How heartbreaking; I had no idea he was ill. Larry, you summed up Joe so well. He was always ready with a helping hand, diplomatic response or "teachable moment". His laughter and sense of humor will stay with me a very long while.
*Linda Hodges* *Colorado Springs* On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:48 PM Gary Brower <[email protected]> wrote: > This is very sad. > > I never met Joe, but I received numerous emails from him on questions I’d > raised on CO Birds. Always gracious. > > Gary Brower > Unincorporated Arapahoe County > > On Nov 25, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Larry Modesitt <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Cobirders, > > The very sad news is that Joe died last night of cancer just after > midnight. His wife Maryanne said that despite his pain, he was still > cracking jokes with the nurses yesterday morning. “He made me laugh every > single day,” she said. Either one of their boys, Dan and Tom, was always > able to be with him for the past month. > > I was out running with my dog when Joe corralled us decades ago. That’s > how I became one of many people Joe introduced to birding. That led to us > birding together all over Colorado and the world. Joe’s love of teaching > folks about birds, almost always with a humorous insight, continued through > his illness. He was a valuable contributor to Denver Field Ornithologists, > Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Colorado Field Ornithologists, and the > medical community. There has never been anyone like Joe Roller, and he will > be missed greatly. > > We can believe that last night just after midnight, St. Peter laughed > harder than he had all year. > > 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/c6ccd713-4342-4f0c-b0a0-3762cd62ef2fn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/c6ccd713-4342-4f0c-b0a0-3762cd62ef2fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > 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/320DA5EA-7662-4C3E-A7E5-B95D43875CDC%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/320DA5EA-7662-4C3E-A7E5-B95D43875CDC%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CABW16Tn2Utf09G-xdpqiEw_2FnS1S1xb1%2BaMfzBVgf2zEtKUTw%40mail.gmail.com.
