Another great loss to the Local Scuba Diving Community - Laurel Lefever

[ljjames]

I got word that another of our northwest luminaries passed... It was not diving related.

Laurel Lefever was a cornerstone of critter identification in the Northwest for as long as I can remember. His is a massive loss to the community and a reminder that we must never take our 'old guard' for granted.

The Northwest Dive History Association is doing a good job collecting interviews before it's too late but i'm not sure they were able to catch up with Laurel. If you know or are related to a local treasure that who's story in diving should be archived for future generations please please reach out to the NWDH Association (or PM me, I'm no longer on the board of the association but I do have a camera or two and might be able to help out)

Some interviews from NWDHA can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgRHJ8 ... e2kXmSHdnQ

[Grateful Diver]

Holy moly ... when did this happen? And how? It's been a few months since I last saw him, but he seemed in great health at the time.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[John Rawlings]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!! I just saw him about a month ago and all seemed to be well....what happened????

My old friends seem to be leaving.

[CaptnJack]

This is terrible :( I hadn't spoken with him in quite awhile, was he sick?

[nwscubamom]

So sad and unexpected. I just spent a week diving with him in the San Juans last month.

http://www.memorialobituaries.com/memor ... ntid=flint

[ljjames]

Memorial for Laurel LaFever

Tuesday, November 10, 2015
1:00 PM
First Baptist Church of Bellevue
10431 SE 11th Street
Bellevue, WA