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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C002F0.BDB2EB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am sad to have to post that David Cooper, owner of Abucs Scuba in = Brockville, died while diving the wreck of the J.B. King in the St. = Lawrence Seaway.=20 For those who knew Dave you will realize that this is a great loss, not = only to his wife Helen , his two children and whole family but to all of = us who knew him and dove and worked on the river. The dive industry has = lost a key player. Dave was a professional, a gentleman but I think = mostly he was an unselfish person who was always ready to lend a hand to = any diver who needed help.=20 Dave was one of the first to recognize and develope the wreck diving in = this area. He played a major role in the locating, charting and marking = those wrecks that are so popular today. He was involved in the = developement of good safe protocols for these sites and in developing = the futur of diving here.=20 The exact cause and circumstance of his death are not yet clear and the = usual unfounded rumours may abound, note a full investigation is under = way. Official reports should be available shortly, in the mean time, we = should refrain from fruitless and second hand speculation out of respect = for the family. =20 For those who may wish to pay their respects:=20 Visitation; Aug. 13, 15:00 to 18:00, Irvine Funneral Home, 4 James = Street East, Brockville Ontario, (613) 342-2828=20 Service; Aug. 14, 13:00, above location=20 Sadly, Gary Kulisek=20 www.technicaldivingops.com=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C002F0.BDB2EB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am sad to have to post that David = Cooper, owner=20 of Abucs Scuba in Brockville, died while diving the wreck of the J.B. = King in=20 the St. Lawrence Seaway. <BR>For those who knew Dave you will realize = that this=20 is a great loss, not only to his wife Helen , his two children and whole = family=20 but to all of us who knew him and dove and worked on the river. The dive = industry has lost a key player. Dave was a professional, a gentleman but = I think=20 mostly he was an unselfish person who was always ready to lend a hand to = any=20 diver who needed help. <BR>Dave was one of the first to recognize and = develope=20 the wreck diving in this area. He played a major role in the locating, = charting=20 and marking those wrecks that are so popular today. He was involved in = the=20 developement of good safe protocols for these sites and in developing = the futur=20 of diving here. <BR>The exact cause and circumstance of his death are = not yet=20 clear and the usual unfounded rumours may abound, note a full = investigation is under way. Official reports should be available = shortly, in the=20 mean time, we should refrain from fruitless and second hand speculation = out of=20 respect for the family. <BR>For those who may wish to pay = their=20 respects: <BR>Visitation; Aug. 13, 15:00 to 18:00, Irvine Funneral Home, = 4 James=20 Street East, Brockville Ontario, (613) 342-2828 <BR>Service; Aug. 14, = 13:00,=20 above location <BR><BR>Sadly, Gary Kulisek </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.technicaldivingops.com">www.technicaldivingops.com</A>= =20 <BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C002F0.BDB2EB80-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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