Oh Dear, what sad news.
My last memory of Tony was him telling me how much fun retirement was as he could devote time to zooarchaeological research "for fun"... he also shared memories of rowing single sculls on the Cam in winter, blades breaking the thin crust of ice on colder days. A quintessential Cambridge man, then.
He will be missed.
Ariane
 
Dr. Ariane Burke, Professeur Titulaire, 
Dept. d'anthropologie, 
Université de Montréal, 
C.P. 6128,  Succursale Centre-Ville 
Montreal, QC 
Canada,  H3C 3J7 
Tel. 514-343-6574
http://archeozoologie.anthro.umontreal.ca/
 
  
 
 

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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites on behalf of Suzanne Pilaar Birch
Sent: Mon 2013-02-04 1:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Tony Legge


Hi again all, 

I should have mentioned that Pamela Jane Smith, who organizes the Personal Histories Project at Cambridge, sent around an email containing photos & videos of an event we had in Nov. 2011, "The Bone Room's Past", which Tony participated in. The links are as follows:

Video: http://vimeo.com/personalhistoriesproject
Photos: http://our-event.org/UNI/Bone/ and http://our-event.org/UNI/BoneSite/

Best

Suzanne


On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Sarah McClure <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


	I also did not know him well beyond email communication, but was fortunate to overlap with him for a few days in Dalmatia. In particular I remember a vibrant, fun, and stimulating afternoon by the sea with him regaling us with stories of (among other things) sheep, Cambridge, and Abu H. I am grateful to have met him and will remember him fondly.
	
	
	Sarah
	


	On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 12:34 PM, angela perri <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
	

		Like Angelos, I did not know him for long, but he was incredibly helpful in our email exchanges. When I finally met him in person he was kind and humorous, and give freely of his time and attention. He was a wonderful zooarchaeologist and role model. Tony will be sorely missed.
		
		Angela
		
		
		Angela Perri
		Department of Archaeology
		Durham University 


		On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:28 PM, ANGELOS HADJIKOUMIS <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
		

			I will surely miss Tony. I did not know him for many years but I was lucky enough to meet him on various occasions and exchanged many e-mails with him. As a young zooarchaeologist I was always inspired and renewed my passion on zooarchaeology after every discussion with him. He helped me with ideas and bibliographical references at the early stages of my phd, he contributed a chapter in an edited book we published in Sheffield and lately he was helping me get access to Cypriot Neolithic material for my post-doctoral project. Tony told me some interesting stories from his work in Cyprus in the 70s and he lamented the current division of the island. 
			
			We will miss you Tony...
			
			Angelos
			
			
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			Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 17:09:04 +0000
			From: [log in to unmask]
			Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Tony Legge
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			That is terrible news. As Umberto says, Tony made a huge contribution to zooarchaeology as a whole, both by his own research and by promoting and provoking lively discussions. He thoroughly understood animals and people who work with them, and brought that knowledge to bear in his zooarch research. He was also a somewhat larger-than-life character, often loudly opinionated but, at least in my experience, always prepared to listen and to consider other points of view just so long as you had your facts straight! Conversations with Tony were wide-ranging, educational and always fun. He was a one-off, and I will miss him.
			 
			Terry  

			Terry O'Connor
			Professor of Archaeological Science
			Department of Archaeology, University of York
			Biology S Block, Heslington,
			York YO10 5DD
			+44-1904-328619
			http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/terry-oconnor/

			And see the blog at http://zooarchatyork.wordpress.com/author/zooarchatyork/


			On 4 February 2013 16:56, Umberto Albarella <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
			

				Dear Zooarchers, 

				it is with great sadness that I inform you that - after a short illness - Tony Legge has passed away. Tony's contribution to zooarchaeology has been gigantic and he will also be known to many of you as a regular contributor to this discussion list.

				Tony was just an amazing personality in the world of zooarchaeology and he will be sorely missed.

				You are encouraged to share with this list any personal memory you may have of him. I think it is as good a way as any to keep his spirit alive.

				Umberto

				 



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