Veronica Padilla
Veronica Padilla lost both legs above the knee in a roadside accident near her home in Albuquerque, NM. A nuclear engineering student, she has a terrific outlook on life. She joined our 2008 trip to Cayman Brac.
Kelly Knight
Kelly Knight is a paraplegic that lives in Corpus Christi, TX and is an interior designer. Kelly loves diving now and is a complete addict since she joined our trip to Cayman Brac in 2008.
Timothy Jones
Airman Timothy Jones was wounded while serving as a mechanic in the Top Gun program in the Navy. This resulted in a spinal chord injury. He plays quad rugby while also attending college and raising three active children with his wife, Melissa. Tim joined us on part of the Cayman Brac trip in 2008.
Dawn Halfaker
Captain Dawn Halfaker was wounded by a RPG attack while serving as a Lt in Iraq with the Military Police. She was promoted to Captain prior to her discharge. Now, the owner of a Security consulting firm and graduate student at George Washington University, she joined the Dive Pirates to the Brac in 2008. Dawn…
Nathan Gonzalez
Sergeant Nathan Gonzalez, a retired marine, had a duty to protect US Embassies abroad. Nate loved diving then and after an automobile accident he thought he would never dive again. He is now a happy dive pirate living in Boerne, TX and went to Cayman Brac in 2008.
Gregory Ebanks
Gregory Ebanks is our first student from our scuba destination, Cayman Brac. Gregory was one of the original dive masters on the Brac and lost a leg in a car accident. He thought his diving days were over but Dive Pirates came to the rescue in 2008. Gregory divides his time between Houston, TX and…
Leland Walker
Seaman Leland Walker sustained an injury in 1997 in basic training. Leland was certified on the Brac trip in 2007. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his sister, Muzette, who was also one of his dive buddies along with Ollie Waters and Stacey Minton. Leland never quits smiling while he dives.
Natalie Mink
Natalie Mink is a high school student in Houston, Texas. She has cerebral palsy and hopes to attend Texas A&M University when she graduates. Meanwhile, she trained with her dad, Dave Mink and Scuba Bob Knapick. Natalie is a very big Pirate fan and was certified at the Brac 2007 trip. It was a goal she…
Sean Barr
Lance Corporal Sean Barr sustained an injury in 1994. Subsequently, he attended Texas A&M where he earned a degree in Ocean Engineering. Now, a Senior Project Engineer in Subsea Construction at Acergy, Sean was certified at the Cayman Brac trip in 2007. His dive buddies were Jennifer Reynolds, Mark Scott and Barbara Thompson.
Shawn Unruh
Lance Corporal Shawn Unruh was a marine in the Gulf War. He had to retire after his inury in a one-car accident in 1995. Shawn and his wife attended the 2006 trip to the Bahamas and has continued diving with Dive Pirates both in 2007 and 2008