<p>This is Guy Story, KC5GOI. It is with a heavy heart to report the passing of a mentor of mine, Dr Greg Jones WD5IVD. Dr Jones was introduced to me in 1996, 2 years after I had obtained my license. At that time, Greg was the president of Tucson Amateur Radio Packet known as TAPR. </p><p>Greg introduced me to APRS when it was still in its earlier days and encouraged me to be active in several TAPR projects including TexNet network, Pic-E project, and being a mentor for APRS. That encouragement kept me active in the hobby at a time when I was starting to wonder what else there was beyond talking on repeaters and has helped guide me in helping other hams. It was through Greg that I was able to meet the Dr Steve Dimse, the originator of the APRS IS stream, Bob Bruninga WB4APR the father of APRS, John Hansen the developer of a key board kit for the D-700 and TNC-X, Byon Garrabrant of Tiny Track fame, the Sproul brothers who wrote MacAPRS and WinAPRS, and John Ackerman whose work I refer people to on the building blocks of packet radio. </p><p>Greg knew how to connect people.</p><p>During the time that Greg was president of TAPR, he was key in getting the right people together for all types or projects ranging from the MIC-E kit to the PIC-E kit, and TAPR’s introductory work into software defined radio. Greg could put together teams that got jobs done. </p><p>Greg was the driving force for me to attend my first and several Dayton trips in the late 1990s and several Digital Communications Conferences held by TAPR and the ARRL. </p><p>Gerald WB5NZV has stories of Greg as a much younger ham working in the garage on radio projects.</p><p>Greg was passionate about everything he was involved in and loved to share that enthusiasm with the people he worked with. He will be missed.</p><p>I am very thankful for being introduced to and knowing Dr Greg Jones.</p><p>Greg’s obituary is available at the TAPR web site, www.tapr.org. The link is at the top of the home page.</p><p>Greg, thank you for being a mentor to me and so many others in both amateur radio and your work in the use of technology and education.</p><p>WD5IVD, this is KC5GOI, 73 my friend. </p>