[obol] FWD: Patrick Sullivan

[Alan Contreras]

This is extremely rotten news for the birding community and Patrick's
family.  I first met Patrick when he was a kid birder; we birded Malheur and
met a few other times.  He was good in the field and an enjoyable companion.
What a drag.

-- 
Alan Contreras
EUGENE, OREGON

acontrer at mindspring.com
OREGONREVIEW.BLOGSPOT.COM

Nostalgic for Nixon....



> From: Bill Clemons <willclemons at yahoo.com>
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:07:16 -0700 (PDT)
> To: OBOL <obol at lists.orst.edu>
> Cc: <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
> Subject: [obol] FWD:  Patrick Sullivan
> 
> Since a lot of OBOLers know Patrick Sullivan, I
> thought I would FWD this post.
> 
> Patrick was a very nice fellow, a wonderful birder,
> and a helper to all those who birded around him, he
> will be sorely missed by all of us who knew him.
> 
> Bill Clemons
> 
> *************************************************
> Subject: Patrick Sullivan
> From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net>
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:25:57 -0700
> I am very saddened to report the death of Patrick
> Sullivan on  
> September 19th, 2007. It is a great loss to his
> mother, his friends,
> and the birding community. Patrick fought a lifelong
> battle against  
> bipolar disease, and it finally defeated him. He took
> his own life  
> two days after he had returned from the WOS convention
> at Ocean  
> Shores. He was 35 years old.
> 
> Patrick began his birding with Bob Ramsey when he was
> only eight. Bob  
> had a junior naturalist program at Snake Lake Nature
> Center, and  
> Patrick was his star student.
> 
> As Patrick's knowledge of birds grew, he became an
> outstanding  
> birder. He was in demand as a leader of field trips
> for Audubon and  
> WOS. He was in his element when he was birding. In
> recent years he  
> shared his love of birds through his photography,
> which he posted on
> his website.
> 
> Patrick will be sorely missed by the birding
> community.
> 
> Remembrances in Patricks name may be made to Nisqually
> National  
> Wildlife Refuge, 100 Brown Farm Road, Olympia, WA
> 98516. Nisqually 
> was always one of Patrick's and Ruth's favorite
> birding spots.
> -----
> Dennis Paulson
> 1724 NE 98 St.
> Seattle, WA 98115
> 206-528-1382
> dennispaulson AT comcast.net
> 
> 
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