Nathan wrote of Joe reaching out to smooth the wary & engage the non-birders. We were on a DFO field trip on the eastern prairie. There was this fantastic hedge row, our group across the street. I don’t think Joe ever meet a stranger. He sauntered across the road to a country older couple and posed the question: “Have you ever seen a birder.” As he schmoozed, they allowed us on their property to bird. Still tickles me to this day 💕
Diane Roberts Highlands Ranch, CO On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 5:03 PM Diana Beatty <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe the Lilac-Breasted Roller was/is his Profile Photo on Facebook, > Deborahann. Thanks for sharing. > > On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 11:53 AM Deborahann S-C <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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. 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