Date: 10/28/24 1:53 pm From: Edward Lewandowski <ocbirdguy...> Subject: Re: [birders] Re: [se-mi-birdlist] Bruce Bowman Obituary (1942 - 2024) - Washington, IN - Ann Arbor News
Birders@umich changed the way I viewed birding and participated in it.
Before eBird came along, I just had a strong interest in knowing some
stuff. I had a friend and a few family members that took some interest
and some conversation. Thanks to Bruce and many birders that supported and
helped with the email thread I joined Audubon, led field trips and
basically little did I know made a birding family with people from all
around the state.
For that, I am forever grateful to Bruce and what he did to enrich so many
lives in ways he probably could never fully fathom.
Rest will legend
Ed Lewandowski
On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 11:14 AM Susan Cybulski <susan...>
wrote:
> 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 <
>>>> <se-mi-b......> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/annarbor/name/bruce-bowman-obituary?id=55812509 >>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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