Roy D. Powers, Jr., the MasterGater

4 May 1939 to 29 March 2015

Roy inscribing ACCA (for the American Cave Conservation Association) and the year on the finished gate. The welder would then weld the letters into the horizontal bar. As Roy always said at each gating project, “It ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” Photo by Jim Kennedy

You can see many more photos and stories on his Facebook memory page here.