to me.

If you would like to read more about Karen, the funeral chapel has a web site, and what follows is the link directly to her obit.

My love and appreciation to you all.

Herb

www.townsendwoodfuneralchapel.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=479&Itemid=46

Herb

Though I don't know you personally, as a participant of AMfone I wish you comfort after your loss of your partner. It will take time, but you will recover. Its hard to imagine such things at this time, but grief helps heal also.
73
John

My sincere condolences, Herb.

Herb,
Deepest sympathies from Jackie and Myself.....Lee,N2UDF.

Herb, what can I say, I am so deeply sorry for your loss.
While I had not the privilege to meet Karen personally, knowing you as I do, I am certain that she was a most special woman.
To lose someone with whom you shared a lifetime of love and memories...
I don't know the words to console you my friend, but know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Let me know if I can help in any way.

-Bruce

          It seems as though I knew Karen so well over the many years we chatted on the air Herb and so sad as you stated on the phone Monday that at 65 she was just too young. My condolences again Herb.                                                                                                Roy   

Herb,
    My condolences to you and your family. 

Best Regards

Rich

Herb,
It is truly a sad time when you lose your life time partner,friend,lover and  I am sure,your inspiration.
Look around you and enjoy what you two have created in your two girls and grandchildren.
Our thoughts and prayers  are with you.
Love
Cadie & Nick

Herb,
I know you and I have never met in person or on the air, or even exchanged messages here but I want you to know, despite that, you have a friend here and my sympathies to you and your families pain.  Please accept my condolences to you and your family. 

Although Karen will be missed in this world, she will live on forever in another world.

Bob

Herb - Only just checked in and saw this terrible piece of news from your end about Karen.
Heartfelt sympathy to you from this end Herb, no words can suffice for consolation. But you are in our thoughts. Prayers to you from us for peace and above all support, comfort and solace from your wonderful children -
73 and Peace from
Al W1UX

Deepest sympathy on your loss Herb
Greg

I'm so sorry to hear this news, Herb.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Rich

Dear Herb,

Janet and I offer our most deepest and heartfelt condolences to you and your family on the loss of your soulmate, Karen. We are so sorry to hear this sad news.

With Warmest Regards,

Bruce, W2XR

Herb, my sincerest condolences, sir.  May you and your family be comforted now and evermore. †

Dear Herb,

Although we talked only a few times, I feel that I know you.   Deepest condolences to you and wish you comfort in the future from your many ham radio friends.

Bob

Herb,

I'm sorry. Words are weak and futile at times like these.

Regards,

               _-_-bear

Herb,
Having lost my Janet last year after 37 years and 3 children, please
accept my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your Karen.
May God Bless and bring healing to your family during this time.

BobbyThompson

So very sorry Herb.  Best to you now and your wonderful family.
Sincerely,
Rick

Herb,

I can't begin to sense the pain and heartache that you and your daughters must be feeling during this sad time but I feel the closeness of you family will give you and daughters the support to get through this and to celibrate Karen's life.
Please accept my deepest condolences from a fellow ham.

Steve
WA2TTP

...herb...very sad news...you have a loving family, and friends out there to help...tim....sk...

Herb,
I am very sorry to hear about Karens passing.  That has to be a tuff one to handle.  You have certainly done the correct thing by letting all your Ham Radio friends know so they can support you during this extreamly difficult time.  Through your fantastic family, your Ham Radio friends and your faith, you will get through this one. 
Our deepest sympathies to you and your entire family.  I will look for you on the air soon.
Sincerely,
Joe, W3GMS 

Herb,
I haven't checked AMFone for quite some time and coming here tonight, I found this sad news.

Please accept my condolences and know that even though my station is dark for the time being, your strapping voice from PY, NY is remembered fondly.  I hope that together you and your daughters will find strength and comfort in the love you shared for Karen and that you'll be able to buoy one another up in the days ahead. 

Take care, my friend. 

Paul, K2ORC/4
Va. Beach, VA     

Herb, I am saddened to hear of your loss.   You and your family will be in my thoughts.

Chris

Dear Friends on the Bulletin Board,

With almost sixty replies here on this AM Forum, as well as numerous personal emails and sympathy cards by regular mail, in addition to the AWA participants who came down to Penn Yan from the AWA Fall Conference at Rochester to call at the funeral home, and the local Hams who stopped by, I want to say another  Thank You to all my good friends in Ham Radio.  You have warmed my heart, and have made me appreciate what a great group the Hams really are.  You have helped me to deal with my grief.

Saturday we put Karen to rest in Buffalo, where she and I were both born and grew up, and where we met exactly 40 years ago on Friday, the day of her funeral.  I will miss her so much.

I am not quite up to getting back on the air yet, but will soon.  Meantime my two loving daughters and my wonderful son-in-law are helping me with all the things that need to be taken care of at a time like this.

I hope to talk with you all soon again on the radio.

In the words of Dicken's Tiny Tim, God bless us, every one.

With fondest regards,

Herb Ulrich, K2VH

Herb, I am so sorry.

65 is so young - too young.

You take care and we'll hear you on when you're ready.

Please, absolutely, let me know if you need anything or just want to talk.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.


Regards,

Steve and Sherrie

I have not been in here in a long while and so sad to read this. you have my deepest and heartfelt condolences to you Herb, and to your family.

....Deano

 Dear Herb,
  I am greatly saddened by the news of the passing of  your life partner Karen. I can't fathom the feeling of loss of  a partner for 39 years. I have been there on a small scale. I lost a woman I had been with for  one year, Sherry in '03. It was quite the feeling of loss. You never really quite get over it . As I stressed to you the other day while talking with you on 75.Surround yourself with your friends.Spend more time playing radio when not with your daughters. If you wake up at two in the morning and can't get back to sleep,thoughts racing through your head just get on the radio . You never know who may be out there to help take your mind off of things. Maybe I may catch you there.As Marce said while I was getting ready to post this you have a standing invatation to come and hang out here on Henry Nyellar mountain. Take care ,Tim WA1HnyLR