Funeral Details

Jeff was a great friend to many of us in the birding community. He was generous with his knowledge and patient with us as we absorbed that knowledge. A day birding with Jeffrey was a good birding day, regardless of how many birds we saw. I will miss him. He was a man with a big heart.

Jill Anderson

I had the pleasure and honor of knowing Jeff and spending time counting with him for the Chicago Urban Christmas Count along with Karen Lund the last few years . He suffered with painful health issues but was unwavering in his positive attitude and desire of getting outside to enjoy the birds. I loved hearing about his amazing history of birding the Chicago area and what it must have been like then. I will especially think of Jeff during Christmas Count season and whenever I see a Merlin.

Vicki Buchwald

Besides his love for birds, Jeff had an awesome collection of minor league baseball gear, especially hats. He told me once, just how many he had and I was pretty certain it was over a 100! (Who knew there were that many minor league teams!). To this day, Jeff is the ONLY person I've met that recognized my Missoula Osprey hat, that I still wear out birding. I love Osprey. My fantasy baseball and football teams are the O'Fallon Osprey, so I purchased the hat. I've had it for years and will NEVER forget running into Jeff and having him exclaiming "Awesome! Missoula Osprey!". Rest in peace, Jeff. You will be missed.

Keith McMullen