RE: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news

I know I am only one of so many whose lives were touched by Joe Roller.  On one of our birding tours, he convinced me that the walkie-talkies had a great value in the field, and he taught me how to use them.   That was only a small part of what he taught me. 

He was such a character, always with the jokes and good humor.   As a teacher, he would tell of ways to identify birds in the field, in flight, etc... and resources one could use to teach oneself.   He did the same with helping people find locations of the birds.    It seems like very recently he was instructing others on how to use eBird or Cobirds websites on finding birds.  

The community has lost a wonderful person and a great source of knowledge.   He will be sorely missed.

Maureen Blackford

Boulder County

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From: Larry Modesitt <larry.corvid@gmail.com>

Date: 11/25/20 3:45 PM (GMT-07:00)

To: Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com>

Subject: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news

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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