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Monday, March 06, 2017She had been in failing health for the past 3 months.Patti was born March 15, 1959 in Massena, the daughter of the late Gerald R. and Loretta M. Allen Tassie and attended Madrid-Waddington Central School. Patti once worked at the Visitors Center at the Seaway and the Massena Independent Living Center. Most recently she had worked at Big Lots. She enjoyed working on her Kindle, reading, writing poetry, crocheting, and gardening. She also enjoyed camping and spending time with her family and friends.Patti is survived by her companion for the past 10 years, Charles “Chuck” Caplin; her son, Paul Cruse and his companion, Amanda Lawrence of Ogdensburg; her beloved “baby boy”, Elloco; her grandchildren, Jamie, Karlei, Macy, Ethan, and Donovan; her great grandchildren, Layton, Naynay, Veralei, and Addison; her sister, Hazel and James Donaldson of Massena; her brothers, Frank Tassie of Louisville and Larry Tassie of Massena; an uncle, Frank Tassie of Massena and an aunt, Gwen Allen of Rochester; and many nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents, Patti was predeceased by a son, Jamie Davis on May 28, 1994 and her brother, Alexander Tassie.At her request, there will be no calling hours or funeral services. Arrangements are with the Donaldson Funeral Home, ...
Monday, January 02, 2017Mountains National Park, another place that Iltis loved and to which he led field trips. For this effort, in 1987 he received the Republic of Mexico's Presidential Award from then President De La Madrid. More importantly, it has launched the further education of a number of accomplished Mexican botanists and environmentalists.Other awards that Iltis received during his career were the Sol Feinstone Environmental Award (1990), National Wildlife Federation of Merit Award (1992), Society for Conservation Biology Service Award (1994), the Asa Gray Award by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (considered the top award in the field of taxonomy) (1994), the Merit Award from the American Society of Botany (1996), the University of Guadalajara's Luce Maria Villareal de Puga Medal (1994), and an honorary degree from the University of Guadalajara.Sign up to get each day's obituaries sent to your email inboxSign up here to receive a daily email alert of local and national obituariesHe always shared liberally-- be it authorship of papers, credit for discoveries, or even a place to live - as a number of Mexican students who gained Masters or Ph.D. degrees at the UW lived in his home for sometimes months at a time. He worked with dozens of institutions in Latin America, making a strong contribution to the development of science, and developing strong collaborative ties with researchers in those countries.As early as 1964 Iltis argued that the most profound reason why we should preserve the natural world was human's innate need for natural beauty and diversity. The cover page of his copy of E. O. Wilson's Biophilia bears Wilson's inscription, "To HHI, the pioneer in the field." Iltis loved prairies, studied them, and wrote and spoke passionately in their defense. Two prairie and savannah areas in Wisconsin now bear his name.Hugh is survived by his four sons, Frank and Michael of Madison, David of Salt Lake City, and John of Minneapolis, and friends and colleagues. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugo, mother, Anni, brother, Wilfred and wife Sharyn Wisniewski.It is suggested that contributions in Hugh Iltis's name be directed to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Nature Conservancy or to The Prairie Enthusiasts.This article passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.Recommended article: The Guardian's Summary of Julian Assange's Interview Went Viral and Was Completely False.
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Monday, March 06, 2017She had been in failing health for the past 3 months.Patti was born March 15, 1959 in Massena, the daughter of the late Gerald R. and Loretta M. Allen Tassie and attended Madrid-Waddington Central School. Patti once worked at the Visitors Center at the Seaway and the Massena Independent Living Center. Most recently she had worked at Big Lots. She enjoyed working on her Kindle, reading, writing poetry, crocheting, and gardening. She also enjoyed camping and spending time with her family and friends.Patti is survived by her companion for the past 10 years, Charles “Chuck” Caplin; her son, Paul Cruse and his companion, Amanda Lawrence of Ogdensburg; her beloved “baby boy”, Elloco; her grandchildren, Jamie, Karlei, Macy, Ethan, and Donovan; her great grandchildren, Layton, Naynay, Veralei, and Addison; her sister, Hazel and James Donaldson of Massena; her brothers, Frank Tassie of Louisville and Larry Tassie of Massena; an uncle, Frank Tassie of Massena and an aunt, Gwen Allen of Rochester; and many nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents, Patti was predeceased by a son, Jamie Davis on May 28, 1994 and her brother, Alexander Tassie.At her request, there will be no calling hours or funeral services. Arrangements are with the Donaldson Funeral Home, ...
Monday, January 02, 2017Mountains National Park, another place that Iltis loved and to which he led field trips. For this effort, in 1987 he received the Republic of Mexico's Presidential Award from then President De La Madrid. More importantly, it has launched the further education of a number of accomplished Mexican botanists and environmentalists.Other awards that Iltis received during his career were the Sol Feinstone Environmental Award (1990), National Wildlife Federation of Merit Award (1992), Society for Conservation Biology Service Award (1994), the Asa Gray Award by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (considered the top award in the field of taxonomy) (1994), the Merit Award from the American Society of Botany (1996), the University of Guadalajara's Luce Maria Villareal de Puga Medal (1994), and an honorary degree from the University of Guadalajara.Sign up to get each day's obituaries sent to your email inboxSign up here to receive a daily email alert of local and national obituariesHe always shared liberally-- be it authorship of papers, credit for discoveries, or even a place to live - as a number of Mexican students who gained Masters or Ph.D. degrees at the UW lived in his home for sometimes months at a time. He worked with dozens of institutions in Latin America, making a strong contribution to the development of science, and developing strong collaborative ties with researchers in those countries.As early as 1964 Iltis argued that the most profound reason why we should preserve the natural world was human's innate need for natural beauty and diversity. The cover page of his copy of E. O. Wilson's Biophilia bears Wilson's inscription, "To HHI, the pioneer in the field." Iltis loved prairies, studied them, and wrote and spoke passionately in their defense. Two prairie and savannah areas in Wisconsin now bear his name.Hugh is survived by his four sons, Frank and Michael of Madison, David of Salt Lake City, and John of Minneapolis, and friends and colleagues. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugo, mother, Anni, brother, Wilfred and wife Sharyn Wisniewski.It is suggested that contributions in Hugh Iltis's name be directed to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Nature Conservancy or to The Prairie Enthusiasts.This article passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.Recommended article: The Guardian's Summary of Julian Assange's Interview Went Viral and Was Completely False.
