Cobirders,
Brenda feels fortunate that Roger was able to connect with many people over the past several months. Those interactions felt like a memorial service of sharing warm memories—that Roger could attend and appreciate. Because of COVID, she isn’t planning a memorial service, as the reaching out from people while he was alive was way better. In lieu of flowers, Brenda and Roger would appreciate your considering a donation to the Community Foundation Boulder County - 2020 Fires Relief Fund. Here is the link: https://www.commfound.org/2020firesfund Larry Modesitt, Arvada On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 9:55:05 AM UTC-7 Larry Modesitt 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/fc3d18c9-694b-4bd6-b5c3-33601b5d9a86n%40googlegroups.com.
