# In memory of Colibri (George Angehr) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 28, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066 "2021-11-28T16:52:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/81 "2021-12-10T19:32:12Z")
Thank you @Ed_Zotti. I appreciate being able to make this contribution. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/82 "2021-12-10T19:40:00Z")
Thanks, Ed. I’ve just emailed you. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/83 "2021-12-10T20:50:36Z")
Oh, shoot. I wish I had read this before I contributed. I wrote only, “I will miss you, George. - Rae” Failed to mention the SDMB, and I’m really sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/84 "2021-12-10T21:24:56Z")
Don’t worry, we got you. Susan too. Kate sends me a spreadsheet. Turns out she lives within walking distance of me in Chicago and works remote. Impressive total so far considering the donation page has only been up for a few hours. Thanks all! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/85 "2021-12-10T21:25:04Z")
Contact Ed and let him know. I think he can add your gift to the total. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/86 "2021-12-10T21:50:52Z")
Done. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/87 "2021-12-10T22:53:59Z")
In memory of George Angehr (SDMB) Done. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/88 "2021-12-11T04:44:49Z")
Done. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/89 "2021-12-11T04:58:46Z")
What awful news. I have been much less active lately - more a symptom of being extremely busy at work than dissatisfaction with the board - and I hadn’t interacted with Colibri/George for a long time. But I shall miss him nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/90 "2021-12-11T14:25:20Z")
Done, thank you again, Ed! ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/91 "2021-12-11T16:07:32Z")
$2,910 as of 10am Sat 12/11, less than 24 hours after the page went up. You guys rock. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/92 "2021-12-11T17:54:16Z")
Thanks @Ed_Zotti for setting this up. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/93 "2021-12-11T20:42:56Z")
Ed or others: I donated to STRI before this was set up. My acknowledgement email didn’t include my donation amount or an indication that this donation is tax-deductible. Is that what other people are seeing as well, or are you receiving something different? We looked at the STRI site but aren’t seeing anything to indicate whether it’s 501c3 or something else or nothing. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/94 "2021-12-11T21:06:11Z")
Their charity tax ID is 53-0206027 — it’s a 501(c)(3). ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/95 "2021-12-11T22:31:42Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/96 "2021-12-15T00:45:01Z")
Done! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/97 "2021-12-16T21:39:27Z")
Looks like we’re close to the goal of $5000. Last update has us at **Contributed to date: $4,185** > [@Contributions to the George Angehr (Colibri) Memorial Fund are now being accepted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contributions-to-the-george-angehr-colibri-memorial-fund-are-now-being-accepted/955847): > > Contributed to date: $5,276 (updated 3pm CST 12/22/21) GOAL REACHED! OUR THANKS TO ALL, AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’re raising funds in memory of George Angehr (1951-2021), a longtime SDMB moderator and Straight Dope contributor better known on this board as Colibri. In real life George was a distinguished ornithologist with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. STRI has now created a donation page for the George Angehr Memorial Fund on their site at: [https://stri.si.edu/ge…](https://stri.si.edu/george-angehr-memorial-fund) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/98 "2021-12-17T00:50:48Z")
Added a bit more. Hope we can reach that goal. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/99 "2021-12-17T01:26:28Z")
Done. ✌🏻 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066/100 "2021-12-19T12:50:27Z")
Just FYI, George was also an advisor to this ambitious ecotourism-science research idea that was never fully realized (seems to have “peaked” about fifteen years ago), but could have a lasting impact, perhaps: [https://www.pangeaworld.com/foundations/pilot-project-panama/](https://www.pangeaworld.com/foundations/pilot-project-panama/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066.md?page=6)