Person Date/s Affiliation/City Notice NSS # Abernethy, Francis E. 12/25 - 3/15 UT Grotto, Austin Alexander, Edward F. 11/42 - 10/09 UT Grotto, Austin TC 12/09 7054 Allen, Doug Nov 2017 UT Grotto, TCMA Allen, Jack H. 1923-1992 DFW Grotto 3734 Arburn, Jenni 2/64 - 5/19 Bexar Grotto, SA 56823 Arburn, Nick 7/93 - 6/12 Bexar Grotto, SA Beauchamp, Richard N. 10/35 - 7/09 Del Rio TC 9/09 3252 Beck, Barry F. 10/44 - 11/11 Rice University Grotto 11737 Blakemore, William B. 1/23 - 5/98 Midland 763 Bone, Thomas 2/48 - 1/05 NTSS, Wichita Falls Boyer, Paul R. 3/40 - 8/80 Rice SS, Houston NSS 10/80 8422 Brandt, Alfred J. 12/28 - 12/96 Center Point 4508 Broussard, Donald L. 8/48 - 5/19 UT Grotto, Austin 9514 Blum, Carmi 1944 - 1/20 UT Grotto, Austin Bundrant, Luther A. 11/26 - 4/93 Alamo Grotto 6983 Bundrant, Ollene 6/31 - 12/14 Alamo Grotto 6984 Burch, Jack C. 11/22 - 6/09 Sonora TC 9/09 2175 Burton, Brian C. 10/60 - 9/05 UT Grotto, Austin 24744 Cleveland, Chris (c) Nov 1971 Rice SS, Houston TC 10/71 Collins, Michael B. 7/42 - 7/10 UT Grotto, Austin Collins, Roland W. 8/43 - 2/94 Sul Ross SS, Alpine 7340 Cooke, Jerry W. 11/36 - 4/75 Texas Tech Copeland, Patsy D. 11/42 - 12/00 CTG, Brownwood 22361 Cowell, Bob 1938 - 10/13 San Antonio Crisman, Bartley W. 9/32 - 2/09 Abilene Grotto TC 6/09 2781 Crisman, Bob 10/34 - 2/19 Crowder, Robert S. 5/65 - 2/99 UT Grotto, Austin TC 5/99 Cuevas, Ephraim A. 3/30 - 4/03 Corpus Christi 4386 Davis, Jonathan R. 5/70 - 7/91 UT Grotto, Austin 10712 Deal, Sandra R. 11/41 - 10/83 Paisano Grotto, Alpine 7945 Delano, John 10/84 - 4/77 UT Grotto, Austin Denton, Donald E. Oct 2002 North Texas SS 29916 Drysdale, Douglas D. 7/61 - 8/04 Bexar Grotto, San Antonio 20598 Ebell, Eugene 3/18 - 2/00 Cave Without A Name Estes, James 10/28 - 9/16 Abilene Grotto Everage, Jon R. 1944 - 8/87 CVS, Bulverde TC 8/87 14203 Fish, Johnnie E. 1942 - 10/19 UT Grotto, Austin Friesen, Walter B. 1/44 - 1/02 Paisano Grotto, Alpine 14435 Gass, Johnny J. 7/22 - 10/07 Honeycreek Cave TC 12/07 Garza, Ernest 7/38 - 8/19 UT Grotto, Austin 13484 Gates, Ted R. 5/41 - 5/04 Sul Ross SS, Alpine Gibbons, Michael J. 7/58 - 1/20 San Antonio 68718 Goke, Rod 12/46 - 10/11 UT Grotto, Austin Good, Paula 1/54 - 7/18 SWT Grotto Goodbar, Blair 1919 - 9/66 DFW Grotto TC 9/66 5537 Goodbar, Katherine 8/20 - 7/14 DFW Grotto 5538 Graves, Lee Jay 10/59 - 11/18 SWT Grotto 30591 Gray, George W. Jr. 2/24 - 1/77 Abilene Grotto 4580 Gray, William R. 10/17 - 6/99 Alamo Grotto 5476 Greenlee, William D. 8/57 - 6/95 Permian Basin SS 24491 Hannah, David H. 10/29 - 1/05 UT Grotto, Austin 3766 Harder, Gilbert 4/45 - 9/79 Abilene Grotto Harding, Thomas (Doc) 10/28 - 2/01 Midnight Cave TC 11/01 Haskett, Charles W. 1/27 - 9/95 Houston Grotto 37582 Heidemann, Clara D. 4/18 - 10/97 Natural Bridge Caverns Heidemann, Harry 9/25 - 10/96 Natural Bridge Caverns TC 12/96 Hennessy, John (Mike) 3/55 - 1/20 SWT Grotto Hilburn, Charles 1965 - 6/56 UT Grotto, Austin Hurst, Anne 6/37 - 10/06 DFW Grotto 18272 Ince, David T. 10/33 - 7/83 DFW Grotto 7462 Ivy, Joe (c) Sep 2000 Bexar Grotto, San Antonio TC 11/00 27140 Jackson, A. T. 1895 - 1/74 UT, Austin TC 6/74 502 Jackson, Harvey R. (Doc) Corpus Christi CC 3656 Johnson, Jerry Jun 1994 UT Grotto, Austin TC 3/95 Keys, Margaret A. (Hart) 5/55 - 8/97 UT Grotto, Austin NSS 10/97 9411 Knodell, Dr. Preston Jr. Dec 2014 St. Mary's SS, SA Lewis, Charles L. (Squire) 4/30 - 4/95 UT Grotto, Austin TC 3/95 6951 Lillie, George Scott 6/52 - 3/75 UT Grotto, Austin Lilly, Robert B. 1936 - 3/18 Abilene Grotto Littlestar, Marcia Cossey 5/56 - 1/07 SWT Grotto, San Marcos TC 3/07 Martin, Bennett F. 12/41 - 7/09 Art 7198 Mason, Fred Apr 1969 Indian Creek Cave Mayne, William A. (c) 2/54 - 7/93 Corpus Christi 15404 McKenzie, David 1943 - 12/16 UT Grotto, Austin 6419 McMichael, Preston A. 5/38 - 1/67 Houston TC 2/67 6950 Meador, Joel Tom 4/43 - 9/86 Eldorado TC 8/86 5202 Mitchell, Robert W. 4/33 - 3/10 Texas Tech Mixon, William 12/40 - 5/19 UT Grotto, Austin 5728 Moerbe, Stanley C. 2/52 - 12/02 SWT Grotto, San Marcos 13431 Moody, Lucrezia D. 3/42 - 4/98 DFW Grotto 13634 Moody, Michael R. 9/45 - 4/94 DFW Grotto TC 9/08 8808 Moore, John D. Apr 2006 Honey Creek Cave 9951 Moore, Mike 1967 - 4/02 UT Grotto, Austin TC 10/02 17214 Mosesmann, Donna G. 6/42 - 9/07 Houston 39322 Novak, Richard 1933 - 1991 10946 Oakley, Arthur Robert III 10/44 - 4/17 Paisano Grotto, CVS 12604 Obele, Robert K. 1945 - 9/14 DFW Grotto Olsen, Gerald Bert 11/32 - 7/08 DFW Grotto 5643 Palmer, Angeline (c) Apr 1972 UT Grotto, Austin TC 10/72 Parker, Nathan 2/72 - 11/12 UT Grotto, Austin Pearce, Joe C. 1/28 - 1/18 Balcones Grotto 2903 Pearson, Bennie J. 8/29 - 10/19 UT Grotto, Founder 1951 1847 Pittman, Dean Blair 2/37 - 10/16 DFW, UT Grotto Plemons, Terry 2/41 - 8/19 UT Grotto, Austin Ponebshek, Carl M. 10/24 - 8/09 Bexar Grotto, San Antonio TC 9/09 31733 Power, Louise 5/41 - 8/18 UT Grotto, Austin Quinlan, Jim 1936 - 7/95 UT Grotto, Austin NSS 1/96 3021 Quintana, Christy (c) 1972 - 8/99 UT Grotto, Austin TC 9/99 41034 Ramsel, William P. 2/50 - 3/14 SWT Grotto, San Marcos Reubush, Charles B. 5/65 - 2/03 SWT Grotto, San Marcos Roberts, Carol Ann 10/37 - 2/99 Corpus Christi SS Rosenthal, Walter Apr 2006 Austin Caver Commune 10248 Russell, Wayne W. (c) 6/47 - 2/84 Alamo Area Chapter TC 4/84 9873 Russell, William H. 6/37 - 3/19 UT Grotto, Austin 4357 Santos, Clark A. 12/42 - 1/06 Austin Sawin, Frederick C. 8/34 - 10/05 UT Grotto, Austin Schroeder, Robert C. 2/45 - 6/99 Paisano Grotto, Alpine 7732 Sevra, George J. 10/46 - 4/02 DFW Grotto 12815 Simpson, Art 10/32 - 7/16 UT Grotto, Austin Smith, A. Richard 9/39 - 7/01 UT Grotto, Austin 3708 Smith, Richard M. Jr. 7/45 - 10/11 UT Grotto, Austin Sperka, Roger 11/40 - 2/15 El Paso 8463 Stidham, Noble M. Jr. 3/38 - 2/03 Lubbock Area Grotto 26240 Stone, Bruce (c) 7/54 - 11/71 Houston TC 10/71 Strickland, Peter C. 1946 - 7/18 UT Grotto, Austin 8298 Stuehm, Raymond Chuck 4/27 - 1/80 Bexar Grotto, San Antonio TC 4/80 12828 Summers, Thomas A. (c) 9/62 - 4/07 CWAN Manager TC 5/07 Swinford, Michael A. 1/51 - 11/11 Maverick Grotto, FW Tranbarger, Oren 6/39 - 1/01 Bexar Grotto, San Antonio 31228 Vallindingham, Steve Jun 1988 CVS, Carta Valley Vasquez, Dionicio (c) 6/36 - 8/75 Laredo SS Villagomez, Alejandro 1949 - 4/00 UT Grotto, Austin TC 9/00 37252 Walker, Harry M. Dec 2008 GHG, Houston TC 3/09 9381 Walker, Jimmy 1927 - 10/17 Warden, Tom B. 1917 - 9/82 Balcones Grotto TC 12/82 6869 Waters, Randy M. 7/57 - 1/06 Bexar Grotto, San Antonio 19156 Wesp, Erwin O. 4/13 - 9/91 Alamo Grotto White, Tom 3/42 - 7/18 Austin, Rockport Whites, Charles M. 8/54 - 4/18 UT Grotto, Austin Widener, Donald L. 2/36 - 7/96 Dallas SS 3224 Yates, Charles M. 10/50 - 8/16 SWT, UT Grotto, Austin (c) = caving related death This list is designed to acknowledge individuals of some importance to Texas caving. Visit Bill Elliott's "The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers" for additional info. Carl Kunath's "50 Years of Texas Caving" is also a great reference book. With much thanks to Bill Elliott, Carl Kunath, Bill Torode/NSS, and others for their assistance. Web page compiled by Ron Miller, NSS-14908, 7/14/2020 Texas cavers may update this list by contacting the webmaster@cavetexas.org