[TN-Bird] Re: Bob Hatcher
- From: Dev Joslin <devjoslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Ron and Dollyann <aves7000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tennessee Bird listserve <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:37:30 -0600
Well-put, Ron!
Dev JoslinMonteverde, CR
From: aves7000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Bird] Bob Hatcher
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:53:57 -0400
TN-birders,
I can’t possibly be more eloquent than Melissa Turrentine was, but I do
have a few words about Bob Hatcher's passing.
The Tennessee Ornithological Society can’t thank Bob enough for all he did
for avian wildlife in Tennessee. He joined TOS in 1979 and he always had a
passion for conserving all forms of wildlife and it’s habitats. He always
seemed
to me to be a mover and a shaker, without really seeming so because he was
always so pleasant and firm in his beliefs. Many others have listed Bob’s
accomplishments over the years, and they were many and important. What really
impressed me about Bob was his ability to get stuff done without having to
resort to heavy-handedness, anger, arm-twisting (although he might have
employed
this technique, you never knew it with him!), or berating people. That just
wasn’t Bob. He just worked with what he had and kept moving forward,
persistently and doggedly, until the result was achieved. A lesson most of us
could benefit from.
His life was a life well lived. He laughed often, lived well as a father,
husband, and employee, and loved much. It just doesn’t get any better than
that.
Somehow, I get the feeling that he is out there, somewhere, soaring.
God speed, Bob.
Ron
Hoff
President
Tennessee Ornithological
Society
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