I’m relaying a message from the Fiske family that Dick (Richard) Fiske passed away on 18 June. Dick had a long career in volcanology including extensive public outreach, working at USGS and Smithsonian, and collaborating extensively with researchers at JAMSTEC and elsewhere. He served as Director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in the 1980s and received the MSA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2000 (https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/86/7-8/952/133952/Presentation-of-the-Distinguished-Public-Service and https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/86/7-8/953/133955/Acceptance-of-the-Distinguished-Public-Service). Dick simply loved geology and volcanology and moreso loved to share that love and fascination with everyone. We need more of that! The family has set up a memorial page here https://everloved.com/life-of/richard-fiske/ which includes an obituary and a way to contribute and share memories. Thanks, Brooks

Dick was a good friend and colleague. He is sadly missed. Priestley Toulmin ptoulmin@comcast.net v: 703.549.2375 > On 06/20/2025 4:00 PM EDT brookshanson--- via MSA-talk <msa-talk@minlists.org> wrote: > > > I’m relaying a message from the Fiske family that Dick (Richard) Fiske passed away on 18 June. Dick had a long career in volcanology including extensive public outreach, working at USGS and Smithsonian, and collaborating extensively with researchers at JAMSTEC and elsewhere. He served as Director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in the 1980s and received the MSA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2000 (https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/86/7-8/952/133952/Presentation-of-the-Distinguished-Public-Service and https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/ammin/article/86/7-8/953/133955/Acceptance-of-the-Distinguished-Public-Service). Dick simply loved geology and volcanology and moreso loved to share that love and fascination with everyone. We need more of that! > > The family has set up a memorial page here https://everloved.com/life-of/richard-fiske/ which includes an obituary and a way to contribute and share memories. > > Thanks, > Brooks > _______________________________________________ > MSA-talk mailing list -- msa-talk@minlists.org > To unsubscribe send an email to msa-talk-leave@minlists.org