[env-trinity] Byron Leydecker has passed away

[Emelia Berol]

I loved Byron and will miss him very much. I can relate to what Greg has 
written, I had a similar experience, in 1997, when I began working on the 
documentary, Waters of These Mountains. 
Thank you for letting us know, Tom. 

Byron's daughter Lama Palden (Caroline Alioto)  is an old friend of mine, and 
she used to visit me with her son when I lived on a farm on the South Fork 
Trinity. The river is a hard place for kids to learn to swim ...as it turned 
out, my daughter Paloma took her first swimming strokes in Byron's swimming pool 
in Tiburon! This was 20 years before I came to know Byron as the director of 
FOTR.

He was a great man who gave of himself tirelessly for the river he loved so 
dearly. 

Emelia Berol
TAMWG Rep for the NEC
P.O. 300
Willow Creek, California
95573 




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From: Greg King <gking at asis.com>
To: Tom Stokely <tstokely at att.net>
Cc: env-trinity at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us
Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 1:57:10 PM
Subject: Re: [env-trinity] Byron Leydecker has passed away

Truly sad. A major passing. When I took over at NEC I met with Byron in Mill 
Valley, at his favorite Italian restaurant. He had a regular table (back against 
the wall), and he ordered for us. Then in one hour he provided the best possible 
download on the Trinity River, its environment, its people and its politics. 
Afterward, whenever we spoke he was always kind, informative and rather 
difficult to keep up with. He will be missed.

Tom, thanks for sending this along.


Greg King
President/Executive Director
Siskiyou Land Conservancy
P.O. Box 4209
Arcata, CA 95518
707-498-4900
gking at asis.com
http://siskiyouland.wordpress.com/



On May 13, 2011, at 11:35 AM, Tom Stokely wrote:

All,
>
>
>It is with great sadness that I report to you that Byron Leydecker passed away 
>this morning.  He died in comfort with his family.
>
>
>He was a giant of a man and certainly left his mark on the Trinity River 
>Restoration Program as well as several of us personally.
>
>
>Byron led life to the fullest and had no regrets.
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>More will be forthcoming from Byron's family.
>
>
>Tom Stokely
>Water Policy Analyst/Media Contact
>California Water Impact Network
>V/FAX 530-926-9727
>Cell 530-524-0315
>tstokely at att.net
>http://www.c-win.org
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