4th Round of the Guppy leage
8th August 2010
The Village Hall
Stockton on the Forest
Near York,
YO32 9UJ
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Written by <a href="http://www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk/component/comprofiler/userprofile/Alan.html">Alan</a>
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 17:31 |
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Ivan H. Dibble 28th August 1937 to 25th December 2009
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It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Ivan has passed away. Ivan
was sitting at his computer, as usual, and from what we have been able to piece
together probably died in the early hours of Christmas Day. He was discovered
on the Wednesday morning by the Police who had been alerted following calls by
his sister Yvonne who had not seen or heard from him over the Christmas period
as had been arranged. The cause of death has attributed to heart failure. |
Ivan
has been known to me for over 40 years and took up his interest in Live bearing
fish after I gave him some Girardinus metallicus back in the late 1970’s.
The
present popularity of this group of fishes owes a lot to his efforts over the
years. He worked tirelessly in the early years to arrange the import and
distribution of many species as his
cardex system bears testament to, which
I have been reviewing over the past few
months in connection with the Livebearer Collections Registration Scheme.
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Over
more recent years his excellent work in helping fund the establishment of the
Fish Ark in Morelia, Mexico has received worldwide
recognition. His direct approach, not necessarily to the liking of some, was
his biggest asset in getting this unit established.
More recently he has been negotiating an extension of the Fish Ark by
setting up a similar unit elsewhere in Mexico to help with the
conservation of Poeciliids and other freshwater fish, also in the
setting up of
a protected site for the endangered Ameca splendens.
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In
the past year I have seen his health deteriorate considerably, which often
distracted him from his conservation efforts. However, only two days before
Christmas he was talking to me about the new developments and the need to push
ahead with the Ameca project.
There is no doubt that Ivan will be greatly missed in the hobby. We must all strive
to keep up the good work he started.
Rest in peace Ivan, you will be remembered.
Don
Kenwood
Some members and friends have
expressed a wish to make a donation to the Fish Ark funds as a tribute to Ivan in lieu of sending flowers. If you wish to do so, donations may be sent
in the following ways:-
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Cheques may be sent to Don Kenwood at at 154 Kenn
Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6JY, made payable to "Hobbyists Aqualab
Conservation Project (Mexico)"
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All contributions should be made in Pounds Sterling
please.
If you would like to pay your respects to Ivan
Dibble. Please click on the link below to leave your comments:
http://www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk/ivan-dibble/tributes
Special Note
Ivan was laid to rest in Weston super Mare Crematorium at 11.30 a.m. on Monday 18th January 2010.
May God rest his Soul in peace.
Some members and friends have expressed a wish to make a donation to the
Fish Ark funds as a tribute to Ivan. If you wish to do so, donations
may be sent in the following ways:-
Payments can be made by Paypal to
the BLA Paypal account with a request that this money is a donation
towards the Fish Ark. Or
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Cheques may be sent to Don Kenwood at at 154 Kenn Road, Clevedon,
North Somerset, BS21 6JY, made payable to "Hobbyists Aqualab
Conservation Project (Mexico)"
Contributions from overseas can be
made by crediting the HALCP bank account. The BIC and IBAN references
needed will be supplied on application to me at
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All contributions should be made in Pounds Sterling please. |
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