Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news

The first time I met Joe Roller was at my first Trinidad 2012 CFO outing on a Spanish  Peaks field trip. He was very outgoing and his sense of humor impressed me as a fun person to be around. He made me feel comfortable within that group of birders and I was hooked on CFO conventions.

Joe also sent our Boulder Bird Club a gracious constructive feedback message regarding a questionable eBird hotspot posting a while back. Always the teacher, Joe, and it as an appreciative response. We all will miss you.

Sharon Norfleet

Boulder Bird Club Bird

President 2020

Sent from my iPad

On Nov 25, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Larry Modesitt <larry.corvid@gmail.com> 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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