Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Bob Janssen

2023-10-31 Thread JUDY CHUCKER
In recent years, I had the good fortune of bumping into him at my neighborhood Cub Foods; he and his wife had moved into one of the new condos in the Westend development in St. Louis Park. He told me he loved it there. Just this week I was thinking that it had been too long since I had seen him

[mou-net] Bob Janssen

2023-10-31 Thread lfritschel epuffin.net
I hope that the Listserv will note any memorial service arrangements that might be open to the public. Linda Fritschel General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encour

Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Bob Janssen

2023-10-31 Thread Kate Kelnberger
I began mourning for Bob when I learned his wife had died. I cherish the birding hours I spent with Bob on the North Shore and in South Dakota. He was a very kind man. On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 1:53 PM Paul Worwa wrote: > I was fortunate enough to have had several visits from Bob to our > Chanha

[mou-net] Bob Janssen has died

2023-10-31 Thread Jim Williams
One of Minnesota’s historic birders died this past weekend. Robert B. Janssen — Bob to his many friends -- was 91 years old, and had been in hospice care for several months. He began birding as a child (5 years old, his eye caught by a meadowlark), and never stopped until he entered hospice. B

Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Bob Janssen

2023-10-31 Thread Paul Worwa
I was fortunate enough to have had several visits from Bob to our Chanhassen home in the last several years as he was targeting specific birds for his Carver County lists, and I just loved the stories he told about his past. The birding community has suffered a great loss. Paul Worwa Chanhasse

Re: [mou-net] Fwd: Bob Janssen

2023-10-31 Thread Jeanie Joppru
This is very sad news, but not unexpected. We have lost a great birderwho gave much to the birding community. Jeanie Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN Sent from my iPad > On Oct 31, 2023, at 12:39 PM, Kim R Eckert wrote: > > Maybe you had already heard this, but it wa

[mou-net] Fwd: Bob Janssen

2023-10-31 Thread Kim R Eckert
Maybe you had already heard this, but it was news to me… Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Williams Subject: Bob Janssen Date: October 31, 2023 at 12:34:35 PM CDT To: Kim Eckert Kim, Bob died over the weekend, age 91, in hospice care for the past several months. Jim Jim Williams Birding c