Phil Bretz, KE2EA, was a very long time member of the New England Weather Net and served as a Net Control for many of those years.

I received a call today from Phil’s son-in-law, John Wojack, KC2JAM, telling me that Phil died at home last night after a long battle with bone marrow cancer.  Phil was in the hospital for the last three weeks but chose to return home where he could pass in peace.  Phil’s wife passed away last June after a very long illness.

Claire and I had a wonderful visit with Phil and his wife during our trip to Alaska in 2013.