In Memoriam: Guy Andrew Baldassarre, 1953–2012
2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 130; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1525/auk.2013.130.1.194
ISSN1938-4254
Autores Resumopeacefully at his home on August from complications due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).During Guy's eulogy, his son Daniel quoted his father as saying, "The first priority in life is family; the second priority-there is none."In his AOU Bibliographical Questionnaire, Guy listed his major areas of interest simply as "Family, friends, and birds-that's about it."Indeed, Guy's priorities were very clearly established and perfectly ordered, and he was a consummate husband, father, colleague, educator, and friend.Eileen, Guy's beloved wife and best friend of years, and two sons Daniel and Adam were with him as he came to the serene end of a life well lived following a battle with CLL well fought.Guy hailed from Medford, Massachusetts, where as a young child he developed a consuming interest in all things wild.Guy often went for walks with his mother in Oak Grove Cemetery, across the street from the family's home.An older cemetery, Oak Grove had many mature trees as well as bordering woodlands and ponds-ideal habitat for a great variety of birds in suburban Boston.Those childhood walks sparked a passion for ornithology and birding that ultimately became Guy's profession.After graduation from Matignon High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in , Guy enrolled at the University of Maine, where
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