Much like last year, this year isn't any better. We lost my Uncle Mike (aka Duck) the other half of Duck-n-Deedy. Just a little over a year after the passing of my aunt. He's probably most famous for hiding the Oregon DeLorme Challenge.
We did a lot of geocaching together, both of us had started geocaching independently around the same time. My dad told him one day about my crazy new hobby one day and I think that weekend we went out and found 10 together, which in those days was a lot.
I went and saw him one last time a few months ago. He was recovering from open heart surgery and sounded good at that point. We even talked about the idea of geocaching together again when he recovered, but that was never to be.
I did find a few caches this year, which I told my uncle about. I even remember saying how fun it was to get out again. Only one, Under Bush, is still active. It did remind me of the old days. Maybe next year I'll try for a few more.