I didn't have the honor to meet Joe Roller, though I learned a lot from his Cobirds posts. Whenever I saw his name, I was invariably reminded of a colorful bird I saw in Botswana -- the Lilac-Breasted Roller -- and I imagine him flying over the Chobe River now. Soar high, Joe! I will miss you, too.
Deborahann Smith-Cleveland North Boulder, Colorado On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 11:11 AM 'Andrews Robert' via Colorado Birds < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > It is indeed sad to hear of Joe Roller’s death. I have known him for many > years, birding together, talking at meetings, and in recent years mostly > communicating by email. Every interaction I have had with him over the > years has been positive and enjoyable. I concur with all of the many > comments that have already been posted about Joe as I have noticed the same > character traits so many others have mentioned. I will miss him as indeed > the entire Colorado birding community will. > > Bob Andrews > > Yekepa, Liberia, West Africa > > > On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 03:45:20 PM MST, 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/1300908570.1155074.1606414265909%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1300908570.1155074.1606414265909%40mail.yahoo.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/CABc8NxBtWsXtv3DEc6xB7%3D9GbkSU8-fgk2bLd1r9S_29GKZfsw%40mail.gmail.com.
