From: Mike Rickard <mikearickard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 8:40 PM
Subject: David Dauphin
To: TX-BUTTERFLY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It is with sadness I report the death of David Dauphin on July 8. David
and his wife Jan have been our neighbors, friends, and above all fellow
nature enthusiasts. The cause of death was Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease, and David had been on oxygen for some time. However, he and Jan
remained active with their yard and added a number of new species,
including a US record, to the yard list, which now stands at 159.
David developed and maintained a superb website featuring extensive data
about Rio Grande Valley nature, economy, and other areas of interest to
visitors. The showpiece of the website is Jan's excellent photos of
butterfly adults and life histories. When we were house-hunting in the RGV
in 2008 we found this information very helpful, and we ultimately bought
the house behind theirs, since we were seeking a community that was open
to butterfly-friendly yards. Over the years I'm sure we had many nice
butterflies stray from Jan and David's yard to ours, but I think we sent a
few back their way. Good butterflying, David.
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