Date: 1/23/26 6:07 am From: SCOTT WEIDENSAUL <000001343b2dd726-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Recent Passing of Birders
Good heavens…add to that longtime bird-bander Doris McGovern’s death in southeastern PA on Dec. 28, and we’re seeing the passing of a generation. They will be missed.
Scott Weidensaul
Milton, NH
(formerly Schuylkill Co.)
> On Jan 23, 2026, at 8:21 AM, Michael Fialkovich <0000012b4af48ab0-dmarc-request...> wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just making sure this sad news gets to everyone. Three long time and well known Pennsylvania Birders have passed away over the past several weeks.
>
> Joyce Hoffmann of Allegheny County passed December 22, 2025.
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> Gene Wilhelm from Butler County passed away January 18, 2026.
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> Thomas Clare Nicholls of Crawford County passed away January 20, 2026.
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> May they rest in peace.
>
> Mike Fialkovich
> Pittsburgh Area, Allegheny County
