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["Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bristol Birders:

Below is a message sent from Dick Peake who is wintering in Texas.  He sent
it to be shared at the Howard Langridge celebration.  Unfortunately, I was
gone this morning and didn't find it until just minutes ago so I thought I
would share it with you.

Let's go birding...

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Peake"
To: Wallace Coffey
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: RE: [Bristol-Birds] Langridge celebration promptly at 3 p.m.,
casual dress welco


> Wallace,
>    I'm sorry that I won't be able to attend the memorial service for
Howard.
> I have some good memories of him. I first met Howard on Christmas counts
> when he came north to participate in some of the coastal counts in
Virginia
> and North Carolina compiled by Paul Sykes, who was a big buddy of Howard's
> when they both were in Florida.
>    Howard very kindly put me up at his house in Florida and took me
birding
> when I was there. He was an excellent birder and a good companion. He gave
> me a wooden gun stock to use for a scope or camera. I found its
limitations,
> though, when I boarded my plane for the flight home. It was not easy to
get
> through security even in those days. Nevertheless I still have it; I just
> don't take it on air flights.
>    Give my regards to his family and those who do get to attend the
service.
>    By the way, I'll be back in Virginia a little earlier this coming
spring
> and hope to do some birding with some of you this coming summer and fall.
> Dick


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