Taxacom: Vale Stephen Thorpe

[Geoff Read]

Remembering Stephen Thorpe.

Another tribute (where comments can be added):

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And tributes at his last posting (a native weevil) on iNaturalist just last Friday the 23rd August:

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Stephen also did sea worm ids and much else including plants.  How did he find the time?  And I forgot to mention his several first reports of invasive species.

sea worm: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inaturalist.org%2Fobservations%2F65499679&data=05%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7C47cd2f1f3f994683163308dcc566e6c1%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638602294238171642%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vjsstxMUzAMg8lJsFa%2FyYRKAkdE9PKv7DcalE6%2FScYA%3D&reserved=0


Geoff
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Geoffrey B. Read, Ph.D.
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
gread at actrix.gen.nz



>---- Original Message ----
>From: Geoff Read via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu>
>To: taxacom at lists.ku.edu
>Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 11:45 AM
>Subject: Taxacom: Vale Stephen Thorpe
>
>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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