I am still in disbelief days after learning about Holly. I will always remember her radiant smile and spirited ways during the days of sharing a Margarita at Cupsogue.
My heartfelt condolences to the entire family on such a tragic loss. Holly was a sweet, spirited soul who will be missed. This has been hard to process. -------- "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu The Art of War > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > (") _ (") > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Baksh www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Phillip Wilson-Camhi <phca...@fastmail.com> > wrote: > > Holly was my wife, best friend and always patient field guide. Over the > past few years, I have met so many of you out in the field and heard so > many wonderful stories about even more of you and I am so grateful to > this community for being such a warm and welcoming group. > > I remember the first time Holly took me birding shortly after we met. > She asked if I would go with her, and I said sure, I'll go for a walk in > the woods and you can look for anything you want. even after that first > trip, with a funky old pair of Sears binoculars I found in the attic, I > was hooked but I still didn't know how big a part of our life it would > become. > > Holly was troubled and sometimes it would be hard to get her out, but > birding was a refuge for her and no matter how bad a day started out any > day we spent in the field ended as one of the good days. > > While we all know that we are out there for the birds, it wouldn't be > nearly as much fun without this community to share it with. So it's > from the bottom of my heart that I thank all of you, the ones we have > met personally, and all of those that made it a good day by getting us > on a great bird, thanks for being there for Holly! > > See you in the field, > Phillip Wilson-Camhi > > ------------------------------ > Phillip Wilson-Camhi > phca...@fastmail.com > 🔑: keybase.io/phcamhifastmailc/key.asc > 📱: 516-456-0294 > >> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017, at 09:43 AM, Patricia Lindsay wrote: >> A great many of our friends in the New York birding community knew Holly >> Wilson, our beloved niece, frequent birding companion, and vibrant young >> woman. We lost our Holly on Tuesday, to suicide. >> >> We so appreciate the kind thoughts and feelings many of you have shared >> with us, helping us through our fog of grief. It means more than you >> could ever know. >> >> Some have asked for details about the wake. We will be celebrating >> Holly's life this coming Sunday, 12 November, at 2:00-6:00 pm, at the >> Overton Funeral Home (172 Main Street Islip, NY 11751; 631-581-5085). >> According to her wishes, she will be cremated, and her ashes will be >> spread at a favorite birding location in East Hampton at a later date. >> >> Patricia Lindsay & Shai Mitra >> Bay Shore, NY >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L >> 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --