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Monday, March 27, 2017University of Denver. While there, he started the Colorado chapter of The Nature Conservancy, served on ski patrol at Arapahoe Basin, and helped start the DU Alpine Club. He honed his skiing skills while in Colorado, and skiing became a lifelong passion he shared with family and friends.Bob was hired by the U.S. Forest Service in 1966 to study ecology in Minnesota’s million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Over the next three years he was able to hike and canoe most of the trails and lakes in the BWCA. During this period, Bob met Dr. Dave Mech, who was studying wolves in Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, and began assisting Dave there and in the BWCA. This was the only area in the lower 48 states then inhabited by wolves, and Bob was with Dave in 1968 when the team captured the first wolf and radio-collared it. In 1969, Bob was offered a faculty position in the University of Montana’s School of Forestry by Dean Arnold Bolle, a noted conservation leader, and moved to the state he would call home for the rest of his life. He began the Wolf Ecology Project in 1973 and determined no established pack or breeding pair existed in Montana. He received funding to hire two biologists, and in 1979 they trapped a wolf in the North Fork of the Flathead River valley and tracked her for a year and a half. This wolf found a mate and produced seven pups in 1982, marking the first pack documented in the northern U.S. Rockies in at least 50 years. By 1995, Bob estimated 80 wolves resided in northwest Montana, and wolves now appear to have become a stable part of Montana’s wildlife ecosystem again. Bob was well known for heading up the Wolf Ecology Project, but he took most pride in the Wilderness and Civilization Program he established at UM in 1975. The W&C Program is an interdisciplinary program providing students an opportunity to explore humans’ relationship to wilderness and civilization, and includes faculty from wilderness management, ecology, philosophy, Native American studies, economics, creative writing, and others. The program begins each fall with a 10-12 day backpack trip, combining outdoor skills with education. Bob often described how students’ inhibitions dissolved during the trip, which stimulated lively class discussions once they returned to their traditional classroom settings. Thousands of students studied with Bob during his tenure at UM, in courses such as resource conservation, large mammal conservation, wildlife ecology and management, habitat management, and wilderness management, and Bob helped launch the careers of many talented conservationists. Bob capped his UM career as Acting Dean of the School of Forestry from 1993-1994.Bob was passionately involved in politics. He served in the Montana Legislature as a representative from Missoula from 1983-1997, where he distinguished himself on fish and game, taxation, and natural resource issues, sponsoring Montana’s stream access law, mini-Superfund law, and restitution payments for illegally taken wildlife, among others. Bob served as Chair of the Montana Democratic Party from 1997-2005, a period in which the Party saw significant electoral gains at the legislative and statewide levels. Bob’s other professional accomplishments incl...
Monday, February 27, 2017Utah town called Alton. He moved to Bountiful, Utah, where he met his wife Carolyn Kerr. He married Carolyn Kerr on June 18, 1954, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He ran a dairy farm in Alpine, Utah until 1976, he sold the farm and bought a cattle ranch in Standrod, Utah. He spent his life ranching and farming surrounded by his family.He left a great legacy. He always gave the best advice and was known for his “words of wisdom.” He always said he would like to be remembered as a family person. He had 14 children; 92 grandchildren; and 87 great-grandchildren. He loved his grandkids very much and always knew what was going on in their lives. He loved God and had a strong testimony of trusting in the Lord. He thought that neighbors should take care of each other and help each other out. He loved animals and there are many stories about his sheep, horses, dogs and cats and how much they loved Burke. He is survived by Tip the dog, and Tom Cat who will miss him dearly.Burke is survived by his loving wife Carolyn; his children, Debbie (Gerry) Hoyt of Orderville, Utah, Kim (Jannette) Heaton of Highland, Utah, Cathy (Mike) Bostwick of Blackfoot, Idaho, Curtis (Charlene) Heaton of Paradise, Utah, Darla (Brian) Hansen of Standrod, Utah, Jon (Tresa) Heaton of Mapleton, Utah, Jex (Lanise) Heaton of North Ogden, Utah, Rod (Shelley) Heaton of Payson, Utah, Tenaly Bleak of Otis, Colo., Amy (Joey) Wight of Elba, Idaho, Tyler (Robin) Heaton of Panaca, Nev., and Jed (...
Monday, October 24, 2016Lake Tahoe Nevada. I can only imagine what the poet Katherine Lee Bates saw when she wrote “America the Beautiful.” The crystal-clear blue lake, the majestic Alpine trees and the magnificent mountains astounded me as my eyes feasted on the beauty of GOD’s masterpiece. The road to Reno for the Street Vibrations motorcycle festival took us to a place in time as we drove through Carson City and the road leading to Virginia City and the Ponderosa.“What the world needs now is love sweet love.”-Dionne Warwick The tragic and senseless murder of our friend Chef Michael Bates, instructor at Strafford Culinary School and chef extraordinaire, has left us once again wondering “what’s going on” when it’s easier to kill someone ‘in cold blood” than to “reach out and touch somebody’s hand”. Chef Mike, at 48 years of age, was a role model for the city of Baltimore. He was large in statue yet gentle in heart. Chef Mike was passionate in his love for people, food and fine cigars. He never hesitated to greet you with a bear hug and a taste of his newest cuisine.The last time I saw Chef Mike was at Suited to Succeed’ s fundraiser where he grabbed me by the hand, taking me across the floor to his food station bypassing the other food stations so I could sample the food his students had prepared. To the three young men who allegedly robbed and killed Chef Mike after he had given you his possessions, you robbed Baltimore of a precious jewel and yourself of a friend who would have helped you had you only asked. You represented the youth he mentored, so sorry you missed a great opportunity. To his mother Debbie Bates, Aunt Jackie Hamilton and family members, Chef Mike’s living was not in vain. Family hour is Oct. 7 at Wylie Funeral Home, 701 N. Mount Street from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m.Maxine Dixon, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Baltimore County Chapter has joined Heaven’s choir. Maxine’s voice would linger in the rafters with her emotional rendition of Reverend Paul Jones “I won’t complain.” Omega services is Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Wylie Funeral Home 9200 Liberty Road.Family and friends are mourning the death of Wilburt LeRoy Simms, son of Mary and Reggie Haysbert after a short illness. Family will receive friends on Friday October 14, 2016 at the family owned Forum Caterers at 6 PM. “…when I’ve gone the last mile of the way”-Sam Cooke Family please keep these families in prayers as they take the final journey with their loved ones. Happy birthday IOTA founder Frank Coakley, Yindra Dixon, Tiger Lil, Rod Womack, Tobi Pulley, Geraldine Thompson on her 94th birthday. Special shout out to my grandsons Damien Lee and Gregory Packer Jr.It’s your anniversary! Yindra and Alex Dixon, Pamela and Lamont Hill and Happy anniversary Dante and Candes on the 3rd anniversary of the opening of Colin’s Seafood and Grill.“I’ll be seeing you.”Valerie and the Friday Night Bunch...
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Monday, March 27, 2017University of Denver. While there, he started the Colorado chapter of The Nature Conservancy, served on ski patrol at Arapahoe Basin, and helped start the DU Alpine Club. He honed his skiing skills while in Colorado, and skiing became a lifelong passion he shared with family and friends.Bob was hired by the U.S. Forest Service in 1966 to study ecology in Minnesota’s million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Over the next three years he was able to hike and canoe most of the trails and lakes in the BWCA. During this period, Bob met Dr. Dave Mech, who was studying wolves in Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, and began assisting Dave there and in the BWCA. This was the only area in the lower 48 states then inhabited by wolves, and Bob was with Dave in 1968 when the team captured the first wolf and radio-collared it. In 1969, Bob was offered a faculty position in the University of Montana’s School of Forestry by Dean Arnold Bolle, a noted conservation leader, and moved to the state he would call home for the rest of his life. He began the Wolf Ecology Project in 1973 and determined no established pack or breeding pair existed in Montana. He received funding to hire two biologists, and in 1979 they trapped a wolf in the North Fork of the Flathead River valley and tracked her for a year and a half. This wolf found a mate and produced seven pups in 1982, marking the first pack documented in the northern U.S. Rockies in at least 50 years. By 1995, Bob estimated 80 wolves resided in northwest Montana, and wolves now appear to have become a stable part of Montana’s wildlife ecosystem again. Bob was well known for heading up the Wolf Ecology Project, but he took most pride in the Wilderness and Civilization Program he established at UM in 1975. The W&C Program is an interdisciplinary program providing students an opportunity to explore humans’ relationship to wilderness and civilization, and includes faculty from wilderness management, ecology, philosophy, Native American studies, economics, creative writing, and others. The program begins each fall with a 10-12 day backpack trip, combining outdoor skills with education. Bob often described how students’ inhibitions dissolved during the trip, which stimulated lively class discussions once they returned to their traditional classroom settings. Thousands of students studied with Bob during his tenure at UM, in courses such as resource conservation, large mammal conservation, wildlife ecology and management, habitat management, and wilderness management, and Bob helped launch the careers of many talented conservationists. Bob capped his UM career as Acting Dean of the School of Forestry from 1993-1994.Bob was passionately involved in politics. He served in the Montana Legislature as a representative from Missoula from 1983-1997, where he distinguished himself on fish and game, taxation, and natural resource issues, sponsoring Montana’s stream access law, mini-Superfund law, and restitution payments for illegally taken wildlife, among others. Bob served as Chair of the Montana Democratic Party from 1997-2005, a period in which the Party saw significant electoral gains at the legislative and statewide levels. Bob’s other professional accomplishments incl...
Monday, February 27, 2017Utah town called Alton. He moved to Bountiful, Utah, where he met his wife Carolyn Kerr. He married Carolyn Kerr on June 18, 1954, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He ran a dairy farm in Alpine, Utah until 1976, he sold the farm and bought a cattle ranch in Standrod, Utah. He spent his life ranching and farming surrounded by his family.He left a great legacy. He always gave the best advice and was known for his “words of wisdom.” He always said he would like to be remembered as a family person. He had 14 children; 92 grandchildren; and 87 great-grandchildren. He loved his grandkids very much and always knew what was going on in their lives. He loved God and had a strong testimony of trusting in the Lord. He thought that neighbors should take care of each other and help each other out. He loved animals and there are many stories about his sheep, horses, dogs and cats and how much they loved Burke. He is survived by Tip the dog, and Tom Cat who will miss him dearly.Burke is survived by his loving wife Carolyn; his children, Debbie (Gerry) Hoyt of Orderville, Utah, Kim (Jannette) Heaton of Highland, Utah, Cathy (Mike) Bostwick of Blackfoot, Idaho, Curtis (Charlene) Heaton of Paradise, Utah, Darla (Brian) Hansen of Standrod, Utah, Jon (Tresa) Heaton of Mapleton, Utah, Jex (Lanise) Heaton of North Ogden, Utah, Rod (Shelley) Heaton of Payson, Utah, Tenaly Bleak of Otis, Colo., Amy (Joey) Wight of Elba, Idaho, Tyler (Robin) Heaton of Panaca, Nev., and Jed (...
Monday, October 24, 2016Lake Tahoe Nevada. I can only imagine what the poet Katherine Lee Bates saw when she wrote “America the Beautiful.” The crystal-clear blue lake, the majestic Alpine trees and the magnificent mountains astounded me as my eyes feasted on the beauty of GOD’s masterpiece. The road to Reno for the Street Vibrations motorcycle festival took us to a place in time as we drove through Carson City and the road leading to Virginia City and the Ponderosa.“What the world needs now is love sweet love.”-Dionne Warwick The tragic and senseless murder of our friend Chef Michael Bates, instructor at Strafford Culinary School and chef extraordinaire, has left us once again wondering “what’s going on” when it’s easier to kill someone ‘in cold blood” than to “reach out and touch somebody’s hand”. Chef Mike, at 48 years of age, was a role model for the city of Baltimore. He was large in statue yet gentle in heart. Chef Mike was passionate in his love for people, food and fine cigars. He never hesitated to greet you with a bear hug and a taste of his newest cuisine.The last time I saw Chef Mike was at Suited to Succeed’ s fundraiser where he grabbed me by the hand, taking me across the floor to his food station bypassing the other food stations so I could sample the food his students had prepared. To the three young men who allegedly robbed and killed Chef Mike after he had given you his possessions, you robbed Baltimore of a precious jewel and yourself of a friend who would have helped you had you only asked. You represented the youth he mentored, so sorry you missed a great opportunity. To his mother Debbie Bates, Aunt Jackie Hamilton and family members, Chef Mike’s living was not in vain. Family hour is Oct. 7 at Wylie Funeral Home, 701 N. Mount Street from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m.Maxine Dixon, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Baltimore County Chapter has joined Heaven’s choir. Maxine’s voice would linger in the rafters with her emotional rendition of Reverend Paul Jones “I won’t complain.” Omega services is Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Wylie Funeral Home 9200 Liberty Road.Family and friends are mourning the death of Wilburt LeRoy Simms, son of Mary and Reggie Haysbert after a short illness. Family will receive friends on Friday October 14, 2016 at the family owned Forum Caterers at 6 PM. “…when I’ve gone the last mile of the way”-Sam Cooke Family please keep these families in prayers as they take the final journey with their loved ones. Happy birthday IOTA founder Frank Coakley, Yindra Dixon, Tiger Lil, Rod Womack, Tobi Pulley, Geraldine Thompson on her 94th birthday. Special shout out to my grandsons Damien Lee and Gregory Packer Jr.It’s your anniversary! Yindra and Alex Dixon, Pamela and Lamont Hill and Happy anniversary Dante and Candes on the 3rd anniversary of the opening of Colin’s Seafood and Grill.“I’ll be seeing you.”Valerie and the Friday Night Bunch...
