[cobirds] Re: Joe Roller sad news

I was very saddened to hear this news. I have known Joe for quite some time and have birded along the trails with him in the past.  Always affable and wonderful to be around. Most recently (a few months ago), and I never would have suspected he was ill, he worked diligently with me to help establish the Toivo Malm Trail birding hotspot in Alamosa.  We went back and forth in trying to get it right and set up properly. Since I was a novice at Ebird, he walked me through the steps and was always helpful in a positive and supportive manner. I feel fortunate to have known Joe. Prayers for his family.  

John Rawinski

Monte Vista, CO

On Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 3:45:14 PM UTC-7 Larry Modesitt 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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