Date: 7/10/25 10:40 am From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1...> Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] sad news - Tom Gagnon
Tom was a special kind of friend - always ready to provide details to finding a bird or birding location, and then meeting you there to help on the pursuit. He was funny and fun - while birding or just chatting on the phone - always made me laugh. Along with other accolades mentioned, Tom was a life member of the Brookline Bird club and he cherished the personal handwritten note he received from the club Membership secretary upon becoming a life member. As well, he led a hawk watch for the club for decades at Mt Tom instilling interest and enthusiasm for raptors to many. Soar on Eagles's wings, Tom.
Linda
-- Linda Ferraresso Salem, MA tattler1(at)comcast(dot)net
"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" - Tagore
On 7/9/2025 5:08 PM, Barbara Volkle wrote: > > On July 6, 2025, western Massachusetts birder and butterflier Tom > Gagnon passed away: > > https://tributearchive.com/obituaries/43292521/thomas-gagnon/northampton/massachusetts/czelusniak-funeral-home > > Tom was a wonderful naturalist, well versed in birds, butterflies and > plants. He loved nothing better than a walk outdoors or time in the > greenhouse. He loved to tell you of the latest bear or bobcat visit > to his yard. > > He was a long-time member of the Hampshire Bird Club. He lead field > trips and participated in many Christmas Bird Counts, hawk watches, > and nighthawk counts over the years. > > He was a leading force in the Massachusetts Butterfly Club, organizing > and leading trips, and overseeing printing of field cards and > producing of tee shirts and hats. He participated in 4th of July > Butterfly Counts each year. > > For many years, his garden plots were the center of butterfly activity > in the Northampton Community Garden, where his verbena's purple stand > was a beacon for butterflies. > > More than this, Tom loved to share his knowledge, to meet and greet > his friends in the field. > > Those of us who knew him will miss him terribly. Godspeed, good friend! > > > Barbara Volkle > Northborough, MA > <barb620...>
