Fred Ruhe passed away 17 August 2024 (2 Viewers)

[lilianruhe]

I am so sorry to hear this news, Lilian. My condolences to you and your family.

Thank you so much for your kindness!

 

[lilianruhe]

Just looking at his post history, it's easy to conclude that he was a font of knowledge and an academic pillar of the BF community! Godspeed Mr. Ruhe and my sincerest condolences Ms. Ruhe.

Thank you very much for validating his work and the passion he put in to it! It is a great comfort to us knowing this!

 

[Stuart Goodwin]

Evening.

Thank you for passing on the sad news. Sorry to your family for the loss.

Regards

 

[lilianruhe]

Evening.

Thank you for passing on the sad news. Sorry to your family for the loss.

Regards

Thank you very much, Stuart, that's very kind of you! Best wishes, Lilian

 

[iraqbabbler]

Rest in peace, Fred. I hope there are lots of eternal birds where you are.
My sincere condolences. 🙏

 

[Melanie]

I am so sad. It was such an honour for me to learn from his knowledge and to be with him in e-mail contact. My condolences to you and your family.

 

[lilianruhe]

Rest in peace, Fred. I hope there are lots of eternal birds where you are.
My sincere condolences. 🙏

Thank you so much for your deeply moving words.

 

[lilianruhe]

I am so sad. It was such an honour for me to learn from his knowledge and to be with him in e-mail contact. My condolences to you and your family.

Thank you, Melanie, you must have been special to him, also because of your name. He used to play a lot of Melanie-songs in the seventies... Thanks for your Beileid, it means a lot to us.

 

[albertonykus]

Deeply saddening news indeed. Fred's passion for the study of fossil birds and his willingness to share resources on the subject were exceptional, and his contributions will be sorely missed.

 

[jurek]

I am sorry of your loss, Fred was a real pillar of the community.

 

[Chris G6 UXU]

R.I.P. Fred and God bless.

 

[lilianruhe]

Deeply saddening news indeed. Fred's passion for the study of fossil birds and his willingness to share resources on the subject were exceptional, and his contributions will be sorely missed.

Dear Albert, thank you for your kind words about Fred's contribution to the Forum! For us (his sisters) it is a nice thought that he was appreciated so much. We did not know this part of his life. Unfortunetly. But we are very proud of him.

 

[lilianruhe]

R.I.P. Fred and God bless.

Thank you Chris, we can only adhere your wishes!

 

[THE_FERN]

Very sad to hear this. I really valued Fred's contributions. Very pleased that someone was following and passing on developments in the fossil bird field.

 

[lilianruhe]

Very sad to hear this. I really valued Fred's contributions. Very pleased that someone was following and passing on developments in the fossil bird field.

Yes, I agree. I hope that someone will follow in his footsteps.

 

[JustinJansen]

Beste Lilian, gecondoleerd en sterkte! Ik stuur je een p.m. misschien is het manuscript onder te brengen bij Naturalis. Ik ben hier gastmedewerker dus ik kan gaan rondvragen.

From Google Translate: condolences and strength! I will send you a pm. Perhaps the manuscript can be placed at Naturalis. I am a guest worker here so I can ask around.

 

[lilianruhe]

Beste Lilian, gecondoleerd en sterkte! Ik stuur je een p.m. misschien is het manuscript onder te brengen bij Naturalis. Ik ben hier gastmedewerker dus ik kan gaan rondvragen.

Dag Justin, dank je wel! Ik had al op 5 september via mail contact gezocht (Martin Rücklin), maar heb helaas nog steeds geen antwoord gekregen. Telefonisch kreeg ik tot nu toe daar ook niemand te pakken. Dus als je je contacten zou kunnen aanspreken: heel graag! Ontzettend aardig van je.
Hartelijk groet, Lilian

 

[Calon Lan]

Dear Lilian. I was very saddened to learn of Fred Ruhe's recent passing and extend my condolences to you and your family. I only got to know Fred in the last couple of years, but we exchanged several emails and I found him to be very knowledgable and generous in sharing his wisdom and resources he had accumulated. His work in this Forum has been of huge benefit to myself and if I achieve anything in the field on avian evolution it will be in large part due to the extensive groundwork he laid - such do we stand on the shoulders of giants.

 

[lilianruhe]

Dear Lilian. I was very saddened to learn of Fred Ruhe's recent passing and extend my condolences to you and your family. I only got to know Fred in the last couple of years, but we exchanged several emails and I found him to be very knowledgable and generous in sharing his wisdom and resources he had accumulated. His work in this Forum has been of huge benefit to myself and if I achieve anything in the field on avian evolution it will be in large part due to the extensive groundwork he laid - such do we stand on the shoulders of giants.

Dear Calon, many thank for your kind words about Fred and for your condolences! It means a lot to us that he helped so many by sharing his knowledge. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts about Fred.

 

[lilianruhe]

I am sorry of your loss, Fred was a real pillar of the community.

Dear Jurek, many thanks for your kind words, we are grateful to know Fred was appreciated!