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A sad moment for malacology, fwd from the mollusca listserver;
 
Announcement
 
Dr. Kerry Bruce Clark, Professor of Biological Sciences at Florida
Institute of Technology (Melbourne) and Fellow of the American
Association
for the Advancement of Science, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, 10
January 1999, of apparent heart failure.  Kerry's research focused on
the
biology of opisthobranchs, including their physiology and ecological
role
in marine ecosystems.  His publications, most notably on opisthobranch
biodiversity, reproductive biology, systematics, and algal symbioses,
found
a wide variety of outlets.  He was an equally active promoter of
computerized tutorial techniques in biological sciences, particularly
involving video imaging, 3-D modeling, and software development.
"Metazoa," an award-winning CD-ROM exploration of invertebrate zoology,
was
his most significant brainchild.  His students and colleagues will
recall
with fondness his eclectic sense of humor, his enthusiastic love of the
variety of marine invertebrates, his junkets to Lake Surprise (Florida
Keys), his favorite collecting device (the "Clark Sucker"), and his
office
door (AKA "Museum of Bidimensional Zoology").  A memorial service will
be
held at 2 pm on Saturday, 16 January, at the Florida Tech All-Faiths
Center.  His family asks that in lieu of flowers contributions be made
to
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (6000 Executive Blvd, Suite 309,
Rockville,
MD 20852).
 
 
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Paula M. Mikkelsen, Ph.D.
Curator of Malacology
Dept. of Invertebrates
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY  10024-5192
Tel. 212/769-5244
Fax 212/769-5783
email  [log in to unmask]
http://research.amnh.org/~mikkel/
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