Logan, that was a clever and respectful ceremony you created for them at the grotto meeting. Very nice.
Thanks, Dale On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Logan McNatt via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > We had some fun at the UTG (Austin) meeting Wed July 19th. About 50 > people were there, the usual mix of caver generations ranging in > experience/membership from "young" (< 5 years) to "mature" (5 to 25 years) > to "venerable" (25 to 40+ years). > > I announced that I had a presentation that would require group > participation. > > "Everyone who has been to at least one NSS Convention please* stand up*." > about *25* stood > "at least 5 Conventions, *keep standing*; the rest sit down" > about *15* still standing > at least 10 about *12 * > At this point I mentioned that this impromptu survey was "a bit skewed" > regarding age, and the absence of many middle/venerable cavers (e.g. Terry > Raines, Don Broussard, Bill Stone, to name just a few) > at least 20 *4* Gill Ediger, Jim Kennedy, Pete Strickland, and > Bill Mixon > at least 30 *2* Pete and Bill > at least 40 *2*--Pete and Bill > at least 50 *2*--Pete and Bill > > I said that both of them had been unable to attend the convention in > Albuquerque this year because of health problems, breaking Pete's string of > *47* straight years since an interruption for military service. But I had > something for them, and presented each their 2017 NSS Certificate of > Appreciation "for his long-term commitment to the NSS." They got an > enthusiastic round of applause. > > After the meeting several photos were taken; the attached is by Dylan > Beeler. Bill had been sitting the entire time (with his hand raised during > the questions) because he is too weak to stand that long, but you can see > he held the rail for the photo. I noticed that Bill's NSS #5728 was on his > certificate, but Pete's #8298 was not on his. So I called NSS President > Geary Schindel in San Antonio, and he will send a corrected certificate to > Pete. Geary is the person I initially contacted before the Convention (I > didn't go) to do something special for Pete and Bill. I was hoping for > something a little more personal than the generic NSS Certificate (like > mentioning Pete's hot tub), but it worked out ok. > > Congratulations and Thanks to Pete and Bill, > Hope the attached photo comes through. > > Logan McNatt > (at least 5 NSS Conventions) > NSS 11274 > > P.S. William B. White, NSS 2237, apparently holds the record, with well > over 60 Conventions attended, including 2017! > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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