Earl Welch of Peoria Arizona passed away October 22, 2015 at the age of 91 from a chronic illness. Earl was born in Sweetwater, Oklahoma to his parents Burl & Trixie (Ragsdale) Welch, his wife, parents, twin brother and 3 sisters have preceded him in death. His 3 surviving daughters; Hylasue Mercurio, Hope Yager, Michelle DeLong and 2 step children Rolan Campbell and Phyllis Ross with many grandchild and great-grandchildren, who will miss him greatly. He served in the United States Marine Corp. during World War II, working on ordnance for Corsair aircraft in China. With many obstacles Earl passed the FCC first class license and finished his working career as a senior mobile RF tech on Emergency service communications for police and EMS in Santa Clara County in California. Earl was always ready to share stories from his youth and his over seas duty.