Just saw on Facebook that Gamble passed.
Steve Gamble
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stretchthepenn
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Ah, bummer. I talked to Mr. Gamble a few times on the phone before he retired, and he was generous with both his time and advice. And his work on drysuits was par excellence. He'll be missed.
Johnoly
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No Way!! He was one of the nicest and most helpful drysuit guys in Florida. Even had me come to his house on a sunday morning at 7am to install a shoulder valve while pouring us coffee. After he moved the business, I still would bring wetsuit and drysuit problems to him and bounce ideas to use. He's one of those dive icon's that everyone knew and appreciated.
May he rest in peace. I used to send my drysuits to him from Indiana. He was a great guy.
DogDiver
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Great guy. He probably added more to the Cave and Technical diving community than most people will ever realize. Without thermal and environmental protection, the caves and wrecks would never have been pushed to the current limits.
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This is very sad news to hear. I first met Steve in 2007 when he was working out of his home and he repaired my drysuits right up to his retirement at D3 circa 2020 when he custom fit me for ordering a new drysuit. I also bought out his final supply of custom made DUI bottleneck wrist seals which I continue to enjoy but will need to replace rather soon. Steve was a true gentleman with a dry and rather funny sense of humour that I very much enjoyed. We were close to the same age and he was a runner so I'm curious of his cause of passing? I had earnestly wished for him to have a long and enjoyable retirement. I'm sorry that he didn't.
I learned more about drysuits in one conversation with Steve than in years of diving, courses, etc. Sad to hear. He was another legend.
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Certainly sad to hear.
This is a bummer. I never met him, but he worked on at least three of my drysuits.
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