[Coral-List] Bob Ginsburg's passing

[Dennis Hubbard]

Wow - Billy, I'd forgotten about that. After collaborating on some
limericks on a Canning Basin trip, Bob asked me to write the words for his
missive. For those of you who missed this at the Reef meeting, Bob recited
the lyrics while everyone on the stage danced interpretively. My only
regret was that he didn't recite the last verse. I don't remember any of
the earlier verses, but, as Jeremy Jackson and others writhed on the stage,
the last line was "aren't you relieved that these are the future of coral
reefs?".

Best,

Denny

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Billy Causey - NOAA Federal <
billy.causey at noaa.gov> wrote:

> Gene,
> Thank you for sharing this news about Bob.  I will remember him for many
> reasons because of his contributions to science, but I will never, ever
> forget his Polyp Dance.  What an incredible man and he was so devoted to
> reaching out and educating people about coral reefs and how they function..
> I will miss him as many of you will feel some emptiness too.
> Billy
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 12:13 PM, Eugene Shinn <eugeneshinn at mail.usf.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >     With great sadness I regret to report that Robert N. Ginsburg, (Most
> > of you know as Bob) passed away July 9, 2017. Bob was 91 and had been in
> > assisted living for the past few years. Few individuals have influenced
> > the course of carbonate geology and coral reef studies more over the
> > past 60 years than Robert Nathan Ginsburg. Had he not set the course,
> > comparative sedimentology as we now know it might never have flourished..
> > More important, though, was Bob’s rare ability to influence those around
> > him to think, to ask the “So what?” or “What does it mean?” questions
> > that we so often forget to ask. Bob can be likened to a Renaissance man,
> > a visiting scholar from the past centuries. His approach to science was
> > both philosophical and pragmatic, a natural historian’s attitude that at
> > first seems out of step with today’s high-tech computer model-driven
> > science. We will all miss him. Gene
> >
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Dennis Hubbard
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