Thanks Don, For everything! Your global perspective AND attention to detail
have been key to the amazing facilities we have to enjoy at the D&P Preserve
today!
RD Milhollin
On Friday, April 27, 2018, 9:00:05 PM CDT, Joe Ranzau <jran...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Anyone who has spent time with Don knows of his irreverent sense of humor and
dedication to his Texas Caving family. Don became Preserve Manager for TCMA's
Deep and Punkin Caves Nature Preserve in early March, 2010. A position I
suspect he planned to keep for just a year or two as a way to help us out.
During his more than 8 years as preserve manager, he has been instrumental in
herding cats, err... cavers, to continually improve our field station and work
tirelessly to keep the preserve open and ready for the next group of cavers to
come out and visit.
For many of us, Don and Lucy have been the first faces we see each time we
arrive. They've been out ahead of the group to double check things and take
care of any last minute issues. I'd hesitate to guess how many miles they have
driven between San Antonio and the preserve, I venture it's a ton! Among the
many accomplishments during his tenure, the surface trail system was vastly
expanded giving groups ready access to many parts of the preserve and providing
for better birding and hiking opportunities. We've built a group shower
facility to handle the hoards of happy cavers after a long day underground.
We've cleared the property lines, doubled our camping area, performed major
restoration on the cabin at least three times, fixed numerous gates and the
road more times than we can count, and transformed the back porch into a
retreat for cavers.
Please join me in thanking Don for his dedicated service and congratulating him
on a well deserved break!
Regards,Joe Ranzau | PresidentTexas Cave Management Association
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