Date: 4/30/26 3:06 pm From: Jane Patterson via groups.io <seejanebird...> Subject: Re: [labird] Mr. Tom Sylvest passed away
My error: I misread the post by his granddaughter, Caroline. She last saw
him a month ago....but he apparently passed yesterday.
--Jane
On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 4:43 PM Jane Patterson via groups.io <seejanebird=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Hi LABIRDers!
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> Some of you may already be aware but I was not, so I thought I'd pass along
> that Mr. Tom Sylvest of Gramercy passed away a month ago today. He was 100
> years old and sharp to the end. Mr. Tom was quite a character and I know
> many birders that came in contact with him over the years, particularly if
> you were in to winter hummingbirds.
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> Josh, I imagine you're probably in this email group, so let me say that my
> heart goes out to you and your family and know that your grand-dad will be
> thought of kindly always. May he rest in peace.
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> --Jane Patterson
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