[Geysers] John R. Railey -- Request for help (Stephens)

[lynn stephens]

Thank you to Tom and Genean Dunn for all the work in putting together the Sput.  I received the Sput yesterday and noticed that the caption under the "Warnock" picture incorrectly referenced the "John R. Railey" bench.  John was a Volunteer in Park for many years and always labeled his reports and signed them "John R. Railey."

Because his last season was 1988, many of today's gazers may not know much, if anything, about John.  Today I was doing some research in the file cabinets here at Old Faithful and located some reports written by John.  I'll be using some of his burst and interval data for comparison purposes in a short article about some of Grand Geyser's eruption characteristics this summer.

I also found a report by him labeled "Special Reporton Grand Geyser's Delayed Eruption Observed on May 26, 1978...".  This report illustrates his dedication to Grand.  This dedication resulted in attachment of his name to the wooden bench at Grand.  (As late as 1977 that was the ONLY bench at Grand!)

Instead of just asking the editors to printa spelling correction in the October Sput, I'm putting together a "Tribute to John R. Railey, Volunteer in Park".  I want to include personal recollections of John as well as reproducing his special report.  I would like to include personal recollections from any/all of you who knew John.  Please email them to me (lstephens.eagle at sisna.com) by September 13.  (Sorry for the short deadline, but I need a couple days to organize them and meet the September 15 Sput deadline.)

Thanks in advance for your help with this project.
 
 
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