Really sorry to hear about Bill Frank. He provided a ton of images for American Conchologist as well as some great advice about shell photography. We shared a few laughs about filling our garages with shells.
I need a good image of Bill. I can use the one from Facebook (assuming I get Richards permission) but would like a few others if possible. Thanks,
Tom E
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> On Sep 16, 2022, at 3:19 PM, steve rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Harry,
>
> I'm also very sorry to hear the news about Bill. I am grateful that
> about 10 years ago I got to spend a full day with him in the field, on
> the heels of a work trip I had to a medical research site in
> Jacksonville. Conchologically speaking, it was probably the worst
> single day I ever spent in the field. Despite being taken by Bill to
> a number of habitats and sites, including several ocean beaches at low
> tide, bay beaches, and some woodland/terrestrial sites, we found
> absolutely ZERO collectible shells. (I really didn't need any more
> Petricolaria pholadiformis or Littoraria irrorata, so I'm sticking
> with that number). At most every site Bill voiced variants of the
> same complaints I've grown used to over the years "this place used to
> be real good for this shell species or that shell species X years
> ago, but it's been going dowhill for years" or some variation
> thereof....Yet, at the same time, it was one of the most enjoyable
> days in the field I ever had. I got to meet Bill, experience his wry
> sense of humor, visit what I learned was the type locality of
> Helicina orbiculata (don't ask me to recall the name of the place),
> and see the site of the legendary Mayport scallop piles of old (there
> were still some single valves around) and a whole lot more. His
> energy and enthusiasm were noteworthy, even as we continued finding
> nothing everywhere we went, before finally throwing in the towel and
> ending up at a Wendy's somewhere nearby for dinner.
>
> To this day I think its the only full day shelling outing I've ever
> had where I was completely 'skunked', but that was all part of the
> fun.
>
> In the context you mentioned re: maintaining the JAX Shell Club
> website, I found Bill to be very responsive and capable in all the
> interactions I had with him about one thing or another that we were
> trying to add or edit. Such a shame.
>
> Steve
>
>> On 9/16/22, Karlynn Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Harry,
>> I am stunned! The passing of Bill is an immense loss to the shelling
>> community. His work on JAX shells will stand as a testament to his love
>> of shells and to photography.
>> Bill has been a huge help to COA as a consultant in establishing and
>> building our website. He was a great help to me personally, giving me
>> free permission to use his wonderful photography and to quote his
>> personal contributions to JAX shells which many people believe belongs
>> to the Jacksonville Shell Club but really belonged to Bill.
>> I know he was a close personal friend to you and that the two of you
>> were often close collaborators on many shell projects.
>> I too wish for Bill to rest in Peace.
>> Karlynn
>>
>>> On 9/16/2022 4:58 PM, Harry Lee wrote:
>>> Fellow listers,
>>>
>>> I regret having to inform you of the sudden passing of Bill Frank at
>>> 2:17 PM today.
>>>
>>> A vital member of the local and international shelling community, Bill
>>> started collecting as a G.I., serving in the an intelligence corps and
>>> traveling widely. Upon his retirement, he and his wife Chin moved to
>>> Jacksonville, FL, of which he was a native son. He immediately joined
>>> the Jacksonville Shell Club and soon served in leadership positions,
>>> perhaps most notably as editor of the /Shell-O-Gram/, the club's
>>> newsletter and scientific journal, for many years.
>>>
>>> Witnessing the advance in communication technology close at hand, Bill
>>> later parlayed the computer skills he learned in the service, his
>>> auto-didactic grasp of malacology, editing experience, and knack for
>>> photography into the establishment of a website on February 11, 1998.
>>> Dubbed Jaxshells <http://jaxshells.org/>, today it is comprised of
>>> over 13,000 features. The vast majority of these are illuminated with
>>> photographs and video by him, but contributors include many others,
>>> some of comparable renown.
>>>
>>> Among the citations he gathered as webmaster is the /Neptunea/ Award,
>>> announced at the 2008 COA Convention in San Antonio, TX.
>>>
>>> Bill made himself a vital, arguably indispensible, part of the
>>> everyday life of a global network of amateurs and professionals who
>>> enjoy learning the ways of the Mollusca. Although he is irreplaceable,
>>> we can now reflect on all the pleasure and enlightenment he brought so
>>> many of our number.
>>>
>>> Rest in peace, friend and mentor,
>>> Harry
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