I knew Rich in the late 1980s when we lived in Northern California. He
was a generous, funny, incredibly knowledgeable guy, and a real birding
prodigy. I remember him showing up at the tally rally for a Christmas
Count (Southern Marin?) even though he hadn't officially participated.
Instead, he had roamed freely around the count circle, and that evening
he politely pointed out all the good birds the various sector teams
might have missed during the day.
What a sad loss to the entire birding community.
Janet Millenson
Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
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On 12/17/2012 5:19 PM, <pobrien776...> wrote:
> Those of you who knew Rich Stallcup will be saddened to hear of his
> passing on Saturday. Rich was an extraordinary birder and person who
> co-founded Point Reyes Bird Observatory and influenced probably
> thousands of birders. Tributes are appearing on Calbirds which can be
> found as a link from http://birding.aba.org. The announcement below
> was posted by Ellie Cohen, current president of PRBO.
>
> From: Ellie Cohen
>
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:15 AM
>
> To: AllPRBO
>
> Subject: very sad news
>
> Hi all-
>
> I am heartbroken and so deeply saddened to have to share this awful news. Rich Stallcup passed away last night from complications related to leukemia, with his loving partner Heather and his daughter Willow at his side. This is a tremendous loss to us all.
>
>
> Paul O'Brien
> Rockville, Mont. Co., MD
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