Longtime club member, Russ Tucker, passed away on May 7, 2025. His visitation will be on Tuesday, 5/13/2025 from 6:30PM – 8:30PM at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Lexington, Kentucky. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 5/14/2025 at 12:00PM at the church as well. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The obituary and full details of arrangements can be found at this link:
https://www.kerrbrothersfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Russell-F-Tucker?obId=42390552

The regularly scheduled club meeting on Tuesday, 5/13/2025 will be postponed and possibly rescheduled. We will send out a notification for a new date soon.

The Bluegrass Dive Club is seeking interested members to join our Dive Committee. The Trip Director is working on trip planning and needs a committee to provide trip ideas and feedback. The committee will be limited to about 6 people. Currently there are 0 members. This is your chance to shape the future of BGDC travel. The time commitment will be limited to periodic Zoom meetings and whatever time you spend on researching a dive trip destination (which you were going to do anyway).

We are placing a group order for embroidered BGDC logo hats. Cost is $22.00 each. Deadline for ordering is May 14, 2024. Last chance is at the Dive Club meeting on 5/14/2024 at Roosters. Available in khaki or white color. Payment due when hats are received or earlier if you prefer.

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The Bluegrass Dive Club at its meeting on 11/12/2023 has elected its club officers for the 2024 year.

• President – Kathryn Bowers
• Vice President – Kris Harn
• Secretary – Charlie Denham
• Treasurer – Dan Miller
• Trip Director – Natasha Bowers (Maplewood, Minnesota)
• Safety Information Director – Bart Bertetto
• Newsletter Editor – John Geddes
• Webmaster – Alex Fassas

Please join me in welcoming our new officers who will serve for the 2024 year.

You can communicate with our officers using the Contact Us form.

Whether replacing a worn hat or shopping for just the right gift a BGDC logo hat will always be welcome.

We are taking orders for new dive club hats. The expected cost will be about $22.00 each. Available only by pre-order. Use the Contact Us form to the President to place your order.

Longtime club member, friend to many, Hans “Kit” Hudson, has passed away.  Kit leaves a legacy of other Hudson family members who have also been a part of the club for many years.  Kit not only enjoyed diving with the club but served as it’s Treasurer and Newsletter Editor over the years.  His daughter Kim has shared his obituary information for those who wish to honor him.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. Memorial  Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. Military Honors will be at Rose Crest Cemetery following the Memorial Service. The link to the full obituary is below.

https://www.blackburnandward.com/obituaries/Hans-Kit-Hudson?obId=28294157

Many of our club members have fond memories of George Fleischmann as a diver, friend, and fierce advocate for the Bluegrass Dive Club. George was instrumental in the creation of the strong infrastructure, financial stability and recordkeeping that have allowed our club to thrive for 50 plus years.

His obituary can be found here: https://clarklegacycenter.com/tribute/details/318252/George-Fleischmann-Jr/obituary.html#tribute-start

As of 5/1/2023 we have 8 divers signed up for the Roatan – Anthony’s Key Resort dive trip scheduled 8/26 – 9/2/2023. There are still plenty of bungalows available at the time of this writing.

Available as of 5/1/2023:

• 12 Key Superior bungalows
• 9 Key Deluxe bungalows

If you want to know more about Anthony’s Key Resort our program at the May 9th club meeting will be all about what Anthony’s Key Resort. AKR has updated their restaurant and lobby offerings since the last time I have visited, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Details of this trip and Registration link are on the trip page here: Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Honduras club dive trip – 8/26 to 9/2/2023 | Bluegrass Dive Club