Date: 10/28/24 8:14 am From: Susan Cybulski <susan...> Subject: Re: [birders] Re: [se-mi-birdlist] Bruce Bowman Obituary (1942 - 2024) - Washington, IN - Ann Arbor News
I too learned a lot about birding from Bruce via this list. I am sad to
hear this news, but I feel sure his spirit of sharing and knowledge he
imparted will continue through all us devoted birders in Michigan and
beyond. --Susan Cybulski
On Monday, October 28, 2024 at 6:36:13 AM UTC-4 <enslave......> wrote:
> I am so sorry to hear the news about Bruce. He was so important to my
> interest in birding when it first took hold of me almost 25 years ago. Even
> though I live in West Michigan, 'his' birding group here provided me with
> needed information on where and how to find and identify birds. Above and
> beyond that, he was generous with his time helping me learn via email. I
> was fortunate enough to have met him a couple of times. To me, he was an
> absolute giant in Michigan birding and truly one of the kindest people I
> have ever known.
>
> On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM Macklin Smith <mack......> wrote:
>
>> All~
>> A sad day indeed. Bruce and I were quite close, and especially after his
>> diagnosis with Parkinson's I used to drive him around the county and
>> beyond to look for birds. When he could no longer live alone and had opted
>> to join family in Indiana, Bruce invited a few of his local birding friends
>> to his place off of Newport Rd., hopeful that these friends would want to
>> have some of his fairly extensive library. I was able to take just one
>> book. Tough stuff. My Dad was also diagnosed with Parkinson's, and his
>> decline lasted over 12 year.
>> ~Macklin
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 2:24 PM Mary Wise <aun......> wrote:
>>
>>> This is a sad day. Bruce administered this list for decades. He will
>>> be missed!
>>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 12:11 PM 'Mike Sefton' via se-mi-birdlist <
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>>>> https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/annarbor/name/bruce-bowman-obituary?id=55812509 >>>>
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