Tributes and Memorials
In honor of
- Rachel Adams from Sheilah Roenfeldt
- Bob Alderson from Laura E. Alderson
- Lucia Alexeyev from Eva Landeo
- Kari Allen from Toni Allen
- Kylee Anderson from Ken Anderson
- Corey Anklam from Nancy Anklam
- Gregory Anstead from Pauline Anstead
- Gus Athas from Linda Dragavon
- Molly Bahr from Megan Granda
- Jonathan Baldwerm from Pamela Baldwerm
- Jennifer Barrett from Ian Barrett
- Robert Bartlett from Emily Shaw
- Helen Bartlett from Emily Shaw
- Bat Team at Fort Worth Zoo from Vicky Poole
- Esther T. Bat from Molly Elvin
- Thomas E. Baumgartel from Kelsey Benedick
- Richard Baybutt from Trevor Baybutt
- Delphine Beck from Sandra West Moody
- Suzannah P. Becker from Holly S. Aldrich
- John Bellett from Marcia Lynch
- Damon Beres from Anton Valukas
- Michael Berg from Kelly Berg
- Aubrey Berning from Kent Borcherding
- Heidi Beverine-Curry from Shane Durgee
- Dana Bilyeu from Margaret Matera
- Victoria Bischof from Thomas Bischof
- Holly Blackwell from Cade G. Blackwell
- Beth Blair from Linda W. Blair
- Peg Bobel from Megan Shaeffer
- Marco Boone from Chris Roberts
- Shon Brand from Jackie Brand
- Lawrence Branscomb from Carol Branscomb
- Todd Browne from Amy Browne
- Diane Buchwalder from Mary Buchwalder
- Jason Bucy from Aneel Nazareth
- Cathi Buescher from Patricia E. Brown
- David Burke from Michelle Slater
- Vince Butsumyo from Christine Fenner
- Ezrael R. Cabrera-Flores from Natasha Moeun
- Kristina Caligaris from Jamieson Schapker
- Caitlin Campbell from Art Campbell
- Ann Campbell from Selah R. Hobbie
- Laura Carlson from Steve Voskuil
- Matthew Carpenter from Lia Carpenter
- Kayla Caselli-Bido from Giuliana Caselli
- Veronica Castillo from Kyleigh Carlson
- Allison Castillo from Sara Castillo
- Therese Catanach from Maria A. Catanach
- Gordon Chase from John Chase
- Steve Chenoweth from Lillian Chenoweth
- Charles C. Chester from Kyra Chester
- Barbara Christensen from Diana VanAlstyne
- Bryon Clark from Margaret Avard
- Robert Colle from Arthur M. Colle
- Elizabeth Collins from Michael Gregg
- Alena Colon from Jennifer Andres
- The Conn Family from Timothy Kilkenny
- Eric Cordero from Kathryn Trimpi
- Trisha Cordero from Jacob Hawk
- Kyp Cordts from Kate Cordts
- Griffin Darling from Sanjiv Gupta
- Nancy Dawson from Dairne Ryan
- David Deluna from Eileen Ponebshek- Keller
- Mindy Destro from Michele Stone
- Carmen Dorame from Ted Gaulin
- Gavin Doub from Dottie Brown
- Caden Doub from Dottie Brown
- Mark Duncan from Edith Marsh-Matthews
- Lisa Dunham from Amy Wilkins
- Frank C. Eliot from Louise Brooks
- Margaret Ellis from Suki Fredericks
- Tracy Ely from Renee Wilson
- Tracy Ely from Robert Ely
- Tracy Ely from Lori Yarnall
- Tracy Ely from Renee Wilson
- Tracy Ely from Joan Silverio
- Peter Emerson from Jane Kingston
- Dawn Erker from Melanie J. Elliott
- EFGOCM VCMI team 2020-2021
- from Christopher Kypros
- Tiina Falck from Henri Falck
- The Smith Family from Ellisa Brown
- Wendy Farina from Carole L. Farina
- Briggette Farley from Jamie Jensen
- Serena Fehr from Samuel Theriault
- Katherine Fey from PerryDebbi Walters
- Carolyn Fiori from Derek Miller
- Jean-Marc Flack from Claire Flack
- Virginia Forbes from Robert Klein
- Niki Forbing-Orr from Ripley Orr
- Paul Fowler from Norma Fowler
- Kirsten Franklin from Catherine Sky
- Helena Friedman from Diane Torres
- Heather Gabuya from Laura Lovell
- Hilary Gardiner from Emily Siegenthaler
- Josephine Geers from Maik Lucas
- Sandra Gemmell from Amy Wilson
- Lily Geraci from Ken Young
- Jessica Getschman and I. Ableson
- from Natalie Bartlett
- Antonia Giardina from Martina Deignan
- Ashley Glover from Jennifer Maskell
- Carlos Goicoechea from Ferdinando Didonna
- Dylan Goldade from Laura A. Banks
- James Gonzalez from Melissa Mickey
- David Graham from John S. Nicholas
- Kelcie Grega from Thomas Grega
- Annah Grobengieser from Annette McDaniel
- Joseph Guidry from Dawn Jeanquart
- Danielle Gustafson from Alice Passer
- Margaret C. Halley from James Blackman
- Cindy Halstead from Natasha Stinnett
- Christine Hampel from Megan Simon
- Derick Hansen from Nancy L. Higbee
- Monica Hardesty from Michele Hardesty
- Walker Harris from Joanne Foote
- Walker Harris from Yun Du
- Jackie Hayes from Geraldine Daggett
- Alexander M. Hecker from Gigi L. Woodward
- Uisce Hegarty from Willow Mullins
- Maureen A. Heidtmann from David Hinkley
- Will Hellinger from Wendy Hellinger
- Devin Herlihy from Theresa Keil
- Shenoa Herlinger from Brandy Morrison
- Shenoa Herlinger from Brian O’Callaghan
- Jenn Hernandez from Magnolia Vahey
- Emily Hobbie from Selah R. Hobbie
- Stephanie Hobbie from Selah R. Hobbie
- Benjamin Holt from Anne Holt
- Susannah Hudson from James V. Aukerman
- Rebecca Iden from Alexis Schneider
- Doug Ivan from Jo Ivan
- Olivia Jahshan from Sheilah Roenfeldt
- John Jamulla from Tracy Mancini
- Karen M. Johnson from Julie Blackburn
- Kim Johnson from Michael Johnson
- Amy E. Johnson from Laura M. Slatkin
- Stephen H. Jones from Stephanie Rodriguez
- Jill A. Josupeit from Katherine Kunz
- Hitomi Kakuda from Sara Devine
- Jennifer Kerr from Gunnar Kerr Dillon
- Randy Kiarsis from Marilyn K. Starrett
- Eleanor King from Irene Jordahl
- Geneva Kinzer from David Kinzer
- Stephan Klein from Leroy R. Hayden
- Anna Kneeland from Timothy W. Kneeland
- Felicia Knightly from Susan Canedy
- Kristin Knoepfli from LK Walker
- Laura Knotts from Kenneth Foy
- Joe Kotnik from Daniel Kotnik
- Zach Kushubar from Robin Muller
- Carolyn Lacombe from Steven Kyle
- Sandy Lane from Mark Lane
- Olly Lewis from Tina Faulkenberry
- Niko Liakaris from Emma Gonzalez
- Susan Lingle from Christopher Lingle
- Morgan Lomax from Kathleen Lomax
- Erin Lovall from Belinda Cooper
- A.J. Bellido de Luna from Darcy Bellido de Luna
- Anders Lyhne from Robinie Lyhne
- Tara Mack from Christine Robie
- M L Magrath from Lisa Najera
- Aidan Maguire from Lisa Narducci
- Chris Manning from Jessica Manning
- Jeanne McCarty from Donna Dunaway
- Dylan H. McLaughlin from Karen Hellmuth
- James McNicol from Rebecca Brandt
- Kathy McPherson from Karen Turner
- Hugh A. Meagher from Laura Meagher
- Michelle Mertz from Sonja Mertz
- Amie Metz from Travis Falls
- Kristina Meyer from Matthew Trecha
- Susan M. Mitchell from Michael P. Rucker
- Teresa Weightman Moore from Andrew Moore
- Jessica Moratelli from Rachel Cochran
- Kathryn Morrow from Christopher Morrow
- Robert Motta from Teresa Motta
- Anna Mullany from Charles Mullany
- Heidi Mullendore from Adam Katrancha
- Lilly Munoz from Annette C. Palmer
- Meg Murrell-Peloquin from Andre Peloquin
- Sheila from Maura Fallon
- Stephanie North from Dorene Petersen
- Gabrielle Olive from Justin Grote
- Charles Owusu from Patricia A. Quinn
- Lee Padgett from John Vela
- Steve Parker from Fiona Parker
- Liz Partridge-Blessington
- from Jacque Blessington
- Scarlett Patterson from Andrew Wadkins
- Cappi Patterson from Jennifer Lohman
- Lila Payne from Darcy Lewis
- Sarah Perrin from David Perrin
- David R. Peterson from Schuyler Hoffman
- Elena C. Pinto-Torres from F Pinto-Torres
- Jovanka Placeres from Luciana Nunes
- Liz Pomper from Naomi Pomper
- Skip Post from Sibyl Post
- Aki Pruessing from Janice Saulnier
- Marion C. Read from Cynthia L. McKoy
- Julia G. Reed from Julie Reed
- Mara Regan from Mohammed El-Hout
- Bertha Richards from Alan Tyroch
- Kaya Rifenberg-Stempel from Edward Rifenberg
- Sarah Riley from Robert G. Riley
- Dave Riney from Peter Riney
- Josh Ring from Kay D. Forker
- Dave Rogan from Heather Osecki
- Suzanne Rogers from Robinie Lyhne
- Lily A. Rose from Letitia Manning
- Patti Rossier from Amy Kincheloe
- David Roth from Bethany Roth
- Savannah Rowe from George L. Kneller
- Brooklyn R. Rutigliano from Carey Rutigliano
- Leigh Saluzzi from Adrienne Lowe
- Jessica Sanders from Katherine Wells
- Kerry Santia from Catherine Sky
- Miranda Sawyer from Colleen Sawyer
- Neda Sawyer from Katherine Sawyer
- Gina and Pete Schneider-Andruskiewicz
- from Colleen A. Graham
- Worthwich School
- from Worthwich Student Council
- Nancy Schools from Ronald E. McCarty
- Jack Schosser from Lisa Loret
- Caroline Schumacher from Gregory Schumacher
- Laura Scott and James Pritchett from Kirk Scott
- Brian M. Scott from Jenna Sander
- Brian M. Scott from Justine Pearson
- Jenelle See from Joshua Wickham
- Joseph Senulis from Tia Kropf-Beringer
- Jessica Shrake from Christian Shrake
- Jan Simonson from MG Simonson
- Tony Sison from Kathleen Vandermaaten
- Kathryn Skelton from Amanda Adams
- Carter, Karen, and Eleanor Skjelset
- from Margaret Skjelset
- Skye Skjelset from Margaret Skjelset
- Garrett Smith from Katheryn Jager
- Koji Sonoyama from Susan E. Sonoyama
- David Springhetti from Jacoba Kaufman
- Susan Steinhardt from Shana Steinhardt
- Matthew Stoner from Rebecca Lucas
- Lara Sviatko from Pamela Novey
- Sharon Swartz from James A. Roehm
- Josh Tarnowski from Michael Tarnowski
- Rhiannon Taylor from Kate Taylor
- David Temple from Shana Steinhardt
- Andrea Thackston from Richard Thackston
- Lindsay Thompson from Steve C. Haack
- Heather Tobin from Cassie Lajeskie
- Steve Todd from John Ledbetter
- Jaimie Trautman from Barbara OByrne
- Oliver Trevino from Kristen Trevino
- Nalena J. Trowbridge from Scott Trowbridge
- Marc Tyler from Margaret C. Tyler
- Rose Vizina from Sally Carmody
- Elma Jean Wagner from Kelley Miller
- Elizabeth Walley from Marjorie Leong
- Sarah Weems from Steven R. Weems
- Dara Wein from Robert Wein
- Marina Wendt from Erika Wendt
- Val Hildreth-Werker & J. Werker
- from Ferdinando Didonna
- Mark West from Marcia West
- Nancy A. Whalen-Bernstein from Daniel Bernstein
- Ezrah Whitman from Rhea Nova
- Jane Wiley from Paul Miller
- Athena Williams from Nora Smolnisky
- Sharon Winterton from Barbara Dawson
- Michael Wolfe from Britney A. Bartels
- Steven Zemanian from Carolyn Zemanian
- Hekate from Ashleigh Horton
- Palestine from Zenta A. Kato
Big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) are common throughout the U.S. and vital in pest control. Insect-eating bats minimize the necessity of pesticides.
Photo by Michael Durham/
Minden Pictures.
Minden Pictures.
in memory of
- Michael D. Austin from Jane Austin
- Ronald Bat from Delia C. Zacks
- Holly Blair from Afon Thomas
- Rose Bothwell from Mary C. Bothwell
- David Burns from Amy Rewa
- Mike Cho from Jessica OMahoney Schwartz
- David Emigh from Nikki Hansen
- John A. French from Mark Lemley
- Suzy Gaia from Jeff Raimer
- Bill Gosline from Jeanie Gosline
- Caspar Håkansson from Anders Håkansson
- Caspar Håkansson from Alexandra Roslund
- Allison M. James from Jill Dorries
- Terry Jones from Kimberly Jones
- Linda W. Kolman from Stacy Greenberg
- George Krauss from Philip F. Englander
- Dudley Kunkel from John Lango
- Elizabeth Lambert from William Lambert
- Catherine Morgan from Judith Ganchrow
- Catherine Morgan from Guy T. Clark
- Scott Mori from Susan A. Fredericks
- Charlie Nolastname from Nathan Wilson
- Michelle Philips from Mark Philips
- Marion C. Read from Thomas M. Read
- Christopher G. Reed from Erica Reed
- Charles F. Rossteuscher
- from Paula J. Montgomery
- David M. Saylor from Kelly Green
- Robert Scholes from Delia Scholes
- Catherine Sykes from Cathy Ramsey
- Joseph R. Thurn from Werawat Moongmanakij
- Joseph R. Thurn from Janine Iijima
- Stephen A. Urbanczyk from Rebecca Urbanczyk
- Mary V. Webster from Michelle Sneen
- Jay Weiss from Cindy Weiss
- Linda Wiener from Jay Luger
- Linda Wiener from Jay Luger
- Steve Wing from Cyd Teare
- Steve Wing from Mark Mlynek
- Steve Wing from Joanne Luyster
- Steve Wing from Debbie Aden
Uniquely, bats hang upside down to rest, socialize, and hibernate, which provides them some safety from predators and allows some bat species to crowd together to stay warm.
Photo by Jonathan Alonzo.