Obituary

Forest and Bird, Issue 186, 1 November 1972, Page 14

Obituary

Mrs D. J. Brown Members of the Wanganui Branch of the Society recently mourned the loss of one of their most devoted and respected members, Mrs D. J. (Joan) Brown, who died on 10 August. Mrs Brown, who had not kept good health in recent years, had served for 3 years as secretary of the Wanganui Branch and also the Bushy Park subcommittee, resigning only in 1971 to travel abroad for a holiday in England. She returned to New Zealand earlier this year. The Society was well represented at the funeral. Frank Bodley Among the obituaries recorded at the annual meeting in June were those for two stalwarts of the Society who, though they did

not serve on the executive, had in their time done a great deal for the Society in their districts. The death of Frank Bodley in Rotorua was sudden and a shock particularly to Wellington members, who remember him so well for his field activities for the Society. It was a fitting tribute that at his Rotorua funeral a bird song was played during the service. John Barton The death in Nelson of John Barton was equally sudden. He will be best known to members of the Society for his organisation of the Collingwood camp, but to us at headquarters he will be remembered also for his courageous and spirited defence of the beech forests. If we can save the beech forests from clear felling and conversion, it will be a fitting memorial to John Barton.