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Post by papilio28570 on Aug 11, 2012 12:52:23 GMT -8
Bill Houtz died from a massive heart attack on June 11th at the age of 65. He reared eastern USA swallowtails and was an excellent supplier of A1 specimens. I sent an email to check on availability of specimens and his wife informed that Bill had died. I Know he read the forums and classified ads here and I think his nickname was laverne66
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Post by Chris Grinter on Aug 11, 2012 18:14:14 GMT -8
Terrible news, Bill and I had traded dozens of times and he had a stunning collection, we had many wonderful moth discussions and he will be missed. Does anyone know if he had arrangements for his collection to be donated? I hope it finds its way to a museum...
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Post by papilio28570 on Aug 11, 2012 19:47:57 GMT -8
I am in contact with his son, Greg Houtz. Bill's wife referred me to him when I inquired about purchasing some butterflies. Message me if you want his email address.
Bob
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Post by Chris Grinter on Aug 11, 2012 21:38:02 GMT -8
Thanks Bob, sent you a message.
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Post by papilio28570 on Aug 13, 2012 17:35:09 GMT -8
Sent back reply. Let us know of the collection's status.
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Post by obewan on Aug 16, 2012 12:22:53 GMT -8
Just completed a transaction with Bill probably 2 weeks before his passing! Found out from Bill Oehlke's site. I too would be interested in papered specimens more so than his personal collection!
obe
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Post by dertodesking on Aug 24, 2012 13:37:30 GMT -8
RIP Bill.
Always sad when a member of the entomology community passes away...hopefully the future generations will replace us when we go!
Simon
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