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Mike's message on Ron Fuller, and especially the message from Ron's wife about his death, has put this list in clear perspective, for me at least. Without belaboring the point that many of us have been trying to make about doing it right, I want all the doubters out there to consider the cost in human life we've seen this week: 1. Ron Fuller -- dead on a homemade rebreather -- leaves a wife and family. 2. Tony Maffatone -- dead on a homemade open circuit rig -- leaves a wife and 2 children. 3. David Cooper -- dead diving deep air (at only 160') also leaves a wife and 2 children. I can't make the case for DIR training and gear configuration -- or something reasonably close to it -- any clearer than this. When are all you personal preference types going to realize that the cost of doing it wrong is just too high? My condolences and best wishes go out to all the families involved. Bill Wolk On8/11/00 2:51 PM, MHK wrote: >Ron Fuller's body was found yesterday in 60' after a solo dive using a >homemade rebreather. > >Attached is a link to pic's of the unit. > >). http://www.diegoweb.com/diving/frog1.html > > >Also, copied below is a message from Ron's wife. Ron was considered an >experienced guy but made a mistake that cost him his life and left his >family in shambles. The silence from the personal preference crowd is >deafening with respect to these issues. Please remember Ron's wife's >words next time we have a go around in the personal preference stuff. > > >At 08:49 AM 8/11/2000 -0700, Ron Fuller wrote: >>My husband, Ron, died in a scuba accident Wednesday. He went out for a >>short dive at 11 am. By 4:30 when he hadn't returned, I knew the worst >>had happened but I also knew the lifeguards would think nothing of it with >>so little elapsed time. I called at 6 and got the expected response that >>he was probably out with friends or drinking a bar. I persisted and they >>started a search that night. They found his body Thursday in 60 ft. of >>water. The autopsy will begin today. >> >> I'm not doing very well as you'd expect. Please pray for me and my kids >>(if there is a God) At this point, I have many doubts. All my life, my >>mother would say "God won't send you any more burdens than >>you can handle." Obviously that's not true. >> >>Also, would someone please tell me the correct sign-off procedure for this >>list. >> >>Mary Ann Fuller >>mfuller@sa*.rr*.co* > > > > > > Best regards -- Bill -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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