[Coral-List] Passing of Walter C. Jaap

[McDevitt, Erin]

An endowed memorial scholarship benefitting students studying the sciences has been established in Walt's name.  I think that all who knew Walt will agree that this a perfect way to honor him.  

https://cftampabay.org/give_now/walterjaapscholarship/


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Erin McDevitt
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Division of Habitat and Species Conservation
Marine and Estuarine Habitat Conservation and Restoration

-----Original Message-----
From: William Precht <william.precht at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, June 7, 2021 12:13 PM
To: Eugene Shinn <eugeneshinn at mail.usf.edu>
Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Passing of Walter C. Jaap

Gene,

Thanks for writing those kind words.

To add to Gene’s sentimental note - Walt’s 1984 Tech Mem on the Florida Reef Tract is one of the most scholarly publications ever put together.  It has stood the test of time - unfortunately the corals have not.

Ecology of the south *Florida *coral *reefs*: a community profile <https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5486458>
WC *Jaap* - 1984 - osti.gov
An overview of coral reef research in southern Florida is provided as a prelude to a genuine description of the coral reef ecosystem in the Florida Keys and surrounding environments. Coral reef community types, reef benthos, plankton and reef fish are given specific treatment …

Walt was a kind soul and will be sorely missed - not just by his friends - but the coral reef community at large.

May his memory be a blessing!

Bill

On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:04 PM Eugene Shinn via Coral-List < coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> With a heavy heart I announce to the coral-list community the passing 
> of Florida’s coral reef expert Walt Jaap. Walt who served 35 years 
> with the Florida Fish and Wildlife commission passed away May 9, 2021 
> at the age of 80 following a bicycle accident. After retiring Walt 
> continued to serve us as our reporter/representative to the 
> International Coral Reef Committee Newsletter. Walt was a most kind 
> person, appreciated and well liked by all who knew him. If you 
> conducted any coral research in Florida then you knew Walt or knew of 
> him.In the 40+ years I knew him I never heard him utter a contentious 
> word about any fellow researchers, a rarity among many of us coral 
> researchers. He will be greatly missed. Gene
>
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