VANCOUVER,
April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -
Western Pacific Resources Corp. (TSXV: WRP) is
very sad to report that Curt
Everson, Exploration Manager and a Director of the Company
since its inception, has passed away after fighting a valiant
battle with cancer. Everyone at Western Pacific expresses
their deepest condolences to his family.
Curt Everson had
over thirty-five years of experience in the mineral exploration
industry and his reputation, passion and dedication are well-known.
He developed, coordinated and implemented successful exploration
programs in the United States and
South America that resulted in the
discovery of millions of ounces of gold. Recently Mr. Everson was
Vice President of Exploration for US Gold from 2007 to early 2008.
Curt Everson was co-founder and
President of Nevada Pacific Gold
(U.S.) from 1997 to 2007 which was acquired by US Gold Corporation.
Mr. Everson was an integral part of the exploration programs at
Santa Fe Pacific Gold and Gold Fields Mining Corporation. In
January of 2008 he co-founded Sirius Exploration, LLC and has been
developing exploration projects throughout Nevada ever since.
"Curt will be sorely missed. His work ethic and
dedication to his family were second to none," said CEO Warwick
Smith. "Honest, solid, tough, committed, experienced,
dedicated, responsible, passionate and proud are the words that
President Eric Saderholm uses to
describe Curt Everson. He was
a mentor, a friend, a teacher, a humble boss, a great co-worker and
an exceptional exploration geologist. Our industry has lost a
linchpin. Curt was one of a kind."
It was Curt Everson
that saw the potential at Mineral Gulch area and it was his vision
that helped lead to the successful drilling program in 2011. Out of
respect for Curt's contributions to Western Pacific Resources and
to the greater geological community in general, we have renamed the
promising unmined northern area of the property the "Everson
Zone".
Western Pacific will carry on exploration at
Mineral Gulch and look to move the Company forward. Curt Everson would accept nothing less.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Warwick Smith, Chief Executive Officer
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Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy
or accuracy of this news release.
SOURCE Western Pacific Resources Corp.
