Many congratulations to:
Mr. Volunteer: Gordon Ross for his recent award of the
Lifetime Honorary AUC Member!
Gordon Ross: AUC Board Member: 1970 to 2010, (retired as long-serving Vice President in 2010), Board Member of Alberta Underwater Archeology Society and major contributing Wing Diver Executive Member & Volunteer: 1968 to 2010
FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE DIVING COMMUNITY IN ALBERTA!
We're going to miss you Gord - thankfully we might see you still at a few more events in 2010. But volunteers like you don't come around every day!
Over these many years - you've worked very hard:
-for your dive club - the Wing Divers - as an excellent instructor, a master builder, both above & below the surface, a trip leader and/or event leader, and most importantly as a mentor to many up & coming divers, club members & board members.
-for the Alberta Underwater Council (AUC) serving on the board for many years in many capacities - as a director, vice-president & even as treasurer, plus as dive event leader at many Jasper Aquathon's & other AUC events!
-for the Underwater Archeology Society of Alberta as leader for projects such as the Oldman River Dam study, & the Habukkuk plaque in Jasper among many others.
All our best wishes to Linda & Gord as they retire soon to Sooke, BC!
Happy Diving, Gord from all your Alberta dive buddies!
Photos of Gordie with longtime dive buddy: Tom Davies preparing for a dive trip to the "Rendezvous" in Barkley Sound, BC, cira '88,
and celebrating another "win" for fastest time at the Athabasca River race at the Jasper Aquathon '04
Photos provided by: Linda Ross & members of Wing Diver Club & the AUC
Gordon Ross:
Position on Board: Vice President Since 2005
AUC Member since 1968 - served on various Council positions for the past 20 years.
Club Member: Wing Diver Club since 1968, currently Vice President of club.
Scuba Certification Level: Master Instructor
Some of the places I’ve been: Dived in Belize, Mexico, Bahamas, Florida, Galapagos Islands, Vancouver Island Area
My Favorite dive place & where:
Warm Water: Belize
Cold Water: North End Vancouver Island
Upcoming Trip Plans:Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
I started diving in 1968 when there were many large scuba clubs in the province, and I enjoyed the social and friendship aspects of local diving with the clubs. I believe that diving is not just a warm water sport, and all divers should experience the diving that Alberta has to offer. Helping with the AUC is one of the ways to promote diving locally.
Additionally I have had a wide variety of diving experiences starting in 1968 when I took my training with the Wing Divers Club. I started instructing diving for the Wing Divers in 1975 for about 20 years. I have even been able to do a limited amount of commercial diving and search and recovery diving. But mostly I have enjoyed the many dive trips out to Vancouver Island.
This new sign made & presented to Gord/Linda Ross by fellow Alberta dive buddy: Mike Hussey. It will grace the new digs in Sooke, BC. It is hoped that this will remind Gord that he has to get out and dive often!
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