[mou] Tom Soulen hospitalized

[Ann and Manley Olson]

I am sorry to have to report to Tom's many birding friends that he has 
been hospitalized for over two weeks.I have been out-of town for most of 
that time but I did not find any indication that the news had been 
posted.I  spoke with his son Peter on Sunday night.Tom's condition is 
still serious but improving.He will likely not be released for another 
two weeks.The family has asked that additional information not be 
released at this time and visitation is limited.
Wisconsin birders know Tom best as the long-time editor of Summer 
seasonal reports.However he has lived in Minnesota for 40 years and is 
an active member of the Minnesota birding scene as well.
Tom retired last year as Professor of Plant Biology at the U of 
Minnesota and in May he retired from a 35 year position directing a 
church choir. He and Marilyn then traveled to Ireland and Scotland with 
a church group.While it was not a birding trip,the one conversation I 
had with him about it indicated that he had managed to get a fair amount 
of birding in.
With his choir position ended and his Summer,2003 Passenger Pigeon 
report writen,Tom was looking forward to more time in the field.His 
latest posts were of a Western Grebe he saw in Ramsey County and an 
unsuccessful search for a Lark Bunting reported in Northwest Wisconsin.
I will send updates as I have them as I know Tom has many friends in 
both Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Manley Olson
St Paul MN