Joe was special. I always enjoyed my time with him. He obvious love of life was wonderful to experience. I will miss him. Walt Combs
On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 4:00 PM Diane Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CANDRecF10LB%2BUB0QJUb%2BTVAvbTsrO5_txse9M2DC%2BgjU%3DPtDEw%40mail.gmail.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/CABTxU4t3HrONsE-P5TcDnD-JWbEkfHz_TUMHyt2G%3D0SHd%2Ba0CQ%40mail.gmail.com.
