Tributes to Captain Ed Reyes
It was indeed a sad and
shocking news for us in the ham community to hear that DU1ERV had left us. He
was a noble man...a friend, brother, savior to his passengers in an aviation
emergency, elmer to new hams. and a dear Godfather to me and my wife.
May you rest in peace Ninong Ed...you will always be in our hearts....May the
good Lord graciously accept you in his
folds...goodbye Ninong Ed.
73,
de Ernie, AD5MD
Ernie Ong
Condolence to the family of DU1ERV Capt. Ed..........from n3el
Noel Esquejo
I want to express my
deepest sympathy for the loss of this great Ham and a seasoned Airline Captain.
He will be sadly missed both in Ham and Aviation community. May his humble
spirit live on and his soul rest in Peace
Rhine Baculinao, DU1RB
Indeed, Capt. Ed was a
great friend to all of us here.
He will be sorely missed.
My condolences to Capt. Ed's family.
Gel Isaiah Vega
Capt Ed Reyes DU1ERV will
be missed in the world of hams. He was a good man and in spite of his position
and achievements in life and knowledge in amateur radio and aviation, he
maintained his cool and humbleness! I had a QSO with him quite a few times and
the most memorable ones was whenever he was airborne flying an aircraft under
his command. Among our short QSO's was when he was approaching San Francisco
International Airport on board PAL flight PR-104 and I was at the U.S. Coast
Guard Base Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco, California. Another QSO I had
with Capt Ed when I was stationed on board the USCGC Glacier (WAGB-4) we were
underway enroute Honolulu, Hawaii for underway refresher training. I was one of
the ham radio operators on board the Glacier then.
Those were the good memories I had with Capt Ed, DU1ERV, our QSO's when he was
airborne on board the Philippine Air Lines. It is really sad he went QRT
forever. He will be missed, he left us good memories, he was an outstanding
Amateur Radio Operator and had contributed a lot to the world of hams! My
condolences to his family and to his loved ones.
My deepest sympathy,
Alex V. Libre W7AVL
Our deepest Sympathies to
Ed's family from us here in Australia.
Chris Dimitrijevic
The first time I ever met
the Captain was via a letter and I had asked him how to meet the group here. It
was a totally amazing letter from the man and it was one that was put into my
collection. I was chatting with Brian, DU1MS and decided to go to the PARA
meeting. Brian told me the Captain was there and when I walked into the room I
couldn't believe how out of all the gang there I walked up to him directly and
introduced myself to him. Later my wife asked me how I knew this guy and when
did we meet. She was blown away when I told her it was our first meeting. Even
though we seldom met after that we been good friends ever since, and he
introduced me to some of the finest Hams in the Philippines. The friendship was
always there.
Thanks Captain and we will all miss you until we return to the one place that
put us here.
Larry Fields
DU1/N6HPX
My deepest condolence to
the family of Capt. Ed Reyes Jr.- DU1ERV .
Capt. Ed has been a part of our family and a dear friend of all amateur radio
groups here in the U.S. My last meeting with him was last Oct. 29, 2006,
when he and Butch Pacana attended my dad's funeral in Paranaque.
We will miss him so much.
Angel-KM6CD
Capt.
Ed was a fine gentleman, a true ham and a humble
leader. We will miss him. Our condolences to the family. Capt. Ed, we salute
you. 73!
Rei Eusebio, DV1LWQ / W1REI
Los Angeles, CA
Our condolence to the
family of Eddie (CAPT. Ed Reyes) DU1ERV. May his soul rest in peace with our
Creator.
Bilfredo
Fred/DU9BC/1
Manila, Philippines
Just another noble ham radio
friend in our memories. I've seen his last documentary flight in the National
Geographic Channel recently.
Paalam Manong Ed.
Dandy,DV1IMA/W6
Out of the clear blue skies we zigged, zagged, dived, hovered, stalled, crabbed, looped, rolled, banked and soared. We soloed, paired, trio-ed and even flew as a team of four! What a sight it would be; a whole slew of mature men sweating it out in the open sun just waiting for a gust of air and off wed go again. What were we doing? We were kite flying!
It was Ed Reyes who talked us into this crazy idea. Wed get exercise, it would be fun, it was a sport and fresh air would fill our lungs. The initial cash outlay was a hit on the old wallet but the kites were of sturdy stuff so they could live long, withstand crashes and ultraviolet bombardment. You only need one because of their longevity anyway! Ok, we forked out our $250 and off he went to Hawaii for our kits.
Boy was he right! The whole gang out in the football fields of the Ateneo University discovered a whole new diversion in tugging and maneuvering state-of-the-art flying contraptions with absolute glee. We didnt mind getting burned; it was all we could do just staying out in the open and loving the newfound hobby.
15 kites in my personal kit later and wed conquered new heights; everybody had at least five kites to his growing collection including all the attendant bags, banners, wind speed gauges, etc, ad nauseum. The gang was asked to fly for just about any activity from new village groundbreakings, balloon festivals, kite contests and even an once-in-a-lifetime feature spread in a popular local broadsheet. Ed participated in a kite festival in Hawaii, Butch and Orly went to South Korea for a combat kite contest and I won a spot in a kite flying challenge in Texas.
We even hied off to Lubang Island for a three day get away from it all time-out with our radios and kites in tow. This is the life, Ed said as we tossed with cold brown bottles and flew till the sun set.
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There were crazy times too! On a trip to Legazpi, after the all-night drive we found a nice spot by the foot of majestic Mount Mayon and let off our kites in the breaking light. We once waited for hours for some wind to come by and found none but as night set and even as we had packed our bags the wind suddenly blew! Yup, like crazies we were flying at 9 in the evening with spot lights and the torches of our cars. Oh yeah, Ed had a spat with the Ateneo administrator and when he asked that the plates of our cars be listed just so we would not be allowed in again he ended up with a whos who of amateur radio operators even as that same school administrator was a neophyte class D. Wed patch things up between them later of course.
Thanks Ed for those wonderful times. If not for you then we would not have rediscovered the joy of kite flying. Yeah, you suffered a long twenty minutes as we debated over why grown men should behave as kids again. We owe you big time for showing us the light on that one. We tip our wings to you and I am proud to say, I flew with Ed.
Gilbert Lappay, 4F2KWT
From one Aviator to another:
High Flight
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high un-trespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God. And now he is with God
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces in the sky
Be with them always in the air
In darkening storms or sunlight fair
Oh hear us when we lift our prayer
For those in peril in the air
And now be with Captain Ed on his final flight to you.
Rest in Peace Capt Ed on your final Post Flight. You will be missed dearly.
______________________________________
Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
I knew
Capt. Ed Reyes through a fellow Ham DY1SPP (Ruben S. Malacca) who also worked
with PAL a couple of years back. All meetings with him were always pleasant and
one would always be amazed at his humility and caring attitude regardless of who
you were and your status in society. QSO's were not very frequent, but included
one from on-board the 747 he was flying from the Philippines to Hawaii, and the
last one was early last year. Last eyeball was at the PARA Anniversary and
Hamvention at Clark on December 9, 2006.
Capt. Ed was a great loss to the amateur community. I am lucky to have his QSL
card with his picture on board the cockpit of the 747. Goodbye Capt. Ed Reyes.
Jun (DV1QZC, Lyn (DW1HBV) and Nalynne
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