texascavers Digest 11 Jun 2013 16:36:54 -0000 Issue 1773
Topics (messages 21915 through 21919):
TSS work session
21915 by: Ron Ralph
Re: [Cowtown] Fw: Dave gers
21916 by: Don Cooper
OFF TOPIC
21917 by: Felicia Vreeland
Seco Creek Sinkhole Article
21918 by: Geary Schindel
21919 by: Louise Power
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Cavers,
Our next scheduled second Wednesday work session of the Texas Speleological
Survey will be this Wednesday, June 12th, at the JJ Pickle Research Center. Dr.
We will be looking through the files for various cave locations in Texas and
filing USGS maps. Come by and help search the files for cave data. If you have
a desire to search for your own data, the files and unpublished maps will be
made available.
Use the front entrance on Burnet Road north of highway 183. Both publication
sales and the library will be open. The door will be open at 5:00 p.m. and stay
open till we adjourn. Remember it is best to arrive before 6:00 pm and drinks
are on me. Parking permits are only necessary during the day and evenings are
free, so don’t worry about parking tickets.
If you have questions, please contact me at ronra...@austin.rr.com or call my
cell. I will be happy to send you a link to the map of the Campus if you need
directions.
Ron Ralph
Cell: 797-3817
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From: Don Cooper <wavyca...@gmail.com>
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com
Date: Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: [Cowtown] Fw: Dave gers
To: R D Milhollin <rdmilhol...@yahoo.com>
I have one of his old sleeping bags stapled against my bedroom wall as
sound-absorption batting.
I ended up with it when Ann Murphree gave it to me to give back to him -
but I think he said he didn't need it.
I'm not quite sure - exactly. That was over a decade ago and for whatever
reason I never got rid of it.
It's fitting that it's striped. It matches the keyboard which it hangs
over. This is the second residence where I've used it in the same fashion.
I've wondered for some time what became of Dave. Very sad to hear he's gone
- without an answer.
-Don C
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 3:38 PM, R D Milhollin <rdmilhol...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> I am saddened to hear about the passing of Dave Gers. He was without a
> doubt one of the most interesting people, caver or non, whom I have ever
> had the please of meeting and hanging around with. Memories of homemade
> beer, engaging philosophical conversations, raging campfires, singing in
> resonant cave chambers, and eternal optimism spring up when I remember back
> to the times we would be out in New Mexico up on the hill or down in the
> park. No sadness, no regrets, no fears.
>
> Cave on Dave.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Karen Perry <txcavem...@yahoo.com>
> *To:* H. Sapiens <ut_h.sapi...@yahoo.com>; "utcac...@yahoo.com" <
> utcac...@yahoo.com>; "utca...@yahoo.com" <utca...@yahoo.com>; Mark Alman <
> texascav...@att.net>; "memb...@cowtowngrotto.org" <
> memb...@cowtowngrotto.org>; RD Milhollin <rdmilhol...@yahoo.com>; "
> texascavers@texascavers.com" <texascavers@texascavers.com>; "
> texascav...@yahoo.com" <texascav...@yahoo.com>; "
> webmas...@metroplexcavers.org" <webmas...@metroplexcavers.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 7, 2013 2:26 PM
> *Subject:* [Cowtown] Fw: Dave gers
>
> Please pass this on to DFW Grotto. Lots of us knew Dave. While he had
> not caved in almost a decade due to his poor eyesight, many of us still
> thought of him as a friend. He will be missed......... Now he is in the
> Great Geocache rally in the sky!
> Karen Perry
>
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> *From:* "a72sting...@bluefrog.com" <a72sting...@bluefrog.com>
> *To:* txcavem...@yahoo.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 5, 2013 10:24 AM
> *Subject:* Dave gers
>
> Karen,
> I am emailing you to let you know that my father, Dave, passed away on
> June 1. We, my brother Rob, and I found a Xmas card from you on his
> nightstand.
> Your more than welcome to contact me.
>
> Dave's daughter,
> Lia Dellario
>
>
>
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Many of the people I highly respect are not on Facebook . I wish to extend
an invitation to all. My 58th birthday will be a bash. It will be in
Palacios Texas, a small town on Matagorda Bay. we have a large camping area
next to my abode . It has a catch and release Bass lake and is walking
distance to the Matagorda Bay shore, HEB houses it's shrimping fleet here
and there are no finer shrimp to be found right off the boats in the $3.50
range. we also have 3 bed and breakfasts and a really cool historical
hotel. At my place we have an open air bar, 3 smoker cookers and some cool
but Republican locals. I invite all to attend but for a head count please
email me at feliciavreel...@gmail.com. I miss cavers terribly and wold even
love someone to bring slides. The party official is Saturday the 20th of
July but arrivals on friday are welcome. My phone number is 979-318-0045.
Fishing is great, there are some cool beaches and the town is only 5000
people so it is quiet and wonderful.
I hope some of you can make it. If you have kayaks bring them with fishing
poles!
Felicia Vreeland
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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/environment/article/A-trip-into-the-Edwards-Aquifer-4592658.php#photo-4766077
Folks,
Here is the link to a nice article that appeared in the San Antonio Express
News today (Tuesday, June 11, 2013). This was a trip to Seco Creek (Valdina
Farm) Sinkhole in Medina County. The reporter (Colin McDonald) did a very nice
job on discussing some aquifer issues and reporting on the cave. David Ochel
was in a picture in the front page above the fold. He also had a nice quote.
Gary Franklin also got a nice picture in the paper on page 7. I think the paper
had about 12 photos on their web site. Here is a list of everyone that
participated. Many many thanks to everyone that worked hard on this project.
Personnel who went in the cave.
Geary Schindel (EAA)
David Ochel (Austin)
Andrea Croskrey (Austin)
Jon Cradit (EAA)
Kori Dunaway (San Antonio)
Gary Franklin (Austin)
Ellie Watson (San Austin)
Joe Mitchell (Austin)
Jacque Thomas (PBSS/Sonora)
David Daniel (San Antonio)
Bryan Scott (San Antonio)
Jill Orr (San Antonio)
Vivian Loftin (Austin)
Zach Schudrowitz (San Antonio)
Evelynn Mitchell (San Antonio)
Media Folks who went in the cave
Colin McDaniel (Express News Reporter)
William Luther (Express News photographer)
John Gerard (WOAI - Chief Meteorologist)
Mason Smith (WOAI - Cameraman)
Surface Support
Mike Harris (San Antonio)
Sue Schindel (San Antonio)
Terri Herbold (EAA- Public Affairs)
Jenny Adkins (San Antonio)
Selina Garza (WOAI producer)
Geary M. Schindel, P.G.
Director - Chief Technical Officer
Aquifer Science
[cid:image001.jpg@01CE6678.E266F530]
900 E. Quincy Street
San Antonio, TX 78215
210.222.2204
gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
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[cid:image004.png@01CE6678.E266F530] <http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/rss.php>
[cid:image005.png@01CE6678.E266F530] <http://twitter.com/#!/EdwardsAquifer>
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Hi Geary,
Unfortunately, unless you're a digital subscriber to the paper, you can't
access the whole article, but you can look at some really nice pictures. Thanks
for sending it along.
Louise
From: gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:02:16 -0500
Subject: [Texascavers] Seco Creek Sinkhole Article
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/environment/article/A-trip-into-the-Edwards-Aquifer-4592658.php#photo-4766077
Folks,
Here is the link to a nice article that appeared in the San Antonio Express
News today (Tuesday, June 11, 2013). This was a trip to Seco Creek (Valdina
Farm) Sinkhole in Medina County. The reporter (Colin McDonald) did a very nice
job on discussing some aquifer issues and reporting on the cave. David Ochel
was in a picture in the front page above the fold. He also had a nice quote.
Gary Franklin also got a nice picture in the paper on page 7. I think the paper
had about 12 photos on their web site. Here is a list of everyone that
participated. Many many thanks to everyone that worked hard on this project.
Personnel who went in the cave.
Geary Schindel (EAA)
David Ochel (Austin)
Andrea Croskrey (Austin)
Jon Cradit (EAA)
Kori Dunaway (San Antonio)
Gary Franklin (Austin)
Ellie Watson (San Austin)
Joe Mitchell (Austin)
Jacque Thomas (PBSS/Sonora)
David Daniel (San Antonio)
Bryan Scott (San Antonio)
Jill Orr (San Antonio)
Vivian Loftin (Austin)
Zach Schudrowitz (San Antonio)
Evelynn Mitchell (San Antonio)
Media Folks who went in the cave
Colin McDaniel (Express News Reporter)
William Luther (Express News photographer)
John Gerard (WOAI – Chief Meteorologist)
Mason Smith (WOAI – Cameraman)
Surface Support
Mike Harris (San Antonio)
Sue Schindel (San Antonio)
Terri Herbold (EAA- Public Affairs)
Jenny Adkins (San Antonio)
Selina Garza (WOAI producer)
Geary M. Schindel, P.G.
Director - Chief Technical Officer
Aquifer Science
900 E. Quincy Street
San Antonio, TX 78215
210.222.2204
gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
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