Robert Cyril Stebbins, Kensington Studio, 2004 w/ the Permission of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley
On September 23, esteemed herpetologist Dr. Robert (“Bob”) Cyril Stebbins (March 31, 1915 – September 23, 2013) passed away in his sleep at the age of 98. In the days since his passing, articles and obituaries have sprung up across the county commemorating Dr. Stebbins not only for his great accomplishments, but also his kindness.
Three new obituaries from the New York Times, LA Times, and SF Gate are listed below for those interested in learning more about one of California’s finest environmental heroes.
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/08/us/robert-c-stebbins-chronicler-of-western-reptiles-and-amphibians-dies-at-98.html?_r=0
LA Time
http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-robert-stebbins-20131006,0,6487001.story
SF Gate
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Robert-C-Stebbins-UC-Berkeley-biologist-dies-4867758.php
For those of you who wish to share your thoughts, memories, and reflections of time spend with Dr. Stebbins as a friend, student, or colleague, or as a naturalist in the great outdoors with his field guides in hand, I encourage you to visit this earlier post, In Memorium: Robert C. Stebbins (March 31, 1915 – September 23, 2013), and record a note in the “Comments” to share your love and respect for the late Dr. Stebbins with the herpetological community.
In the Spring of 2012, the Stebbins family granted me permission to reprint extracts from his memoir, a work-in-progress he offered freely to the herpetological community. For more information on this serial column featuring the life and times of Dr. Robert C. Stebbins, please visit this post.
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#1 by sandersdrdirt@comcast.net on October 23, 2013 - 6:17 pm
Matthew,
I assume you have a copy of “Life on the Edge” that has some significant writings from Bob Stebbins. I have a copy I can loan you, if you don’t get one from Alan K.
Dale