Hello all,
Anyone who goes birding in eastern and southern Africa will see Lilac-breasted
Rollers, and inevitably it is at or near the top of the list of favorite birds.
They are colorful, outgoing, and always a delight to see. Very much like Joe
Roller himself.
Bob Andrews
Yekepa, Liberia, West Africa
On Thursday, November 26, 2020, 05:03:04 PM MST, 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-ClevelandNorth 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
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