I was honored to stay with John Attaway in February when we had a NSS Officers meeting nearby. John and I talked about Steve who was a brilliant engineer and had multiple interests. He was incredibly active caver in the southeast until he moved west for work. Thirty years after moving, his caving exploits were still being discussed. I don’t know how many people also told me that Steve was one of the smartest and most personable people they had ever meet. Our paths only crossed a few times but I had wished I had known him better.
He passed away way too early and it is a great loss. My condolences to the family and friends. Geary Schindel From: Texascavers <texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com> On Behalf Of David Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 11:17 PM To: CaveTex <texascavers@texascavers.com> Subject: [Texascavers] Dr. Stephen Attaway - Albuquerque/TAG caver Stephen Attaway Fellow of the National Speleological Society 2-10-60 to 2-28-19 https://cache.legacy.net/legacy/images/Cobrands/ABQJournal/Photos/1440920-01-1_20190310.jpg Steve was born in Leeds, Alabama. Steve received his Doctorate in Engineering in Computational Mechanics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986. Steve had been employed at Sandia National Laboratories since February 16, 1987 and was a Senior Scientist. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow in the National Speleological Society. Growing up in the South, Steve was an active caver since his high school years and served in cave rescue alongside his father. Steve served in Albuquerque Mountain Rescue as a rescue leader, performing hundreds of rescue missions in the wilderness of New Mexico. Steve was an award-winning jeweler and gem carver and a pioneer in jewelry making technology and techniques, in concert with his wife, Nancy, who is an award-winning facetor of gems and designer of original pieces. Steve was also a member of the New Mexico Faceters Guild. Steve is survived by his wife of thirty-five years, Nancy L. Attaway; his father, John W. Attaway, Jr.; his mother, Betty Joyce Basden; and sister, Myrna Attaway. Services were held in Leeds, Alabama, March 23, 2019. A Memorial Service was held March 30, 2019. Charitable donations may be may made to the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue team at www dot abqmountainrescue dot org/donate<http://www.abqmountainrescue.org/donate>. ***This is an external email - beware links & attachments from unknown senders***
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