MR. Clench
Grkovich, Alex
agrkovich at tmpeng.com
Mon Oct 22 13:51:46 EDT 2001
Added a comma for clarification. I didn't mean to make it sound as if the
Creator loves Himself. He does, however, Love His Son and all those who keep
His Commandments (or rather, even attempt to).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grkovich, Alex [SMTP:agrkovich at tmpeng.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 1:29 PM
> To: 'Ron Gatrelle'; Leps-l
> Subject: RE: MR. Clench
>
> I never knew Harry Clench, but I did know Paul Grey (and his wife). I can
> add one comment based upon my having known Mr. Grey: That his knowledge
> didn't have to come from a piece of paper; rather it came from and grew
> out
> of a deep love and respect for the Things which the Creator of the
> Universe
> has given us for our Edification [AG] , (comma inserted here) and for the
> Creator Himself, and also out
> of a deep love for those of whose with whom he came into contact and came
> to
> know.
>
> Alex
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron Gatrelle [SMTP:gatrelle at tils-ttr.org]
> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 1:12 PM
> > To: Leps-l
> > Subject: MR. Clench
> >
> > Both Chris Durden and Ken Philip recently posted that one of the
> > influencers (mentors?) in their entomological lives was Mr. Harry
> Clench.
> > He was very influential in my development as a taxonomist. And a great
> > many others on this list and elsewhere will say dittos.
> >
> > Harry never did get around to getting a PhD. It didn't matter to anyone
> I
> > know. His expertise was not based on a piece of paper it was based on
> > what
> > he knew - both learned and discovered.
> >
> > In age, Harry was younger then Ken and Chris and older than I. Yet he
> > influenced all. There are very few today who work with butterflies of
> his
> > caliber in my opinion. A couple I can think of we don't hear much from
> > anymore. Cliff Ferris is one who comes to mind. I hear he is dealing
> > mostly with moths now, and because of past flaming no longer has an
> > interest in publishing his understandings of butterfly systematics ( ? )
> > If
> > so, too bad for the rest of us.
> >
> > Ron Gatrelle
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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