I was off the board for a number of years and came back just a few months ago.
I was shocked and in total disbelief when I stumbled across the post of her passing. She was so involved in this board that I felt I knew her personally, better than some I actually do dive with.
And... the irony of disappearing without a trace. I think she would have wanted people to be able to analyze and learn from her accident. Though I would like to think that it had to be a medical issue, she was just too experienced for it to be anything else.
I remember the post where I mentioned how much they overfill tanks for cave diving. She totally didn’t believe it. Then, she posted that she was taking a cave class at Ginnie and diving with a “bomb on her back.” I laughed, and thought of going over to Ginnie just to meet her in person. I didn’t go, but now wish I had.