Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
Tom's collection of cave history was offered to CaCa. They were strapped for space in their library (read: broom closet) and took only what pertained to CCNP and possibly GuMo. I have no idea where the remainder of his collection went. Possibly his widow would know. Jim -Original Message- From: jerryat...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 8:50 PM To: Doug Diego Rhodes Cc: John Corcoran ; New Mexico Cavers ; jen . ; lstarr...@gmail.com ; " " Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award I can probably inventory the Meador collection sometime this fall. I had a good look at the material he left with the NPS at Carlsbad some years ago. There really wasn't a lot there in their files. Jerry. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 24, 2013, at 7:47 PM, "Doug \"Diego\" Rhodes" wrote: I just took a look at the site mentioned http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02558/cah-02558.html and there are various boxes of "unprocessed material". Tom had an really extensive collection of Carlsbad Caverns stuff along with many other books and whatever memorabilia he could come up with. It would be a great service if someone living in the area of the collection could volunteer to inventory the stuff and the offer would hopefully be accepted. Tom was a great friend who , along with Rich Breisch,, first introduced me to the area where I now reside, the Copper Canyon of Chihuahua, Mexico. I'll never forget the day a group of drunks with logging trucks blocked us in on the old, unpaved road to Creel. Tom had a moderate Spanish ability which suddenly disappeared leaving me to fend for the group. Meanwhile Tom got behind the wheel of his old Scout so we could make a getaway if the blockade was lifted. We got out but a logging truck started pushing the scout and would not let me catch up to Tom. The rest of the story is best told around a campfire but the darn drunks never did give me a beer! doug ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
I can probably inventory the Meador collection sometime this fall. I had a good look at the material he left with the NPS at Carlsbad some years ago. There really wasn't a lot there in their files. Jerry. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 24, 2013, at 7:47 PM, "Doug \"Diego\" Rhodes" wrote: > I just took a look at the site mentioned > http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02558/cah-02558.html and there are > various boxes of "unprocessed material". Tom had an really extensive > collection of Carlsbad Caverns stuff along with many other books and whatever > memorabilia he could come up with. It would be a great service if someone > living in the area of the collection could volunteer to inventory the stuff > and the offer would hopefully be accepted. > > Tom was a great friend who , along with Rich Breisch,, first introduced me to > the area where I now reside, the Copper Canyon of Chihuahua, Mexico. I'll > never forget the day a group of drunks with logging trucks blocked us in on > the old, unpaved road to Creel. Tom had a moderate Spanish ability which > suddenly disappeared leaving me to fend for the group. Meanwhile Tom got > behind the wheel of his old Scout so we could make a getaway if the blockade > was lifted. We got out but a logging truck started pushing the scout and > would not let me catch up to Tom. The rest of the story is best told around a > campfire but the darn drunks never did give me a beer! > doug > > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
I just took a look at the site mentioned http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02558/cah-02558.html and there are various boxes of "unprocessed material". Tom had an really extensive collection of Carlsbad Caverns stuff along with many other books and whatever memorabilia he could come up with. It would be a great service if someone living in the area of the collection could volunteer to inventory the stuff and the offer would hopefully be accepted. Tom was a great friend who , along with Rich Breisch,, first introduced me to the area where I now reside, the Copper Canyon of Chihuahua, Mexico. I'll never forget the day a group of drunks with logging trucks blocked us in on the old, unpaved road to Creel. Tom had a moderate Spanish ability which suddenly disappeared leaving me to fend for the group. Meanwhile Tom got behind the wheel of his old Scout so we could make a getaway if the blockade was lifted. We got out but a logging truck started pushing the scout and would not let me catch up to Tom. The rest of the story is best told around a campfire but the darn drunks never did give me a beer! doug ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
Cavers, If you want to know more about Tom's contributions, yes, read the SWR 50th Anniv. book. Tom is mentioned in several early stories as well as the memorium section. I think there was a website given for where all of Tom's research was donated. I don't have the book handy, but if someone wants to pursue this award suggestion for the upcoming regional, check out the 50th book first. I don't recall that Tom's contributions were in the area of inspiring lots of new cavers in NM. His work was mainly with speleo history. Linda Starr John Corcoran wrote: >Thanks Jen! > > > >Regards, > > > >John > > > >From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of jen >. >Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 1:05 PM >To: caverp...@gmail.com >Cc: New Mexico Cavers >Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award > > > >I found this University archive of his documents when I searched for Tom >Meadors name http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02558/cah-02558.html. > > >The SWR 50th book >http://www.caves.org/region/swr/50th/50th%20Anniv.%20SWR%20book.pdf had a >nice section on caver memoriams for those of us who didn't get a chance to >meet all the past SWR members. > >Jen > > > > > > > _ > >From: caverp...@gmail.com >Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:32:09 -0600 >To: caver...@hot.rr.com >CC: s...@caver.net; carl.kun...@cox.net; gv...@nckri.org >Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award > >So what happened to the "Cave History Collection"? Tom collected NM cave >history as well as TX caves. Carl Kunath is probably a better representative >of Texas Cave History, but perhaps Tom was the better known NM cave >historian. > > > > - Pete > > > >On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:49 AM, James Jasek wrote: > > > >Tom was pretty much the Historian for the TSA, and he had a massive >collection of memorabilia of caving, photography, postcards, literature of >Texas and New Mexico in his collection. > > > >Collecting cave history was a passion for Tom. Since collecting an maintaing >caving history is our window to the past, I feel the Tom Meador Award should >be designed to encourage the collection of Texas caving history. > > > >Tom was a personal friend and a really good fellow. > > > >James Jasek > > > >On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:37 PM, George Veni wrote: > > > >I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things >about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new >cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be >named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm >in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. >If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and >creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more >appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. > > > >George > > > > > >Sent from my mobile phone > > > > > > > >George Veni, Ph.D. >Executive Director >National Cave and Karst Research Institute >400-1 Cascades Avenue >Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 >USA >Office: 575-887-5517 >Mobile: 210-863-5919 >Fax: 575-887-5523 > gv...@nckri.org > www.nckri.org > > > > > > > Original message >From: dirt...@comcast.net >Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) >To: Harvey DuChene < hrduch...@gmail.com> >Cc: Bill Bentley < ca...@caver.net>, > s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman < > gypca...@comcast.net>,"jen ." < > bigredfo...@hotmail.com> >Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award > > > > >good idea, Harv! >DirtDoc > > > _ > > >From: "Harvey DuChene" < hrduch...@gmail.com> >To: "Bill Bentley" < ca...@caver.net>, "Steve >Peerman" < gypca...@comcast.net> >Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." < > bigredfo...@hotmail.com> >Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM >Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" >at the Texas Cavers Reunion > >I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! > >___ >SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > >http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr >___ >This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > > >___ >SWR mailing l
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
Thanks Jen! Regards, John From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of jen . Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 1:05 PM To: caverp...@gmail.com Cc: New Mexico Cavers Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award I found this University archive of his documents when I searched for Tom Meadors name http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02558/cah-02558.html. The SWR 50th book http://www.caves.org/region/swr/50th/50th%20Anniv.%20SWR%20book.pdf had a nice section on caver memoriams for those of us who didn't get a chance to meet all the past SWR members. Jen _ From: caverp...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:32:09 -0600 To: caver...@hot.rr.com CC: s...@caver.net; carl.kun...@cox.net; gv...@nckri.org Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award So what happened to the "Cave History Collection"? Tom collected NM cave history as well as TX caves. Carl Kunath is probably a better representative of Texas Cave History, but perhaps Tom was the better known NM cave historian. - Pete On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:49 AM, James Jasek wrote: Tom was pretty much the Historian for the TSA, and he had a massive collection of memorabilia of caving, photography, postcards, literature of Texas and New Mexico in his collection. Collecting cave history was a passion for Tom. Since collecting an maintaing caving history is our window to the past, I feel the Tom Meador Award should be designed to encourage the collection of Texas caving history. Tom was a personal friend and a really good fellow. James Jasek On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:37 PM, George Veni wrote: I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. George Sent from my mobile phone George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 <mailto:gv...@nckri.org> gv...@nckri.org <http://www.nckri.org/> www.nckri.org Original message From: <mailto:dirt...@comcast.net> dirt...@comcast.net Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) To: Harvey DuChene < <mailto:hrduch...@gmail.com> hrduch...@gmail.com> Cc: Bill Bentley < <mailto:ca...@caver.net> ca...@caver.net>, <mailto:s...@caver.net> s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman < <mailto:gypca...@comcast.net> gypca...@comcast.net>,"jen ." < <mailto:bigredfo...@hotmail.com> bigredfo...@hotmail.com> Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award good idea, Harv! DirtDoc _ From: "Harvey DuChene" < <mailto:hrduch...@gmail.com> hrduch...@gmail.com> To: "Bill Bentley" < <mailto:ca...@caver.net> ca...@caver.net>, "Steve Peerman" < <mailto:gypca...@comcast.net> gypca...@comcast.net> Cc: <mailto:s...@caver.net> s...@caver.net, "jen ." < <mailto:bigredfo...@hotmail.com> bigredfo...@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" attheTexas Cavers Reunion I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! ___ SWR mailing list <mailto:s...@caver.net> s...@caver.net <http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
George, I do remember being mentored by Tom in cave history research personally. Tom's focus was probably more on caves, but he certainly earned many friends among the caving community. Regards, John From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of George Veni Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 11:38 AM To: New Mexico Cavers Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. George Sent from my mobile phone George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org Original message From: dirt...@comcast.net Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) To: Harvey DuChene Cc: Bill Bentley ,s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman ,"jen ." Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award good idea, Harv! DirtDoc _ From: "Harvey DuChene" To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" attheTexas Cavers Reunion I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
Right! From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of Carol Belski Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:58 AM To: dirt...@comcast.net Cc: Harvey DuChene; Bill Bentley; jen .; Steve Peerman; s...@caver.net Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award so is the prize in the form of a gallon milk jug?? --Carol On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:47 AM, dirt...@comcast.net wrote: good idea, Harv! DirtDoc _ From: "Harvey DuChene" To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" attheTexas Cavers Reunion I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
xico 88220-6215 >> USA >> Office: 575-887-5517 >> Mobile: 210-863-5919 >> Fax: 575-887-5523 >> gv...@nckri.org >> www.nckri.org >> >> >> >> >> Original message >> From: dirt...@comcast.net >> Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) >> To: Harvey DuChene >> Cc: Bill Bentley ,s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman >> ,"jen ." >> Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award >> >> >> >> good idea, Harv! >> DirtDoc >> From: "Harvey DuChene" >> To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" >> Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." >> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" >> attheTexas Cavers Reunion >> >> I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! >> ___ >> SWR mailing list >> s...@caver.net >> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr >> ___ >> This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
I found this University archive of his documents when I searched for Tom Meadors name http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02558/cah-02558.html. The SWR 50th book http://www.caves.org/region/swr/50th/50th%20Anniv.%20SWR%20book.pdf had a nice section on caver memoriams for those of us who didn't get a chance to meet all the past SWR members. Jen From: caverp...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:32:09 -0600 To: caver...@hot.rr.com CC: s...@caver.net; carl.kun...@cox.net; gv...@nckri.org Subject: Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award So what happened to the "Cave History Collection"? Tom collected NM cave history as well as TX caves. Carl Kunath is probably a better representative of Texas Cave History, but perhaps Tom was the better known NM cave historian. - Pete On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:49 AM, James Jasek wrote:Tom was pretty much the Historian for the TSA, and he had a massive collection of memorabilia of caving, photography, postcards, literature of Texas and New Mexico in his collection. Collecting cave history was a passion for Tom. Since collecting an maintaing caving history is our window to the past, I feel the Tom Meador Award should be designed to encourage the collection of Texas caving history. Tom was a personal friend and a really good fellow. James Jasek On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:37 PM, George Veni wrote:I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. George Sent from my mobile phone George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org Original message From: dirt...@comcast.net Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) To: Harvey DuChene Cc: Bill Bentley ,s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman ,"jen ." Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award good idea, Harv! DirtDoc From: "Harvey DuChene" To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at theTexas Cavers Reunion I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador!___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
So what happened to the "Cave History Collection"? Tom collected NM cave history as well as TX caves. Carl Kunath is probably a better representative of Texas Cave History, but perhaps Tom was the better known NM cave historian. - Pete On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:49 AM, James Jasek wrote: Tom was pretty much the Historian for the TSA, and he had a massive collection of memorabilia of caving, photography, postcards, literature of Texas and New Mexico in his collection. Collecting cave history was a passion for Tom. Since collecting an maintaing caving history is our window to the past, I feel the Tom Meador Award should be designed to encourage the collection of Texas caving history. Tom was a personal friend and a really good fellow. James Jasek On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:37 PM, George Veni wrote: > I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things > about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new > cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be > named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm > in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. > If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and > creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more > appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. > > George > > > Sent from my mobile phone > > > > George Veni, Ph.D. > Executive Director > National Cave and Karst Research Institute > 400-1 Cascades Avenue > Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 > USA > Office: 575-887-5517 > Mobile: 210-863-5919 > Fax: 575-887-5523 > gv...@nckri.org > www.nckri.org > > > > > Original message > From: dirt...@comcast.net > Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) > To: Harvey DuChene > Cc: Bill Bentley ,s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman > ,"jen ." > Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award > > > > good idea, Harv! > DirtDoc > From: "Harvey DuChene" > To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" > Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM > Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at >theTexas Cavers Reunion > > I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
Tom was pretty much the Historian for the TSA, and he had a massive collection of memorabilia of caving, photography, postcards, literature of Texas and New Mexico in his collection. Collecting cave history was a passion for Tom. Since collecting an maintaing caving history is our window to the past, I feel the Tom Meador Award should be designed to encourage the collection of Texas caving history. Tom was a personal friend and a really good fellow. James Jasek On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:37 PM, George Veni wrote: > I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things > about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new > cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be > named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm > in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. > If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and > creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more > appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. > > George > > > Sent from my mobile phone > > > > George Veni, Ph.D. > Executive Director > National Cave and Karst Research Institute > 400-1 Cascades Avenue > Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 > USA > Office: 575-887-5517 > Mobile: 210-863-5919 > Fax: 575-887-5523 > gv...@nckri.org > www.nckri.org > > > > > Original message > From: dirt...@comcast.net > Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) > To: Harvey DuChene > Cc: Bill Bentley ,s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman > ,"jen ." > Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award > > > > good idea, Harv! > DirtDoc > From: "Harvey DuChene" > To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" > Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM > Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at >theTexas Cavers Reunion > > I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
George, While I don't think that is the first thing one would think about regarding Tom, I recall him being open and agreeable with all cavers. I got to know Tom as a fairly new caver and went caving with him when I was a relative novice. Kathy's first trip up 3 mile hill was in Tom's Bronco. While I didn't know Tom as well as a lot of others, he seemed to be a friend to all. On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:37 AM, George Veni wrote: > I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things > about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new > cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be > named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm > in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. > If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and > creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more > appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. > > George > > > Sent from my mobile phone > > > > George Veni, Ph.D. > Executive Director > National Cave and Karst Research Institute > 400-1 Cascades Avenue > Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 > USA > Office: 575-887-5517 > Mobile: 210-863-5919 > Fax: 575-887-5523 > gv...@nckri.org > www.nckri.org > > > > > Original message > From: dirt...@comcast.net > Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) > To: Harvey DuChene > Cc: Bill Bentley ,s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman > ,"jen ." > Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award > > > > good idea, Harv! > DirtDoc > From: "Harvey DuChene" > To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" > Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM > Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at >theTexas Cavers Reunion > > I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET Steve Peerman "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." attributed to Mark Twain, but no record exists of his having written this. ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
Pete, all, Attached is a photo of Tom taken by Andy Komensky. Perhaps someone has a better photo. I wonder if a certificate could be produced that features a photo of Tom. (Assuming that the award was named in Tom's honor.) On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:06 AM, Peter Jones wrote: > That, an old straw hat and a brown Ford Bronco without a steering wheel…. > > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Carol Belski wrote: > >> so is the prize in the form of a gallon milk jug?? >> --Carol >> >> On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:47 AM, dirt...@comcast.net wrote: >> >>> >>> good idea, Harv! >>> DirtDoc >>> From: "Harvey DuChene" >>> To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" >>> Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" >>> attheTexas Cavers Reunion >>> >>> I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! >>> ___ >>> SWR mailing list >>> s...@caver.net >>> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr >>> ___ >>> This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET >> >> ___ >> SWR mailing list >> s...@caver.net >> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr >> ___ >> This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET Steve Peerman "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." attributed to Mark Twain, but no record exists of his having written this. ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but have heard many great things about him. One thing I haven't heard is about him focusing on mentoring new cavers. If SWR will be developing an award for new cavers, then it should be named for someone whose focus was new cavers, as in the case of Chuck Stuehm in Texas. Maybe Tom fits that perfectly. I don't know one way or the other. If not, I suggest naming the award for someone who better fits the award and creating another award named for Tom that would honor him more by being more appropriate to his strengths, interests, and accomplishments. George Sent from my mobile phone George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org Original message From: dirt...@comcast.net Date: 2013/10/23 09:48 (GMT-07:00) To: Harvey DuChene Cc: Bill Bentley ,s...@caver.net,Steve Peerman ,"jen ." Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award good idea, Harv! DirtDoc From: "Harvey DuChene" To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at theTexas Cavers Reunion I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
On 10/23/2013 11:06 AM, Peter Jones wrote: That, an old straw hat and a brown Ford Bronco without a steering wheel On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Carol Belski wrote: so is the prize in the form of a gallon milk jug?? And awarded with a mighty bone-crushing handshake! Lee ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
That, an old straw hat and a brown Ford Bronco without a steering wheel…. On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Carol Belski wrote: > so is the prize in the form of a gallon milk jug?? > --Carol > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:47 AM, dirt...@comcast.net wrote: > >> >> good idea, Harv! >> DirtDoc >> From: "Harvey DuChene" >> To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" >> Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." >> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" >> attheTexas Cavers Reunion >> >> I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! >> ___ >> SWR mailing list >> s...@caver.net >> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr >> ___ >> This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
so is the prize in the form of a gallon milk jug?? --Carol On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:47 AM, dirt...@comcast.net wrote: > > good idea, Harv! > DirtDoc > From: "Harvey DuChene" > To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" > Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM > Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at >theTexas Cavers Reunion > > I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
and announce at TCR? Martha McArthur 505-350-9022 (cell) -Original Message- From: dirtdoc To: Harvey DuChene Cc: Bill Bentley ; swr ; Steve Peerman ; jen . Sent: Wed, Oct 23, 2013 9:48 am Subject: [SWR] Tom Meador Award good idea, Harv! DirtDoc From: "Harvey DuChene" To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at theTexas Cavers Reunion I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! ___ WR mailing list w...@caver.net ttp://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr __ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
Re: [SWR] Tom Meador Award
I third that about the Tom Meador Award. Great idea!! Peter On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:47 AM, dirt...@comcast.net wrote: > > good idea, Harv! > DirtDoc > From: "Harvey DuChene" > To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" > Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM > Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award"at >theTexas Cavers Reunion > > I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! > ___ > SWR mailing list > s...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > ___ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
[SWR] Tom Meador Award
good idea, Harv! DirtDoc - Original Message - From: "Harvey DuChene" To: "Bill Bentley" , "Steve Peerman" Cc: s...@caver.net, "jen ." Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:07:49 AM Subject: Re: [SWR] PBSS member Kayde Hill wins "Chuck Stuehm Award" at the Texas Cavers Reunion I recommend naming the award for legendary Tom Meador! ___ SWR mailing list s...@caver.net http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr ___ This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
