I first met Bob Spencer at the Wheatridge Greenbelt in 1998 or 99. It was when I first started birding. I encountered Bob from time to time over the years while looking for birds. He was always cheerful and funny. Even when he wasn’t funny he was trying to be. Coincidentally I visited Wheatridge Greenbelt for the first time in many years. Today a singing yellow-throated vireo seemed to be following me around.
Good birding Bob Spencer! Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Patrick O'Driscoll Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 4:01 PM To: Mark Obmascik Cc: Colorado Birds; Joe Roller Subject: Re: [cobirds] Robert A. Spencer, March 31, 1924 - May 11, 2020 Robert did the same thing with his dad at the first stakeout at Bobcat Ridge for that American Woodcock a few years ago. It was my first encounter with them, and now I can say that I went birding once with Bob Spencer. BIP -- Bird in Peace, Bob . . . . Patrick O'Driscoll Denver On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 3:44 PM 'Mark Obmascik' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote: So sad to hear this. A few years back, Robert brought his dad in a wheelchair to see the tropical kingbird at South Platte Reservoir. On the roll back from the bird stakeout site to the car, it was hard to say who wore the bigger grin -- the son or the father, who, if I remember correctly, had just seen Colorado bird No. 453. That day, only joy was contagious. RIP Bob Spencer. Good birding, Mark Obmascik Denver, CO On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 12:02:19 PM MDT, Joe Roller <jroll...@gmail.com> wrote: Today is a somber day, as long-time Denver area birder and friend, Bob Spencer, passed away yesterday. His son, Robert, asked me to post this brief obituary. There cannot be a memorial service anytime soon due to Covid-19, but we'll eventually find a way to gather, share memories and mark his place in our lives. Joe Roller, Denver Dear members of the birding community: It is with sadness that I share with you that my Father, Robert (Bob) Spencer died peacefully yesterday while in recovery from a recent broken hip. He and his new bride, Shirley (died 2006) moved to Golden Colorado from Buffalo/Rochester New York in 1952. They lived in Golden ever since. My Father worked as a printer, but he lived to see birds and share birding with the regional birding community, especially members of the Denver Field Ornithologists (DFO) and Colorado Field Ornithologists (CFO). While serving as a past president of DFO (circa 1990) he helped invent the Ptarmigan award, which the organization still gives out periodically. Some of his proudest moments was receiving lifetime achievement awards from both organizations. I am so grateful for all of the friendship and support that the birding community has shared with my Father throughout his long life (he was 96 years old!). Donations in his name may be sent to: Colorado Field Ornithologists (cobirds.org) OR Denver Field Ornithologists (dfobirds.org). Robert L. Spencer, Ph.D. Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience Director of Neuroscience Major Department of Psychology and Neuroscience UCB345 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 80309 office room: Muen D465B office phone: 303-492-0854 robert.spen...@colorado.edu -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUCn7eBPSZdqTYdkm_0gNrvqykkkVJN7GAH4CP1d%3DQHy9g%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/543948438.111010.1589319789544%40mail.yahoo.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAMNEzJM4Rgt2HwNiv%2ByiCu%2BVg4K26hMoeFGjZLLJgJH45JJ6Fg%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5ebb2362.1c69fb81.c055e.d01bSMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com.
