[texbirds] Re: Passing of Steve Gross
- From: "Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "'pfoster1@xxxxxxxxxx'" <pfoster1@xxxxxxxxxx>, "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:45:51 +0000
While I did not know Steve as well as would have liked to, I knew a few things
about him from personal contact that seem appropriate to share. While he
enjoyed listing and no doubt was gratified by the Amazon Kingfisher as a
listing milestone for the year, he appreciated birds for their art and beauty
as much as for their field marks and distribution. Steve was a gregarious sort
and enjoyed music. He liked sharing birds and their interesting qualities with
everyone he met. Birds were such an important part of his life that he felt
obligated to share them with those who had not yet become aware of their
ability to enrich one's life. He gave generously of his time to further that
objective to share birds with others. It cost him time he would have liked to
have spent watching birds. Time which we all now know he could ill afford.
I pray he was a Christian and will now have time eternal to fulfil his spirit.
No doubt God will have a special field trip for him where he can relax and be
the participant and become intimate with the full and deep beauty of birds
beyond his dreams.
Thank you Steve for sharing the joy you find in birds with all of us.
Fred Collins
TOS Life Member, HAS and KPC Advisory Board Member
Director of Kleb Woods Nature Center
for Commissioner Radack, Pct 3 Harris County, Texas
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Subject: [texbirds] Re: Passing of Steve Gross
Went to the Valley last weekend with Steve for his ABA Amazon Kingfisher. He
was happy to pass 400 Texas birds for this year.
---- All ABA, of course.
Susan Foster
Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> TexBirders,
>
> This one hits pretty hard. Steve and I spent a lot of time
together especially in Idaho where we spent many days scouting for Big Days.
And there were chase trips to the Valley and many TOS meetings as we both
cycled through to the president's role. A real shame as we had more trips
planned. Memories that will never happen. Yet anotherreason to reflect on the
briefness of life on earthand all the friends and family we still have with us
this Thanksgiving week.
>
> My guess he is still ticking off birds for his list - do you call those
> "after-lifers"?
>
> Ron Weeks
> Lake Jackson
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