[Texascavers] Dr. Dwight Deal passed away
William R. Elliott
I have received reports that Dr. Dwight E. Deal passed away on June 10, 2022, in Parker, Colorado.
This is a blow to the caving community. Dwight was a famous caver and geologist, well-liked and accomplished in many ways. He was an educator with expertise in hydrogeology, geomorphology, and environmental science. He was a life member of the NSS (#3592), an NSS Director, a Fellow, and a recipient of the Certificate of Merit. He was an NSS Luminary speaker in 2012. He and his wife Mary Fletcher Deal were popular leaders of educational karst tours in China, Laos, and Vietnam.
From Harvey DuChene, his close friend in Colorado: “He died peacefully while sitting in his favorite chair Friday afternoon. He had partially eaten a roast beef sandwich and drank part of a glass of tea. He went to sleep and quietly passed away. I visited his wife, Mary Deal, last Sunday and she filled me in on the details of his passing. She stressed that Dwight and she were living as normally as possible and had just returned from a couple of months at their cabin in Terlingua. Dwight was recovering from a debilitating bout of pneumonia that severely stressed his body systems and he was doing physical therapy to help regain his strength.”
Dwight was about 84, but I do not have his birth date yet. A small group of friends (including me) and family are writing an obituary for the NSS News. If you have a personal story about Dwight, please share it here on TexasCavers, if appropriate. We have many photos, but if you have a good one of Dwight and Mary on an Asian tour, please send it to me.
If you would like to send a sympathy card, here is the address: Mary Deal, 21810 Longs Peak Ln, Parker, CO 80138. I am not sure which email she uses right now.
Thank you,
William R. (Bill) Elliott
30105 Briarcrest Court
Georgetown, Texas 78628
William R. Elliott
William R. (Bill) Elliott
30105 Briarcrest Court
Georgetown, Texas 78628
Sorry, guess I was pulling a Dwight and responding way too long to your question, Bill. However, where I left off....
...he said, "My mother wants to know WHEN are we going to get married?" Oh, I could say no to him but his mother?
His D.O.B. is 4/18/38.
I'll see if I can respond to other questions.Thank you, Bill,Mary
William R. Elliott
21810 Longs Peak Ln
Parker, CO 80138
Is that correct?
Bill E,
William R. Elliott
Born April 18, 1938
Died Saturday, June 11, 2022, 2:00 AM, Parker, CO
Dwight fell asleep in his chair on Fri. June 10. Mary says that the coroner fixed the time of death at 2:00 am Sat. June 11.
Mary Fletcher Deal is at
Sincerely,
William R. (Bill) Elliott
30105 Briarcrest Court
Georgetown, Texas 78628
Mimi Jasek
On Jun 25, 2022, at 2:20 PM, William R. Elliott <speod...@gmail.com> wrote:
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