Birders,
Like many people he touched, I wanted to share a personal recollection
of Joe Roller. I got to know him in the 1980s, and we were friends for
almost 40 years, but one memory stands out to me.
Unknown to me, Joe nominated me in 2012 for /Bird Conservancy of the
Rockies/ most prestigious award, the Richard G. Levad Award, for my
decades of working with Piping Plovers and Least Terns in Colorado. He
vetted me with my former associates at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Albuquerque District) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. I was invited to
attend the/Bird Conservancy of the Rockies///annual picnic at Barr Lake,
where I was shocked to receive the award, with many supporters in
presence. Joe and I had been long-term friends, but we were bonded for
life by this event. To say it was a highlight of my personal and
professional career would be an understatement.
I was so touched by Joe's initiative that I wanted to give back to /Bird
Conservancy of the Rockies. /For many years, I conducted annual tours to
SE Colorado to see Piping Plovers and Least Terns in coordination with
/Bird Conservancy of the Rockies /for their Board of Directors and most
dedicated supporters. I made lifelong friends and connections with a lot
of really great people. And I owe it all to Joe Roller.
Rest in peace, my friend.
Duane Nelson
Las Animas, Bent County, CO
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