You're so right, about Jim! He was helpful and encouraging when I had trouble with shorebirds, too, out at Jirik Sod Farms, and at Byllesby. He'll certainly be missed by many. Linda
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Warren Woessner <[email protected]> wrote: > What a loss! I am shocked - probably because I did not know he was ill. I > often ran into Jim, especially likely when looking for gulls on the coldest > days at Black Dog. I remember that he helped me during the great Slaty-backed > Gull hunt a view years back. He was an avid birder who would go out of his > way to help a "younger" Minnesota birder (though I was a year older!) > Warren Woessner > > ________________________________________ > From: Minnesota Birds [[email protected]] on behalf of Cathy Gagliardi > [[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 7:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] Obit' - Jim Mattsson > > I was so sorry to read we've lost a wonderful contributor in our birding > world....Jim Mattsson of Eagan, MN > > http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?n=james-paul-mattsson&pid=153668431 > > Although I've never personally met Jim, we conversed through MOU listserve. > His knowledge and passion for birds inspired me in many ways. > Cathy Gagliardi > St. Paul, MN > (If someone knows Manley Olson's email, could you pass this along to him) > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
