Echoing Kim and Father Paul's sentiments, Warren was the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet...and incredibly humble!His bird photography is stunning...and his Yellow Rail photos were some of the best ever taken of this species.Incredibly generous with his time and sightings. I seem to remember a story Kim Risen told me from a few years ago...(those involved can correct details).It was Warren's birthday breakfast celebration with Risens (and Blanich's?) and someone asked what bird he'd like to see in Aitkin County today...He answered, Long-billed Curlew, and everyone laughed.Well, they all went birding and, lo and behold, they found a Long-billed Curlew! ...a second County Record. The Loon report here:http://moumn.org/loon/view_frame.php?block=231&year=2005 ObituaryNelson, Warren E. 65, of Aitkin, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. He received the Thomas Sadler Roberts Award in 1990 for lifetime achievement in ornithology from the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union, the state's highest award. Funeral service will be 2 PM Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in Aitkin. Visitation will be 6 to 8 PM Monday at Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home in Aitkin and will continue 1 hour prior to service at the church.
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