My son stayed with family or friends or came along and hung out at camp. But,
it did take extra planning and he was always on my mind while I was
underground.
Jules
> On Nov 6, 2019, at 10:30 PM, Jocelyn Hooper wrote:
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Speaking as a mother...ex-female caver...having children is wonderful,
Bill,
Thank you for your efforts.
I must say I found myself quite moved reading about friends that have passed
and remembering the adventures that we shared along the way.
John Brooks
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> On Nov 5, 2019, at 4:27 PM, William R. Elliott wrote:
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> Dear Texas Cavers,
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Speaking as a mother...ex-female caver...having children is wonderful, but
changes your ability to go caving. Easy family trips become the norm. No
more expedition type trips until the kids are old enough to stay home
alone, or go along safely. Or you stay home with the kids and your spouse
goes o
Muchisimas gracias mi amiga!
William R. (Bill) Elliott
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On Nov 6, 2019, at 3:19 PM, Jules Jenkins wrote:
Incredible Bill! I can only imagine how many hours you’ve already invested in
this project. A massive undertaking! Very impressive.
Thank you so much on behalf of cavers
Incredible Bill! I can only imagine how many hours you’ve already invested in
this project. A massive undertaking! Very impressive.
Thank you so much on behalf of cavers still living, and those in the great
‘mile deep’ underneath us ALL!
Jules
> On Nov 5, 2019, at 4:27 PM, William R. Elliott
Mark, I believe your assessment that the older female cavers disappeared or
dropped out - or became more cautious and lived longer - is correct. Of the 5
in the Temple Cavers from 1973, I was the only one who continued to actively
cave for very long once away from a grotto! Yet, once I had a ch
I've been involved with organized caving since 1968, and there has
always been way more than 9% female cavers involved. It seems unlikely
to me that cavers have simply forgotten about their deceased female
members. Perhaps female cavers dropped out and disappeared at a higher
rate or have been
I would like to know, perhaps from someone that was around “way back when”, why
there are only 8 female cavers listed in the Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers,
out of a total of 88 names. That works out to 9.1% of the total population.
As I wasn’t around back when a lot of these people passed on,
Dear Texas Cavers,
I just updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers again, at
http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm
I edited and uploaded 43 new obituaries and 4 revised ones. Some of these
came from the old page of 2010, but I added photos and correct dates
whenever I could.
This now takes us ba
Dear friends,
I have updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers. Much more information
now on departed cavers who explored caves in Texas and Mexico. See
http://cavelife.info/hall/hall.htm
More updates will come later, but I now have detailed information back to
2010 and a few beyond.
Cavers se
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