David -
A person defending your POV wrote me privately to inform me what a mean and
insensitive bully I am.
Please accept my apologies if you didn't already know that I occasionally
find delight in lampooning my own grumpy curmudgeon tendencies
If you do want to be the "Texas Caver 'Alumni Manager' " - I guess that
would be something to do. It might indeed provide interesting material for
the "carbide corner".
-WaV
On Jan 2, 2008 10:32 AM, Don Cooper wrote:
> David,
>
> Accept Change. Move On. Not everyone wants to be followed, evaluated
> scrutinized or even remember. Not all the time. It depends on the
> individual, (not the seeker/investigator/guy looking through my trash).
>
> Reminiscing can be fun, but I bet the Dali Lama doesn't do much of it.
> Living in the past really isn't living much.
>
> I think you should have attended a large university, graduated, and then
> remained on staff as coordinator of alumni affairs. It's been over twenty
> years since I've graduated and I've still been unable to elude the
> bastards. They follow me everywhere I go asking for information and money.
> (I appreciate the education, but I DID after all, PAY for it! But I probably
> should have gone to U.T. anyway!)
>
> -WaV
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2008 10:02 AM, David Locklear wrote:
>
> > Here is a possible article for
> > a Texas Caver:
> >
> > There are hundreds of cavers listed
> > in the new book 50 years.
> >
> > But what became of those people?
> >
> > What did they do with their lives, or
> > after leaving the caving scene?
> >
> > Some possibly went on to acheive great
> > things.Right?
> >
> > I can name over a dozen cavers that were
> > once active that disappeared from the
> > face of the earth.But here are some
> > that I know a tiny bit about:
> >
> > For example, here in Houston, Jim McLane
> > worked on designing better space-suits for
> > astronauts.Jim collects one of a kind
> > items from Estate sales, and owns several
> > "Metates."Carol Carlson, married
> > caver Kenny McGee and she has had her own
> > Lapidary business in Houston for over 20
> > years. She custom-made a wedding ring
> > for David Locklear to give to his bride.
> > She has a unique collection of caver jewelry,
> > most of which she and Kenny made. Caver,
> > John Moses, works at Hueco Tanks, and is
> > active in the ISS.Charles Hasket was
> > very active in Houston around 1994, and
> > suddenly passed away while building a
> > treehouse for the child of a caver friend.
> > Charles Fromen has 2 retirement houses, one
> > on a beautiful beach near Ixtapa, and the
> > other in Brazil.
> >
> >
> >
> > Can you think of anybody that you wonder
> > what happened to them?
> >
> > If so, you might can track them down on
> > the internet.
> >
> >
> > Or do you know an interesting story to
> > tell about a forgotten caver?
> >
> >
> > David Locklear
> >
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