[TN-Bird] Passing of Wallace Todd
- From: Michael Todd <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 18:10:55 -0700
My apologies to those that have already seen this on the Tennessee Birding
Facebook page. My Dad hadn't birded in years, but those who were actively
birding back in the '80's might remember him. Most probably remember him as the
good Dad who carted the young teen birder around from one end of the state to
the other, but he developed his own fascination with birds as well. I went thru
a long hiatus in my birding career from the late 80's thru the 90's, but he
continued to bird on his own for several years after I (very regrettably
now....) lost interest. His claim to fame would probably be photographing the
Variegated Flycatcher that he, myself, and Don Manning found up at Reelfoot
back in '84. Without his photos the bird wouldn't have been conclusively
identified, and was just the 2nd ABA record at the time (which doesn't happen
often in the interior).
Dad passed away last night, after lung disease finally got the best of him. We
will look at some birds, have a drink or two, and go to some musclecar races
again one of these days; Miss ya Dad
Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
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