This is very sad news for me and I'm sure the caching community as
well. Sad for me because I bought his GPS and software. I was thinking
of reselling the Magellan because I seem to be able to work with my
Garmins a little easier. I talked with him on the phone before he left
and my wife met him in person when we bought his equipment. She found
him to be a very nice, personable and a real asset to the community. I
enjoyed several emails with him about the operation of the Magellan Gold
I had bought. Please take a moment in your busy lives and thank your
personal deity for the good this person brought to this world in his
short life.
Bob and Linda Smith, Team Petite Elite
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.
>
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