[mou] Dr. Dwain W. Warner, obituary
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I thought many MOU and MN birders would be interested in this obituary.
copied from Neotropical Ornithology website
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 12:09:54 -0500
Dr. Dwain W. Warner, 88, of Stanchfield, MN, died on Sept. 30, 2005.
Dwain was a passionate and involved teacher whose influence was far-reaching.
A professor at the University of Minnesota for 40 years and Curator of
Ornithology at the Bell Museum of Natural History, he energized others with his
enthusiasm and expertise about the natural world. As a researcher, he was
visionary and influential. In 1958, he pioneered radio tracking of animals,
successfully testing what he admitted was a dream at the Cedar Creek Natural History
Area. From the early 1940s, his ornithological research has been critical to our
understanding of bird ecology and migration; work he began in Mexico decades
ago continues today. Dwain served on the board of trustees for the Science
Museum of Minnesota; was environmental director from 1983-89 at the Belwin
Outdoor Education Laboratory in Afton; was consultant on biological surveys and
assessments for governmental agencies and the private sector; and played a major
role in litigations regarding landfills and other environmental issues.
Following his retirement, his life of travel, discovery, and teaching continued. He
led over 20 natural history safaris to Kenya in the 1980s and 90s. Dwain was
born in Cottonwood County, MN, on Sept. 1, 1917, and grew up in Northfield. He
completed degrees in botany at Carleton College in 1939 and ornithology at
Cornell University in 1947. He served with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific
during World War II. Dwain is preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Warner,
and son Robert Warner. He is survived by wife Marie Ward of Stanchfield, MN;
son Bill (Martha) Warner of Minnetonka, MN; daughter Betsy (Paul) Hoppe of
Ogilvie, MN; daughter Bonnie Alexander of Valley City, ND; son Richard (Linda)
Warner of Spottsylvania, VA; son David Warner of Red Wing, MN; 11 grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren.A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sat.,
Oct. 29, at the Belwin Outdoor Educational Center, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S.,
Afton, MN (www.belwin.org). Fellowship will continue until 4:00 p.m.
Testimonials are welcome (WarnerDwain AT yahoo.com). Memorial contributions may be made
to ?Belwin.?
Thamks to Larry Igl, USGS, of Jamestown, ND for posting this. Bob Russell
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Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 12:09:54 -0500<BR>
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hfield, MN, died on Sept. 30, 2005. Dwain was a passionate and involve=
d teacher whose influence was far-reaching. A professor at the University of=
Minnesota for 40 years and Curator of Ornithology at the Bell Museum of Nat=
ural History, he energized others with his enthusiasm and expertise about th=
e natural world. As a researcher, he was visionary and influential. In 1958,=
he pioneered radio tracking of animals, successfully testing what he admitt=
ed was a dream at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area. From the early=
1940s, his ornithological research has been critical to our understanding o=
f bird ecology and migration; work he began in Mexico decades ago continues=20=
today. Dwain served on the board of trustees for the Science Museum of Minne=
sota; was environmental director from 1983-89 at the Belwin Outdoor Educatio=
n Laboratory in Afton; was consultant on biological surveys and assessments=20=
for governmental agencies and the private sector; and played a major role in=
litigations regarding landfills and other environmental issues. Following h=
is retirement, his life of travel, discovery, and teaching continued. He led=
over 20 natural history safaris to Kenya in the 1980s and 90s. Dwain was bo=
rn in Cottonwood County, MN, on Sept. 1, 1917, and grew up in Northfield. He=
completed degrees in botany at Carleton College in 1939 and ornithology at=20=
Cornell University in 1947. He served with the U.S. Army in the South Pacifi=
c during World War II. Dwain is preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy=
Warner, and son Robert Warner. He is survived by wife Marie Ward of Stanchf=
ield, MN; son Bill (Martha) Warner of Minnetonka, MN; daughter Betsy (Paul)=20=
Hoppe of Ogilvie, MN; daughter Bonnie Alexander of Valley City, ND; son Rich=
ard (Linda) Warner of Spottsylvania, VA; son David Warner of Red Wing, MN; 1=
1 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.A memorial service will be held a=
t 1:00 p.m., Sat., Oct. 29, at the Belwin Outdoor Educational Center, 1553 S=
tagecoach Trail S., Afton, MN (www.belwin.org). Fellowship will continue unt=
il 4:00 p.m. Testimonials are welcome (WarnerDwain AT yahoo.com). Memorial c=
ontributions may be made to ?Belwin.?<BR>
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Thamks to Larry Igl, USGS, of Jamestown, ND for posting this. Bob Russ=
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