I echo what everyone has said about Roger. A really good man. The few times our paths crossed were memorable to me. The first being at the crux of summiting Mt Wilson. He made sure that I got up the crux and down safely. Condolences to Brenda and all family! Bez Bezuidenhout Arapahoe County.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 9:55 AM Larry Modesitt <[email protected]> wrote: > Colorado has lost a great one, as Roger Linfield yesterday lost an > eight-month battle to cancer. He rose to the top (literally and > figuratively) in many fields. Birders and Peak-baggers know him as the > seventh person in the Fourteener/400 Club, reached after he climbed all of > the 14,000’ peaks and saw 400 birds in Colorado. His name sits at the top > of listers for such varied counties as Phillips and Clear Creek. Prior to > peak-bagging, he was one of the nation’s top rock climbers, and he was a > valued leader for the Colorado Mountain Club. After all of those exploits, > Roger became interested kayaking. Many of these activities were shared with > his wife, Brenda, who was a key board member of Colorado Field > Ornithologists and joined Roger in the Fourteener/400 Club. For NASA’s > Joint Propulsion Laboratory, then later at Ball Aerospace that brought him > to Colorado, he was Dr. Roger Linfield, a celebrated astronomer. Roger led > many of us on a remarkable trail of accomplishment, togetherness, and > inspiration. I cherish the times we spent together, and I value what he > taught me. He will be missed greatly—by many. > > Larry Modesitt > > Arvada > > > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0ea9dff6-d18c-4f98-965d-0dc9d28bc383n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0ea9dff6-d18c-4f98-965d-0dc9d28bc383n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- [0,0] |)__) -”-”- -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJ_b%2BxmiEh82mQkziOPAVPYMQO--zWhC-P20vzPuVNJ8xVPsKg%40mail.gmail.com.
