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 Very sad news: Paul Beuk 1965-2025
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| weia |
Posted on 04-03-2025 13:34
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Member Location: Posts: 411 Joined: 10.07.11 |
Paul has died after a short illness... He was not yet 60 years old.
Edited by weia on 04-03-2025 16:56 'fieldguide' Psychodidae: https://www.at-a-lanta.nl/weia/Motmuggen.html |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 04-03-2025 15:40
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7256 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Weia - can you clarify? Which Paul?
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| weia |
Posted on 04-03-2025 15:57
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Member Location: Posts: 411 Joined: 10.07.11 |
'Our' Paul, the Paul Beuk of this excellent website.
Edited by weia on 04-03-2025 16:13 'fieldguide' Psychodidae: https://www.at-a-lanta.nl/weia/Motmuggen.html |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 04-03-2025 16:14
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7256 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I am shocked - Paul was such a force, and made such an enormous contribution to the study of Diptera through setting up and maintaining the Diptera.info website. He will be greatly missed. Condolences to his family and colleagues.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-03-2025 17:01
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18886 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Paul was diagnosed with cancer somewhere half of February and it was instantly clear it was beyond cure.... prognoses was he had several weeks to live. It turned out to be only several days, once we got informed. He suffered from serious pain in leg and back, so at least the suffering is over. Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-03-2025 17:03
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18886 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I guess it is appropriate to post the mourning card here
Zeegers attached the following image:  [266.01Kb] Edited by Zeegers on 04-03-2025 17:07 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 04-03-2025 17:20
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Great dipterologist and Paul Beuk has determined many species in this site. Of course diptera.info will endure for many and many years too. So in a way Paul Beuk will be always present. My sincere condolences. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 04-03-2025 18:50
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13976 Joined: 11.09.04 |
This is really a shock! What a tragic! Paul Beuk was an institution for me since I discovered this website more than 20 years ago.
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 04-03-2025 19:06
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9380 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Two or three weeks ago, Paul kindly sent me pdf articles I requested... It's a nightmare! Paul's death cannot be undone. I'll get down to business. The best thing that can be done to honor Paul's memory is to continue his work, not to let Diptera.info die with him. For example, I have some free funds. Please let me know (I don't know who I'm contacting right now) how I can be of help. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 04-03-2025 19:27
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10295 Joined: 22.10.10 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote: Great dipterologist and Paul Beuk has determined many species in this site. Of course diptera.info will endure for many and many years too. So in a way Paul Beuk will be always present. My sincere condolences. Does Paul as administrator have an heir? This web site will fail over time without maintenance and a server to run on. I might be able to help with technical issues and hosting. I am not a PHP wizard. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-03-2025 19:31
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18886 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi John, Thanks for your offer. We will look into it, after March 8th. Your offer is well noted Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 04-03-2025 20:52
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Very sad news. This site changed my life by introducing me to dipterology. I am very grateful to Paul for this, and also for all his kindness towards me whenever we interacted. My condolences to family and friends. |
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| libor |
Posted on 04-03-2025 21:07
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Member Location: western Bohemia Posts: 1277 Joined: 30.05.09 |
I do not know, what to write... Excellent dipterologist, good man, always prepared to help... We will miss you, Paul! Libor |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 04-03-2025 21:46
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7700 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, he will be a great loss to Dipterology. I think I am still one of the only Admins on diptera.info and am happy to help out, but the site probably needs more admins and obviously secure hosting.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| bertrandpami |
Posted on 05-03-2025 09:32
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 Member Location: France (near Compiègne) Posts: 1138 Joined: 10.06.11 |
My sincere condolences; I am very sad and touched. Michel |
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| Jan Maca |
Posted on 05-03-2025 09:50
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Member Location: Posts: 1219 Joined: 25.03.10 |
RIP, Paul. We should pay or tribute by making every effort to continue diptera.info. |
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| eklans |
Posted on 05-03-2025 10:59
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3784 Joined: 11.11.18 |
I'm appalled! My heartfelt condolences to Paul's family and friends. Eric |
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| Darwyn Sumner |
Posted on 05-03-2025 12:38
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 147 Joined: 19.02.05 |
My condolences to his family I met Paul once when he came to the UK, he showed me how to net Pachygaster atra from the underside of leaves. What an immensely friendly fellow. Only yesterday I mentioned him on iNaturalist to a fellow Netherlands recorder. He will be very much missed |
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| Andrzej |
Posted on 05-03-2025 13:16
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Member Location: Poland Posts: 2384 Joined: 05.01.06 |
I'm shocked! It's a devastating loss—my deepest condolences to Paul's family and friends.
dr. A. J. Woznica, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences |
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| smol |
Posted on 05-03-2025 17:09
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Member Location: Posts: 384 Joined: 06.07.22 |
... Condolences to Paul's family and friends. If it is any help, I am IT educated so can try to help where needed. |
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