Albert Falco passes away 21 April 2012

[PlatypusMan]

Albert Falco, longest-serving member of the Cousteau dive team and at one time Captain of the Calypso, died yesterday.

He was 84.

[scubajane]

Wow.... are there any more still living??

[PlatypusMan]

This, for me, marks what surely must be the end of an era, as Falco may well be the last of what I think of as 'The Old Guard' in the history of SCUBA, as well as being Cousteau's favorite diver according to contemporary accounts.

People such as this--those who pioneered the sport and brought awareness of the underwater world to the masses--will be sorely missed.

[navyhmc]

A sad day indeed. The world of Scuba is a more lonely place without Albert. I remember meeting him once in Seattle eons ago.