jedge42
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Longtime Baja ecotourism operator and conservationist dies at 75 (Mexico Daily News)
I have never met Tim Means, but sure like the sounds of what he was doing here in Baja ...
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/conservationist-dies-at-75/
DEP ...
jake
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David K
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I wonder if he is related to our 'BajaNomad' Doug Means?
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Whale-ista
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Oh my... Tim was definitely one of the good ones. Very committed to protecting beautiful places in Baja. I was thinking about him recently- sorry to
read this.
I remember hearing about him in the 80s, from some of my friends who were guides for him. He had an office in San Diego. Then I met him in person, in
the 90s, in La Paz, after driving down from Ensenada.
A friend and I were looking for a way to get our kayaks out to the islands, and Tim let us load our kayaks on his dive boat, the night before a trip,
and ride out with his SCUBA clients.
He had the skipper drop us off before taking the rest of the group out to dive. I appreciated his generosity and flexibility.
Sigh... we lost a good one.
DEP Tim- thanks for introducing a lot of people to Baja's beauty.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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thebajarunner
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Very sad news!!
"Colorful" does not begin to describe Tim Means
(and no, David, no relation to Doug, one of my first questions to our leader Bajanomad when I joined the board)
We spent a week on the "Don Jose" in Mag Bay so long ago that the date fades in memory. But what a week, whales and cervezas, and lots of fresh fish
and shrimp that Tim would cadge off the locals. Great memories
Tim also led trips up to the cave paintings in the Sierras. I kept promising him I would go, but never made it with him, although we did go up there
a few years ago on our own.
Tim was the real deal. And, some 40 years later, the picture looks about like he did back in the early 70s
RIP my friend, you brought me many fine moments and memories.
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BajaNomad
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No, but I've been asked that for many years - especially when spending time in La Paz.
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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BajaNomad
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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David K
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Tim was a fixture in La Paz, and while a quiet man, he was incredibly kind and thoughtful. While I'm sure his son will carry-on his important work in
La Paz, I'm sure it is still a huge loss to the community. I am thankful to have met him
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gnukid
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Timoteo was a neighbor, he had a special way of speaking Spanish and we all copy his accent, pos, every phrase, he allowed us to help and tag along
here and there and learn with Carlos. I hear the horn of Don Jose from my bed when it leaves port. It's hard to imagine the neighborhood without him.
I can't. We will always speak the same way and do good work, because just like he says, ... we have to.
[Edited on 8-19-2019 by gnukid]
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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as others have mentioned Tim was the real deal...a gracious, generous, humble man who was well loved and highly respected. Imagine a Baja full of
folks like him! DEP Tim...you left a legacy of love behind...Godspeed brother.
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thebajarunner
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Here is a much more comprehensive story about out late friend Tim
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/timothy-means-dead.htm...
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thebajarunner
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Also the website
https://bajaex.com/
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Whale-ista
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Another nice article about Tim Means
DEP Tim Means (March 18, 19440 August 13, 2019)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/story/...
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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