jumpmaster

My stolen gear was returned in filthy but otherwise good condition to the dropzone the weekend of the 17th by an unnamed person requesting a reward. Thanks to everyone for their support; the money received for new gear will be put towards the reward.

i just wanna say thank you again 2 everyone. whether i see a dime or not doesnt matter. the responce is thanx enough

I want to thank everybody so much for your generosity. The relief those of you have provided is so very much appreciated. I will be able to get to computer connection soon to catch up with everyones questions. Again, Thanks to all who have donated, Tim

To everyone that has responded to this forum....You are all Amazing. For those of you who do not know who I am here is a little background.... Formerly: Arizona Freeflight W/ Omar & Steve Curtis National Champs 2001 I lived and worked in Eloy for ten years. Many of you may have partied at my house, and some of you may have wished you had not. I recently moved to Hawaii with my girlfriend Jessica MIller... We originally moved to Kauai to help out Dave Timko all though things did not work out there, I found a great opportunity at Pacific International Skydiving Center on the island of Oahu. Check em out at http://www.pacific-skydiving.com/ Things are slowly coming together here. We recently found a nice rental house to move into (much better than the chevy van we were living in) To those who are curious as to what may have happened... The student pulled his main at 5k, and simultaeneoulsy there was a premature deployment of the reserve for reasons that are still yet unkown. The student gear to date has not been recovered. It still is entangled on a reef 1/4 mile off shore. It must be mentioned that a Packer and new CameraWoman.... Jenifer Slaughter... Also dropped her gear and started to swim out for the student. Although, she was not able reach shawn she did not hesitate to get wet. Which in my opinion shows a lot about her character. Kudos Jenn!!!!! I apologize that I have not been very active in this forum but I do not have a computer nor internet. However, my friends have convinced me to go get a library card and hit up the local library. Thank you all, I am still at a loss to express my thoughts, but it is with a profound sense of appreciation that I express my gratitude. Tim

bob.dino you are correct. The address should be: spacetech2k@yahoo.com Mahalo, Thank You & Gracias for the kind thoughts everyone.

Hey everybody I can not believe the response from everyone. The generosity has blown me away. I feel awkward trying to set up something for people to send me donations, However this could not have been a worse time to lose my gear. Any help is appreciated, For those whom are so inclined: Donations will be can be accepted through my friend & Master Rigger (thanks George!) paypal account: spacetech2k@yakoo.com or Tim Straus P.O. Box 199 Waialua, HI 96791