Malcolm Coulter "Last testament", December 9, 2012
LIFE is the most wonderful thing in this world: the most precious for people, pets, plants and for all. If it weren’t for LIFE, none of us would exist.
I have been blest with the most wonderful
life: the greatest, most caring and loving friends (and I hope I have been the
same in return); the opportunity to work around the world; and, I hope to make
some difference, in caring and for conservation and for the many people I tried
to contribute to.
I wish to especially thank the
Millers for their support over so many years.
Kent, Kay and Peter have supported me through health issues and have
been so very supportive. Talby and Theo
Page saved my life when I went into a coma by sending me to the hospital
quickly.
There are four or more aspects of our
lives that are most important:
Honesty,
Loving, Caring, Humor, . . .
THERE
ARE SO MANY WHO HAVE HELPED ME AND WHOM I CARE ABOUT: Point Reyes Bird Observatory (The Farallon
Islands: birds and plants; David Ainley); Bob Risebrough and the Antarctic;
Pacific Seabird Group (Craig Harrison, Mark Rauzon, Dan Anderson, Lora
Leschner, George Divoky, Pat Baird); Oxford (Chris Perrins, Martin Garnett; the
footballs); Bob Ricklefs in my graduate career; Helen Hays at the American
Museum of Natural History (Joe and Anne DiCostanzo; John Farrand, Ivy Kuspit
and certainly Matthew Male) (Culver Williams and Fred); Marsha Sitnik and the
Galapagos (David Duffy, Felipe Cruz, Linda Germany); Singapore (Polly &
Peng); SREL stork project (Larry Brian, John Ogden, Jim Rodgers, and the
precious stork crews); IUCN stork, ibis and spoonbill conservation (Wim van den
Bossche); Xian (Oriental Crested Ibis: Xi Yongmei); Saint Catherine’s Island
(Royce Hayes); Africa (Nathan and Cecilia Gichuki; Emil and Lois Urban); India
(Asad Rhamani, Salim, Farrah, Mahesh, Hillol, Sunita and, of course, Prasanta,
Malabika); ICF (George and Kyoko Archibald, Jim Harris, Su Liying, Steve) - but
I should list the entire staff, especially Jeb, Claire, Betsy); China (Wang
Qishan, Cao Lei, He Fengi); Thailand (Pilai Poonswad, Bubphar Amget); Taiwan;
UC, Berkeley (SAVE) (Randy Hester, Marcia McNally, John Liu); Cambodia (WCS);
Korea (Kim Souil, Sunyoung, Kyungwon); and my most caring group in Chocorua, NH
(Gail, Garry, Deborah); as well my
doctors (Rose, Goldenhar, and others). Steve Hewes who has saved my computer so many
times!! My best neighbors, Alice
Walylett as well as Barbara Lloyd. And
of course, not to forget so many others who are so dear! Especially, Sylvia Blankenship who has been
so nurturing, with very special feelings.
And so many others (individuals too many to mention but each but each so
important) … I love you all ! And White
Dog, my 17-year companion !!
And my family: Jean, Dave, Holley,
Douglas, Lena, Eliot, Holley, Douglas!
It’s not
what individuals can do but what we can all do together!
Malcolm
