In the mid-1990s the entrance to Powell’s Cave, a major Texas project at the time, became increasingly unstable. A team of folks conceived of how to permanently stabilize it with stacked culverts, but when it came to the critical details in executing the plan, Pete was there with his equipment and expertise to make it go smoothly and safely.
About 10 years later as many of us planned to host the International Congress of Speleology in 2009, Pete was again there involved in great detail with many aspects of the planning. Of course he had the hot tub and sauna there, and while he is often remembered for building them, he should instead be remembered for building up the caving community. Through his constructions, pond parties, service as the mainstay of Groade Hollow at NSS conventions, excellent camp fires, and so many more things large and small, Pete built much of the infrastructure that cavers gathered around to build friendships. I’ve no doubt that the cement which binds the Texas caving community would be much weaker if it wasn’t for Pete. George ******************** George Veni, PhD Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) and President International Union of Speleology (UIS) Direct address at NCKRI 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: +1-575-887-5517 Mobile: +1-210-863-5919 Fax: +1-575-887-5523 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.nckri.org<http://www.nckri.org/> UIS address: Titov trg 2 6230 Postojna Slovenia www.uis-speleo.org<http://www.uis-speleo.org/> From: Texascavers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Steele Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2018 19:25 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland Yes, for the NSS convention. On Jul 5, 2018, at 8:09 PM, Underground Texas Grotto <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This one for NSS Convention Bill? ;) All, Apologies for the brief memo yesterday leaving folks sad and wondering what had happened. At the time, I needed to get something posted quickly and thought, "well, Pete wouldn't have wanted a fuss made anyway" but he deserved a more noble announcement, no matter what he would have wanted. In loving memory Patty Calabrese UT Grotto Vice Chair Photo credit David Ochel On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 20:55 Bill Steele <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Or any if not. On Jul 4, 2018, at 8:50 PM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: I will look Bill, but don't remember one exactly like that. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jul 4, 2018, at 8:14 PM, Diana Tomchick <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Pete had been battling cancer for several years. This was announced on Facebook earlier today. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2227414880608994&id=100000215102495&comment_id=2227641227253026¬if_id=1530734319602113¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic Diana ************************************************** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) ________________________________ From: Texascavers <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of William R. Elliott <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 7:09 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland I had a similar reaction, Mark. I have no information yet, as I live in Missouri. I will miss Peter Strickland very much. I deeply appreciate the photos he contributed for AMCS Bulletin 26, recently published. I hope cavers will have a look at those, and many other wonderful photos by and of our senior cavers. I have some photos of Pete that I will share with y'all in the near future, going back to 1971. In sorrow, William R. (Bill) Elliott [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 573-291-5093 cell On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 7:02 PM, Mark Minton <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I was astonished and saddened to read the message below. I had heard nothing about Pete's passing. When/how did this happen? Mark Minton [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Wed, 4 Jul, 2018 at 7:04 PM, Underground Texas Grotto <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Due to weather, the grotto is no longer officially floating Town Lake. Feel free to go, and let us know how it was. Instead we will be holding a toast to our late friend Pete Strickland at the Posse East. _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers <FB_IMG_1530838590448.jpg> _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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