Agnes Milowka RIP

[BabyDuck]

she was one of my heroes. i'm really sorry to know she's gone. i was so looking forward to reading her account of the baptizing/peacock connection.

[JerseyJersey]

she was one of my heroes. i'm really sorry to know she's gone. i was so looking forward to reading her account of the baptizing/peacock connection.

You will........

[JerseyJersey]

Until now I have said nothing because I simply cant find the words..... and still cant. Be at peace Agnes.....

[sandy]

I'm not sure if I ever met Agnes but I had a chance to look at her website and read an article regarding the Peacock/Baptizing connection which I found fascinating. She will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and her many friends on CDF.

[FW]

I'm not sure if I ever met Agnes but I had a chance to look at her website and read an article regarding the Peacock/Baptizing connection which I found fascinating. She will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and her many friends on CDF.

If you had met her, you would remember it!

[Sludge]

I have to tell my favorite Agnes story here:

At the 2010 CDS Workshop she gave a presentation on some of the Australian caves. One of these was Pickaninny Cave. When she mentioned it by name, my heart kind of skipped a beat.

After her presentation, I went up to her and asked, "In Australia, what does 'pickaninny' mean?"

"It's an Aboriginal child," she told me.

I started laughing and told her, "You might want to be aware that over here, it's a perjorative for 'black child.'"

Her face suddenly went ashen and she said, "Well, that's a good thing to know..."

That was the ONLY time I ever saw her without a great, big smile on her face. Rest in peace, my friend.

[CrawDaddy]

Very saddened and upset to hear this news. I read about it late last night and I wasn't able to sleep afterwards. I wonder sometimes about why I do this sport and why I'm so committed to it. I walked into my scuba room where I keep my my mountain of gear and I had to walk out. It felt very uncomfortable, like a death trap. Which made me even more upset. I ended up sleeping in my children's room so they knew daddy was still there.

Dive Safe everyone. We've had a lot of heartache lately.
-Francisco Amanti

[Neptuno]

really sad, I felt bad when a friend told me about her yesterday, hope she can find very cool caves in the other world.
I hope we can find out what happened to her and learn something from it.

[prov3125]

I never met her, but I had hoped to. There are very few young women in this sport anyways, but none on her level. I've followed her career for the past few years and learned quite a bit from her videos and articles; she was a true explorer. My prayers are with her family and loved ones.

[Gene Powell]

Man! She was one of my favorite flikr contacts. I've enjoyed watching her photography evolve, and will miss the inspiration she provided. The world has indeed lost something special.