bobdearman
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Hi All,
Sorry to spread the bad news but Gordon Parkin aka "The Poison Dwarf" died last week. He'd not been well for quite a while with lung cancer affecting his one remaining lung. Apparently cause of death was pneumonia. Gordon was an extremely active Eldon caver through most of the 60's and 70's and was renown for being left down Oxlow for three days after I thought he'd left the cave and pulled up the ladders uphill from West Chamber. He also managed to blow himself up in Shay Lodge. They don't make them like that any more, fortunately.
Bob Dearman
Sorry to spread the bad news but Gordon Parkin aka "The Poison Dwarf" died last week. He'd not been well for quite a while with lung cancer affecting his one remaining lung. Apparently cause of death was pneumonia. Gordon was an extremely active Eldon caver through most of the 60's and 70's and was renown for being left down Oxlow for three days after I thought he'd left the cave and pulled up the ladders uphill from West Chamber. He also managed to blow himself up in Shay Lodge. They don't make them like that any more, fortunately.
Bob Dearman