In Memoriam: wkellogg01 Traditional Cache
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This Cache is dedicated to the memory of a well known Cacher that
passed away on March 10th 2009.
The real challenge is not on making the find, it's how stealthy you
can be when making the find... This is an extremely open area where
you can be seen by up to hundreds of muggles while searching!
PLEASE DO NOT park on the main road next to cache, please utilize
parking area near GZ. Safety first! Also, please return the hide
exactly as you found it, thanks!
Backstory: Many people had met the
man that went by the name wkellogg01, and his unexpected passing
shocked all of them. This hide is like some of his own hides. He
once described his methods as lame hides with the challenge of the
searcher having to use utmost stealth.
tamaranathan said this in the initial post notifying those of GONIL
of his passing:"wkellogg01 lived in Rockford and made a long
caching commute every day to work at Discover in Riverwoods. I had
the pleasure of meeting him on the trails a few times during
lunchtime outings and caching with him. He was on a rapid pace to
hit 1000 finds before he abruptly stopped caching at the end of
July.
lucy (lucy92979) had this to say: "We were taken aback to hear this
last weekend. tishman had Warren's commemorative hide ready to go
last year as we were watching his 1000th milestone fast
approaching. When he seemed to abruptly stop we emailed him several
times but he never replied.
We had met and talked to Warren more than a few times. We enjoyed
his hides and his enthusiasm for geocaching. We were shocked and
saddened to hear of his passing. Our prayers and thoughts are with
his family and friends."
Even though I never met him, I chose to place this cache in his
memory. He still has a few active caches West of here further into
Rockford. Those hides are good caches and are maintained by myself
and other local geocachers. If you are here visiting Rockford or
are new to Geocaching in general, I invite you to make an effort to
find those last few.
Here is a bookmark list of his remaining active caches in Rockford
that remain active with logged finds (with exception of !O which is
East towards Chicago): wkellogg01's Legacy
Congrats to CasheNCarry for FTF!!!
Additional Hints
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