Conrad Joseph BAHRE

If people were cookware, Conrad was a paella pan.

Conrad was a colleague and good friend; I was a prime beneficiary of his keen mind, his entertaining stories, and his gourmandise cum oenophilia! He is much missed.

I keep in memory Prof Conrad Bahre. His teachings at UC Davis, opened a legacy of study the agricultural and vegetation history of my country, Guatemala, and the ethno-geography of Mesoamerica. He is a very important teacher. Rest in peace Dr. Bahre and sensible condolences to his family and friends, and all who had the honor and good luck to have been his student.

Conrad was my advisor at UCD. His heart was as big as his paella pan. I regret not following his advice to do my thesis on the tequila industry impacts to the vegetation of northern Mexico.

I got to know Conrad quite well many years ago when we lived next to each other in a duplex in Davis CA. He loved cooking and was great at it. He often invited me to dinner for some of the best meals I've ever had. We occasionally traveled together to Sea Ranch on the coast to fish and also to Cabo San Lucas where he tried to catch a Marlin. He was very fond if his dogs, Solo, an obstinate basset hound and later on, Sari, a sweet mixed breed. We often spent time at the duplex shooting the...

Conrad was my faculty advisor during my Master's studies in Geography at U.C. Davis in the late '70s. Conrad and I developed a warm friendship during that time, often switching to Spanish in friendly conversations. His encouragement and advice regarding so many large and small details in carrying out research are greatly appreciated. Above all, his high regard for the Latin Americanist geographers, who trained at U.C. Berkeley under Carl Sauer greatly influenced the direction of my studies...