Joe loved his birding stories and remembered a great deal of Colorado County firsts. His devotion to his wife, Maryanne, was heartwarming. I will miss his help & love of birding. RIP Joe.
Diane Roberts Highlands Ranch, CO On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:52 PM linda hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABW16Tn2Utf09G-xdpqiEw_2FnS1S1xb1%2BaMfzBVgf2zEtKUTw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Diane Roberts -- 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/CANDRecF10LB%2BUB0QJUb%2BTVAvbTsrO5_txse9M2DC%2BgjU%3DPtDEw%40mail.gmail.com.
