Date: 8/18/25 7:06 am From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Lex Glover
Steve and others, yes, this is very sad. Anyone passing away before their
70th year hasn't quite lived a long and completely fulfilled life. I knew
Lex from many meetings of the Carolina Bird Club, and our correspondence
regarding issues, records, and other matters relating to the South Carolina
and North Carolina Bird Records Committees, as each of us was very
passionate about the SC (Lex) and NC (me) state bird lists.
He will be sorely missed.
I Googled "Lex Glover birder", and under Images, there is a photo of him
with his dog. When you click the link, it already has a Memoriam written
about him, on the Powers Funeral Home site.
On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM Steve Patterson <carolinabirds...>
wrote:
> Birding friends across the Carolinas,
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> Yesterday I learned that Lex Glover died on Tuesday, August 16. He had
> been very sick for months, battling cancer with grace, seriousness,
> dignity, and a little humor, all while authentically being himself.
>
> I will deeply miss that unique and special *self*. He was a friend,
> mentor, colleague, confidant, and the best sort of travel buddy. Lex was
> the consummate birder. He kept meticulous written records of his birding
> encounters. He devoted his life to studying and enjoying birds, increa
> sing knowledge that would hopefully contribute to their preservation. For
> decades he operated banding stations, conducted concentrated species
> studies (wintering Baltimore Orioles in SC, Painted Buntings, etc.), and
> directed ornithological interns in his work with SC DNR. His volunteer
> service terms with groups like the SC Bird Records Committee and the
> Executive Board of the Carolina Bird Club are always highly regarded.
> Enough cannot be said here of the importance of his influence.
>
> Lex's impact on the *community culture* of our Carolina birding scene is
> incalculable. He helped make birding an experience of personal belonging,
> and not just competition and critique. When he raised a point of
> correction regarding identification or practice, it was done in a teachable
> way, protective of the tender enthusiasm of new birders; he did not
> belittle or embarrass tho se who were still learning. He knew that we are
> all still learning. He was not ashamed to be a scientist who also loved
> people, and he appreciated all the good that they brought to the various
> inclines and plateaus of the birding landscape.
>
> May his memory and personal momentum now invite us forward to make this a
> better environment for birds and those who enjoy them. And I hope all who
> knew him well will forgive the inadequacy of my attempt to say "Thank you,
> Lex, for being true to yourself in a way that made us all better."
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> Your friend, Steve
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> Steve Patterson
> South Carolina
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