I am very sad to hear about this; he seemed to be a very nice guy with a great sense of humor. Mozartman ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Sad news > Wow, that is very sad. Please keep us posted about any news that you are allowed to release. Does he have family we can pray for? > Trisha "Lightning" > Prescott > > Ya never know, and we all need to be ready to meet our Maker when it is time. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Scotti > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 20:25:21 -0700 (MST) > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Sad news > > > That's awful news, Brian. Thanks for letting us know. I'll dedicate my next > > caching adventure to him. > > > > Jim. > > > > On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Brian Casteel wrote: > > > > > Before I decide to fire up my fingers in response to this whole NASA > > > thing, I'll simply defuse the situation with some tragic news I received > > > in an e-mail today... > > > > > > When I woke up this morning and checked my e-mail, I had something very > > > saddening waiting for me. As most of you know, SquishyGecko was pulled > > > from Geocaching when he was called back by his employer. Where he went, > > > it was possible, but extremely unsafe to do so (in fact, one cache placed > > > in 2001 still hasn't been found. Therefore, he sold his GPS and > > > associated equipment, because he would be gone for quite awhile. > > > > > > But what saddened me was news that he was killed in a car crash on Sept. > > > 3rd. I waited until now to send out the e-mail because I wanted > > > confirmation from the person who told me that this was legit. I did get > > > another e-mail from the same person, and without asking details I believe > > > what he said to be the truth. At this point, I will say nothing about > > > what he did for a living, or anything about where he was when killed. > > > If the person who gave me the news says that it is ok to do so, I'll > > > indulge a little more. > > > > > > Brian > > > Team A.I. > > > > > > > Jim Scotti > > Lunar & Planetary Laboratory > > University of Arizona > > Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/ > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >