Re: [Texascavers] John Cooper
John Cooper was an accomplished writer and long-time editor of the Baltimore Grotto NEWS in the late 50’s and 60’s. His trip reports were always entertaining and his spoofs of other grotto newsletters were memorable. John and I shared a number of interesting caving experiences when he visited the West. In the summer of 1963 I found myself working as a Ranger-Naturalist in Yosemite National Park and John was taking some summer courses in San Francisco. We wanted to see some of the better California caves, but the recent publication of Bill Halliday’s CAVES OF CALIFORNIA caused local caves to be very leary of “foreign” (Eastern) cavers. We could not find anyone willing to disclose locations to us, no matter our caving credentials. John’s effusive bullshit snowed a young California caver named Dan Smith, who agreed to take us to The Cave of the Winding Stair out in the Mojave Desert. Dan showed up with two neophyte cavers, Mike MacEachern and Ron Ralph, who had never done any vertical caving. And so began a classic caving trip written up in grand Cooperian Style in the Baltamore Grotto NEWS. Next time you are with Ron, you might ask him to tell his version of the trip. DirtDoc ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] John Cooper
I didn't know John Cooper personally, but a year and a half ago we made a connection between a couple of caves in Burnsville, Virginia and found his NSS number carbided on the wall near the connection point. We looked him up and sent him an email with the news. He responded positively and remembered his trip there. He was surprised we had made the connection, which they knew was close but was out of reach until modern technology for widening came on the scene. Too bad he's gone. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Wed, September 9, 2015 12:33 pm, Gill Ediger via Texascavers wrote: > > Some of you older Texas and NSS cavers will remember John Cooper. He died > a few days ago. I got the following note yesterday: > > In case you hadn't heard of it yet, here is a link to his obituary. > > John's obituary and tributes can be viewed at: > > http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/John-Edward-Cooper-102801040 > > --Ediger ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] John Cooper
Some of you older Texas and NSS cavers will remember John Cooper. He died a few days ago. I got the following note yesterday: In case you hadn't heard of it yet, here is a link to his obituary. John's obituary and tributes can be viewed at: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/John-Edward-Cooper-102801040 --Ediger___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
