Wayne E. Donnelly

Wayne E. Donnelly, 64, of Newbury Road, died Wed., June 13, 2007 at the Salem Hospital, Salem, MA after a long illness. He was born in Attleboro, MA on Sept. 30, 1942 the son of Roger and Viola (Trombley) Donnelly. He spent his early years in Seakonk, MA, attended East Providence, RI High School, and after moving to South Sutton in 1957 graduated from New London High School in 1960

Wayne worked for Merrimack County Telephone Company in Warner, NH for several years and then as a cable technician for Kearsarge Telephone Co. which later became TDS. In 1976 he was injured in a motorcycle accident which left him paralyzed and had to leave TDS. He started Nelson Hill Electronics in 1984 and was in business for 20 years. He and his wife and son installed dishes for satellite television and provided accompanying services. He ran his business on the web, sold hardware around the world, and provided programming services throughout the country.

He was very patient and determined and did everything with a mouthstick. He was an avid Ham radio operator using the call sign KB1HJ and also enjoyed his CB radio using Bullwinkle as his handle. Wayne ran a net on his ham radio which is similar to a talk show and helped others with computer questions and would beta test software. He designed webpages for others and also himself using his mounthstick. He created his own web site (www.kb1hj.com). The site provided information for both ham radio enthusiasts as well as other physically disabled people.

Wayne enjoyed snowmobile racing, motorcycles, fixing cars, and hiking. Members of his family surviving include his wife of 45 years, Lois (Chadwick) Donnelly of Sutton, NH; a son and his fiance, Chris Donnelly and Shannon Storm of South Sutton, NH; two brothers, Robert Donnelly of Hopkinton, NH and Eugene Donnelly of Reno, NV; a sister, Joyce Dube of Exeter, NH; nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. in Millwoods Cemetery, Sutton, NH. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Sutton Fast Squad, P.O. Box 158, North Sutton, NH 03260 or to Handi-Hams (http://www.handiham.org/), providing tools for people with disabilities to learn Amateur Radio and technology skills, and to earn their Amateur Radio licenses.

Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH is assisting the family with arrangements. To sign an online guestbook please visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com.