We are both very saddened to hear this news. We wish we had been involved with geocaching from the start, so we have great admiration for the pioneers of this amazing, adventure sport, which has added and continues to add so much to our quality of life. We had the honor of meeting Bob a couple of years ago. After literally wandering in the desert for hours (on several occasions) looking for his Photo Cache, he was kind enough to meet us out there and point us in the right direction. Though, he gleaned a little too much pleasure from watching us wander aimlessly, he was kind and instructive, sharing tricks and hints about our GPS unit. We are touched by so many pursuing this activity, many of whom we never meet. So, I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for contributing so much to our wonderful life of adventure. You challenge us to climb higher, go further--try. It has made all the difference. Terry and Barb wogunhiker -----Original Message----- From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Brian Cluff Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:34 PM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Arizona Geocaching has Lost a Pioneer This is truly sad news. Like Steve wrote there are few people that I can think of that have contributed more to Geocaching in Arizona and arguably the world if you consider that he came up with the idea for the travel bug. This is the man that we, Team Snaptek, chased trying to find the most caches back when there were only enough caches to count on one hand. We had an ongoing friendly rivalry with him because he hid the second cache in Arizona even though technically speaking the second cache in Arizona was physically hidden first by Team Snaptek, but due to driving time from New River compared to Page Bob was able to log his first claiming the spot, beating us by only an hour or so. He was a great man that I would always seek out and enjoyed talking with whenever I had a chance. Bob will be truly missed, Brian Cluff AzGeocaching.com Team Snaptek On 03/13/2011 08:18 PM, Tonio Kroger wrote: > Judi and I learned this evening that Bob Renner, GCB0B > , > passed away yesterday after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. > > Bob was a true pioneer of Arizona caching. At the Deer Valley Ten Year > Event Cache last May, when they did the > countdown of who had been caching the longest, Bob (who can be seen in > the group photo on that cache page, front row center in the white hat) > was the "last man standing". Bob placed Arizona'ssecond geocache > in October, 2000. It's still active and I can > speak from experience that it is a worthy and worthwhile challenge. > > Bob made many other contributions to Arizona caching. He created > Arizona's first event cache in March 2001. He > created what is certainly one of the firstmulti-caches > in the state, and it is still active today. He > placed a still-active cache at the bottom of the Grand Canyon > . And his still-active "Box O Books" cache > (GCB0B ) is probably the only cache anywhere > that not only has a GC ID that is an acronym of the cache title, but > also a GC ID that is identical to the hider's name! > > Bob was a giver. He taught "Introduction to Geocaching" classes at REI, > and at the Desert Outdoor Center at Lake Pleasant. He introduced > geocaching to numerous scouts in Boy Scout Troop 824. In 2002-2003, Bob > served as a liaison between the geocaching community and the Arizona > State Historical Preservation Office and other land management agencies, > at a time when those agencies perceived geocaching as a threat to sites > with archaeological or environmental sensitivity. Were it not for Bob's > efforts, we might have far fewer acres in the state on which to play our > little game. And he did all this with calm in the face of stress, humor > in the face of threats, and thoughtfulness in the face of emotion. > Geocaching in Arizona would not be the special experience it so often is > had we not had the good fortune of Bob Renner's participation. > > Bob is survived by his wife, Marion, and two sons. As I write this, > funeral and memorial plans have not been announced. I will pass along > any information that I receive. > > Steve > Team Tierra Buena > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com