Taxacom: Vale Stephen Thorpe

[Geoff Read]

Dear all,
It is with great sadness that today I inform you that Stephen Thorpe has
died (a homicide) in Auckland, New Zealand.Stephen was a unique person who
greatly enriched Taxacom with his lively contributions, depth of knowledge,
and tenacious advance of strong opinions.He was also incredibly dedicated
to entomology and to working on online platforms like Wikipedia and
iNaturalist. 
We know because he told us so that he was bordering on autistic, and we
have seen over the years how this affected his success in his professional
working life.He kept doing the work he loved nevertheless. The news story
paints a picture of his daily life in recent times.
We will much miss Stephen's contributions to our list.  Goodbye Stephen.
You were always good value to argue with.
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Geoff Read
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Geoffrey B. Read, Ph.D. 
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND 
gread at actrix.gen.nz