Thank you, Jim and Mimi. The Texas cavers have surely responded and have given me further comfort. I knew how well Dwight was known and respected -- and how looong he has known folks. His heart was always with them!
With appreciation, Mary and Dwight's family > On 06/25/2022 2:37 PM Mimi Jasek <mjca...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So very sorry to hear this 😢 He will be greatly missed! I know Jim knew > him, and I have heard and read of him since 1973 when I started my caving > life in Texas. Our community is once again diminished. > > Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mary and family and friends ❤️ > > Jim and Mimi Jasek > Waco, Tx > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jun 25, 2022, at 2:20 PM, William R. Elliott > <speodes...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > We have more info on Dwight Deal's dates: > > > > Born April 18, 1938 > > Died Saturday, June 11, 2022, 2:00 AM, Parker, CO > > > > Dwight fell asleep in his chair on Fri. June 10. Mary says that the > > coroner fixed the time of death at 2:00 am Sat. June 11. > > > > Mary Fletcher Deal is at chin...@comcast.net > > mailto:chin...@comcast.net > > > > Sincerely, > > > > William R. (Bill) Elliott > > > > 30105 Briarcrest Court > > > > Georgetown, Texas 78628 > > > > speodes...@gmail.com mailto:speodes...@gmail.com > > > > 573-291-5093 cell > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 10:15 AM William R. Elliott > > <speodes...@gmail.com mailto:speodes...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > I have received reports that Dr. Dwight E. > > Deal passed away on June 10, 2022, in Parker, Colorado. > > > > > > This is a blow to the caving community. Dwight was a famous > > > caver and geologist, well-liked and accomplished in many ways. He was an > > > educator with expertise in hydrogeology, geomorphology, and environmental > > > science. He was a life member of the NSS (#3592), an NSS Director, a > > > Fellow, and a recipient of the Certificate of Merit. He was an NSS > > > Luminary speaker in 2012. He and his wife Mary Fletcher Deal were popular > > > leaders of educational karst tours in China, Laos, and Vietnam. > > > > > > From Harvey DuChene, his close friend in Colorado: “He died > > > peacefully while sitting in his favorite chair Friday afternoon. He had > > > partially eaten a roast beef sandwich and drank part of a glass of tea. > > > He went to sleep and quietly passed away. I visited his wife, Mary Deal, > > > last Sunday and she filled me in on the details of his passing. She > > > stressed that Dwight and she were living as normally as possible and had > > > just returned from a couple of months at their cabin in Terlingua. Dwight > > > was recovering from a debilitating bout of pneumonia that severely > > > stressed his body systems and he was doing physical therapy to help > > > regain his strength.” > > > > > > Dwight was about 84, but I do not have his birth date yet. A > > > small group of friends (including me) and family are writing an obituary > > > for the NSS News. If you have a personal story about Dwight, please share > > > it here on TexasCavers, if appropriate. We have many photos, but if you > > > have a good one of Dwight and Mary on an Asian tour, please send it to > > > me. > > > > > > If you would like to send a sympathy card, here is the > > > address: Mary Deal, 21810 Longs Peak Ln, Parker, CO 80138. I am not sure > > > which email she uses right now. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > William R. (Bill) Elliott > > > > > > 30105 Briarcrest Court > > > > > > Georgetown, Texas 78628 > > > > > > speodes...@gmail.com mailto:speodes...@gmail.com > > > > > > 573-291-5093 cell > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >
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