Date: 5/1/26 5:16 am From: Roselie via groups.io <rosebird49...> Subject: Re: [labird] Mr. Tom Sylvest passed away
I don’t remember the details of our meeting but Tom invited me to stop at his place when I was in New Orleans area to pick up mulberry trees. One is still alive and producing fruit.
Roselie Overby
> On Apr 30, 2026, at 6:43 PM, Harriett Pooler via groups.io <harriett.pooler...> wrote:
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> Mr. Sylvest was a true friend to all birders. He was very helpful when I was trying to find a swallow tornado and would call me with a location when he got word. Because of him, I did see a swallow tornado in the cane fields and will always remember his kindness. Thank you Jane for sharing this news. I hope he is flying hogh like the birds he loved. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Harriett
>> On Apr 30, 2026, at 5:09 PM, James W. Beck via groups.io <loxosceles928...> wrote:
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>> I learned of Tom’s passing very early this morning, which saddened me
>> deeply. I first met Tom and the Sylvest family in 1992 through Nancy. I
>> got my life Calliope in his backyard and spent many times helping Nancy
>> band in the yard. Of course, knowing a lot of that family, staying
>> especially close to Josh and his way too intelligent father John, my
>> deepest condolences go out to you, my lifelong friends. JZ
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>> James W. Beck
>> Marrero, Louisiana
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>> “I doubt wherever the earth’s gravity that is boldly presumed to extend
>> over the whole structure of the world effective beyond a certain radius”
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>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 16:43 Jane Patterson via groups.io <seejanebird=
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>>> 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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