[coccoliths] passing of Dave Bukry

[E.E. Umoh]

My condolences
A man with a great work
We will surely miss him
May his soul rest in peace.

many regards.


Ekaete Enamekere Umoh. PhD.
Associate Professor
Dept.of Geological Sciences
Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria. phone:08056183513;  Email:
ee.umoh at acu.edu.ng
COMEG, NMGS, NAPE, WAQUA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-1518

On Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 8:07 AM MATTIOLI EMANUELA <
emanuela.mattioli at univ-lyon1.fr> wrote:

> Dear Jean, dear colleagues
> Dave Bukry is a monument of micropaleontology and stratigraphy. His memory
> will stay with our community and his works will continue to be inspiring
> for the next generations.
> Rest in peace.
>
> Emanuela
> INA president
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> Self-Trail, Jean M <jstrail at usgs.gov>
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> *Objet :* Re: [coccoliths] passing of Dave Bukry
>
> Hi all,
>
> I learned this week that Dave Bukry, a USGS-GMEG emeritus scientist and a
> longtime colleague to many of us, passed away. Dave initially started with
> the USGS in 1967 and eventually made his way to Menlo Park. Dave made
> important contributions to the fields of micropaleontology, marine geology,
> and paleoceanography, including involvement in the Deep Sea Drilling
> Project. John Barron passed along a nice summary of Dave's journey in
> geology: https://whoswhonewsletters.com/2019/03/28/john-david-bukry/.
>
> Please feel free to pass this information to anyone.
>
>
>
> Jean M. Self-Trail, Ph.D.
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