Peanut Tunnel at Peacock Springs, May 2019. Submitted by Marvin Zaske
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Hated to see this thread initially, (as we all did), but then reading through all these posts brought back a lot of memories and reminded me of some of my own talks with him at workshops and dive...
He requested no service and to be cremated. not sure if anything will or will not be planned. I would love to have a memorial at a local brewery tho....
Back in 2002 we were all sitting around the table at Dive Outpost after one of. Cathy?s dinners. I mentioned I wanted to learn side mount. This was before the Armadillo. He grabbed some supplies and...
I got to do some exploration dives with Forrest in Smithsonia Cave, near Florence, AL. I fluked my way into a cave that he'd been trying to dive for 30 years. We put in some line and left a pinger...
When I was new to the sport, Forrest was of course one of the celebrities that I learned about. The first time that I ever actually met the guy was at Dive Outpost during a holiday dining...
He was a great guy and I enjoyed working with him during my first stint on the NSS-CDS board, his love of the cave diving community shone through in everything he did.
Sorry to hear this, but not unexpected. Forrest (2 R's) and I dived Indian few times. Talked about people we both met back in the 70's. He had a good sense of humor, and good tales to tell. For a...
I dove with Forrest a number of times in Florida and Alabama. He took me to Petty John’s Cave teaching me about dry caving. We had some great lunches together talking about caving, diving, and work....
I can't count the number of times we had a social or other event and Forrest and I planned to make a dive together. But so many times he came over to me and apologized, saying there was a relatively...
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For those who may not have seen it or may not use social media, Jill Heinerth wrote a nice tribute on her page.
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As many friends now know, we recently lost an icon in cave...