so sorry to hear the sad news.  My dad, dazon, passed away on January 31 and I can tell you that geocaching was his life the last few years...so I can truly thank those who came before who made the game so fun for dazon.  Blessings.   azvicki ________________________________ From: carol herrick To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Sent: Wed, March 16, 2011 8:30:04 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Arizona Geocaching has Lost a Pioneer Saddened of his passing. Thanks for sharing the news. --- On Sun, 3/13/11, Brian Cluff wrote: >From: Brian Cluff >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Arizona Geocaching has Lost a Pioneer >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 10:33 PM > > >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 >