Re: [Texascavers] 5 pm Thursday update: William Russell

[carl.kunath]

So sorry to have this news.  He was an institution in many  ways.  The end of 
an era.  Katie we morn with you.  Thanks for all you have done.  Sent from my 
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 Original message From: Katherine Arens 
 Date: 3/21/19  5:07 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: Texascavers 
 Subject: [Texascavers] 5 pm Thursday update: 
William Russell 
 stopped breathing and went caving about twenty minutes ago. He's left the 
building. 



Katherine Arens
       Phones: Office(512) 232-6363

ar...@austin.utexas.edu
  Dept. Phone:  (512) 471-4123
Dept. of Germanic Studies
    FAX (512) 471-4025
2505 University Ave, C3300 
Bldg.Location:  Burdine 336
University of Texas at Austin
Office:  Burdine 320
Austin, TX  78712-1802
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Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell going home tomorrow

[carl.kunath]

Yea, Bill!Happy for you!Keep going!===CarlSent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 
6.
 Original message From: Katherine Arens 
 Date: 2/28/19  8:59 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: Texascavers 
 Subject: [Texascavers] Bill Russell going home 
tomorrow 
Dear all,
William is going home on Friday, 1 March.  He’s still not very mobile, but feel 
free to drop in.  Let me know and i’ll give you directions
katie



Katherine Arens
       Phones: Office(512) 232-6363

ar...@austin.utexas.edu
  Dept. Phone:  (512) 471-4123
Dept. of Germanic Studies
    FAX (512) 471-4025
2505 University Ave, C3300 
Bldg.Location:  Burdine 336
University of Texas at Austin
Office:  Burdine 320
Austin, TX  78712-1802
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Re: [Texascavers] Jack Prince, first person to cross Devil's Delight ledge in Mayfield Cave (Caverns of Sonora)

[carl.kunath]

Bill, if you post that photo and others from that collection, you shoud çredìt 
the photographer,  James Papadakis.===Carl


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 Original message From: Bill Bentley  Date: 
12/8/18  9:23 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: 
[Texascavers] Jack Prince, first person to cross Devil's Delight ledge in 
Mayfield Cave (Caverns of Sonora) 




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 Original message From: Logan  Date: 
12/8/18  9:16 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: 
[Texascavers] Jack Prince, first person to cross Devil's Delight ledge in 
Mayfield Cave (Caverns of Sonora) 

Jack Prince passed away on November 19, 2018,
one month shy of his 90th birthday. Most of you do not know who
he was, or that he made one of the most memorable discoveries in
a cave in Texas. Bill
Stephenson, founder of the National Speleological Society,
described the cave as "the most indescribably beautiful cave in
the world."



  On Sept 24, 1955, Jack was the
first person to cross the precipitous narrow sloping ledge in
Mayfield Cave (Sutton County, TX) that led into the stunning
world-class beauty of what is now known as Caverns of Sonora.
The most detailed account of that discovery and the story of the
cave is in the 2007 book 50 Years of Texas Caving by
Carl Kunath, who interviewed Jack. When it was printed, Carl
gave him the very first copy.



I met Jack only once, in 2008, thanks to Susan Chelf. He was
retired and a volunteer helping people with tax forms. Caves
came up in the conversation and she was astounded to hear his
story. She told me and I went a few days later. Without
explanation, first thing I asked him was "Do you remember where
you were on Sept 24, 1955?"  He looked at me for a few seconds,
thought for a few more seconds, and answered "Well, I probably
was in Mayfield Cave, crossing the Devil's Delight ledge." We
had a good chat and he autographed my copy of 50 Years below a
full page photo on page 417 of him with the awesome Antler
Helictites, taken on the discovery trip.

  

Here is the link to his obituary. 
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=clarence-e-prince=190890160



I'm going to attend his memorial 3:00 this Monday Dec 10th at
the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd,
Austin 78703

  

He obviously was a man of deep faith and is in
Heaven now. But he also had the good fortune to discover a part
of Heaven on Earth.



  Logan McNatt

lmcn...@austin.rr.com

512-462-9581





  
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Re: [Texascavers] Lee Jay in hospital

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Well said, George!===Carl KunathSent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 6.
 Original message From: George Veni  Date: 
11/23/18  11:41 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: 
[Texascavers] Lee Jay in hospital Lee Jay and I never caved much together 
recreationally. We worked together for many years on countless karst consulting 
projects until I moved to Carlsbad 12 years ago. Everyone knows he is a talker, 
and more than once I had to tell him "Enough talking. We need to get to work." 
But I found that when I listened to him, he was amazingly well read and 
informed on a diverse range of topics. Lee Jay is a generalist who finds all 
that's in the world interesting.  That is probably what makes him most valuable 
on a caving team. He has an eye for detail because he is fascinated by 
everything. He would produce great sketches and notes that were key to making 
good decisions on how to evaluate and manage a certain cave or karst feature. 
This attention to minutia allowed him to discover one of the tiniest and 
probably rarest spiders in Texas in a Williamson County cave.As a generalist, I 
could count on him for pretty much whatever was needed on our team. Once I 
asked him to bring his rifle for a karst evaluation. He thought I was joking 
but I assured him I serious. When we met in the field, we walked to an 
abandoned well that I needed to assess with my downhole camera, except that a 
rock was jammed in the well bore about 7 m down. Three shots from his rifle 
down the well shattered the rock and allowed us to look with the camera into a 
cave, which remains unexplored for lack of a humanly accessible entrance. Check 
out the attached photo.I find myself at the moment on the wrong side of the 
planet to go visit him in the hospital and tell him how much I appreciate his 
friendship and comradery. Perhaps more sad is that like with too many lost 
friends, we make time for final goodbyes at bedsides and funerals when it is 
too late, and not when they are alive and well to truly appreciate our words. 
The last time we saw each other, I knew I needed to visit with him more. It had 
been too long, but there was always "tomorrow."Lee Jay's final lesson to me and 
many us may be to remind us that sometimes there are no tomorrows, and to let 
those you care about know today how you feel.Thank you 
LJ,GeorgeGeorge Veni, PhDExecutive Director, National Cave 
and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI)andPresident, International Union of 
Speleology (UIS)NCKRI address (primary)400-1 Cascades AvenueCarlsbad, New 
Mexico 88220 USAOffice: +575-887-5517Mobile: +210-863-5919Fax: 
+575-887-5523gveni@nckri.orgwww.nckri.orgUIS addressTitov trg 2Postojna, 6230, 
Sloveniawww.uis-speleo.org -Original Message-From: Texascavers 
 On Behalf Of Justin ShawSent: Friday, 
November 23, 2018 18:33To: CaveTex Subject: 
[Texascavers] Lee Jay in hospitalLee Jay Graves has suffered a massive stroke 
with subarachnoid bleeding. His condition continues to deteriorate and he is 
not expected to recover. If you would like to visit him he is at the main St. 
David’s hospital on 32nd St. here in Austin. He is on the 5th floor, room 555. 
Nurses recommend coming tonight or early tomorrow. There are no restrictions on 
visiting hours. Though he seems unresponsive, the sense of hearing is often the 
last to go. His family is aware, and his sisters are in route and expected to 
arrive tonight or early tomorrow morning.If you would like details, I’m willing 
to talk on the phone. 512-593-2283With Love,    Justin(apologies for such a 
heavy post, however when you’ve touched as many lives as LJ did, there’s too 
many people who’ll want to be in the loop for me to even think of everyone, 
much less directly contact 
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Re: [Texascavers] need auto repair advice

[carl.kunath via Texascavers]

Talk with Sayther, Savvas, or Falgout.  All good Austin caver mechanics.


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 Original message From: David via Texascavers 
 Date: 6/24/17  4:24 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: 
texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: David  Subject: 
[Texascavers] need auto repair advice 
Please email me off line, if you have any suggestions
how to get out of a remote deep sotano without a rope, and 
a broken leg.

David Locklear
dlocklea...@gmail.com

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