davin
Sr. Member
i never had the great pleasure of meeting george but i know he will be missed very much. our prayers go out
to his family.
davin
to his family.
davin
This past Saturday I learned of the death of my good friend Rick Woods.
Rick spent many years researching Dutchman and Arizona history and actively searched for the Lost Dutchman Mine in the Superstitions.
Its been over twenty years ago now that Rick and I along with Peter Esposito and Steve Creager partnered up in an effort to locate the mine and caches hidden somewhere in the Superstition Mountains.
The four of us spent many days and nights camped out in some of the most remote and rugged ares of those mountains.
Rick and Steve Creager worked closely together on several research projects that produced some excellent articles that Steve eventually had published.
Rick Woods was a real outdoorsman, an excellent hiker and as much at home sleeping out under the stars as he was in his own bed.
It was from that association with Rick and Steve, Peter and I that Peter Esposito's "Lost Dutchman Mine Forum" came to be. Still hands down the best Dutchman and Arizona history Forum ever to cross the internet.
During Rick's life he was a member and contributor to all the Lost Dutchman forums and wrote several excellent articles himself.
Rick attended several Dutch Hunter Rendezvous, the last being three years ago I believe. He attended with another close friend of his, Tim Hancock.
Rick will be missed by friends, family and Dutch Hunters everywhere.
Matthew
Ron Quinn Died August 30th of 2017.
Ron was a great story teller, Treasure Hunter, friend, Author, and hunted for the Dutchman once upon a time...I texted a friend of mine and told him I was thinking about Ron so I asked him how he was doing. He said he sent him a Christmas card and it came back he was deceased.
This friend of Ron's had been helping him with a book while checking up on him at his apartment in Tucson. Ron was blind and couldn't drive anymore so he helped him sell his jeep. I guess he was there with him just a few days shy of August 30th 2017. He said Ron was sick, but, Ron said he'd be OK so he never got back up there assuming Ron was doing alright. I guess he died within a few days of the visit. I started Treasure Hunting with Ron back in early 2001. He taught me a lot and was a blast to be hunting with. I will miss Ron greatly. I am thankful he had his manuscripts published into book form before he passed. Ron was 83 years old. He took a lot of secrets to the grave with him. He was a good person and a hell of friend we all will truly miss him.
He's hunting treasures in the sky now so keep on searching up there old buddy.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tucson-az/ronald-quinn-7072464