Some of you older-timers may remember Evelyn Bradshaw. She died recently.
Evelyn Bradshaw (NSS 11874L OS, FE) passed away from pneumonia on > January 29, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Va. She was 95. > > Many of you will remember Evelyn as NSS Internal Organizations > chairman, a position she held for nearly 20 years. She also served as > NSS Director 1978-1984, chairman of the NSS Bylaws Committee 1980-83, > and member of the NSS Awards Committee. > > Evelyn was a fixture at NSS Conventions until she was nearly 90, and > at the registration table at OTR for many, many years. She was made > a Fellow of the NSS in 1977, and honored with its Outstanding Service > award in 1984. > > Evelyn was a mainstay in the VAR caving community. She helped get > the Virginia Cave Commission off the ground (later to become the > Virginia Cave Board), and was a driving force in forming the > Tidewater Grotto. For many years Evelyn was involved in the DC > Grotto, serving as its newsletter editor, and also a BATS member, > attending meetings until she was 90. > > Born in Maine, Evelyn received her degree in mathematics at > Radcliffe, and met her future husband while working in China. She > took a fall in a cave when young, breaking her neck! > > Evelyn was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2005. She had three > children, James Bradshaw MD (deceased), Katharine Dryer, and Martha > Adams, seven grand children and one great-granddaughter. > > She was an amazing woman, a good friend to cavers and the NSS, and > admired by all who knew her. > -- ____________________________________________ Stephen Fleming ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ *Fear is the Thief of Dreams. -- Unknown*
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