Re: NANFA-- OT: Roger Conant

Steffen Hellner (steffen_at_hellner.biz)
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 20:36:52 +0100

Sad news. I will look at my Peterson with even more respect, now.

Steffen

> Von: HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil
> Antworten an: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Datum: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:52:05 -0600
> An: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Betreff: NANFA-- OT: Roger Conant
>
> This is off-topic, I guess, but it will of interest to many list members.
>
> Roger Conant, author of the Peterson field guide to eastern reptiles and
> amphibians, and probably one of the best-known herpetologists ever passed
> away.
>
> This was on the PARC list:
>
> Gary M. Stolz, Ph.D. of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ask me to post
> the following:
> "I received a phone call early this morning from Skip Conant (Roger's son)
> that Roger Conant had passed away this morning at about 12:30 am Albuquerque
> time from his cancer peacefully in his sleep at age of 94. Roger's final
> wishes for cremation and no funeral will be honored. There will be a
> memorial service in Roger's honor at the University of New Mexico in
> January. May we all take a moment and remember the incredible
> accomplishments of one of our world's greatest herpetologists and how his
> work inspired many of us as youth to pursue our careers and hobbies in
> herpetology. May Roger rest in peace and live on in our memories forever.
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