George W. Byers

George was a great guy and loved by all, one of my favorite friends and colleague.

He was an inspiration for me, and his habit of afternoon tea , and saying as long as I can sit up and take nourishment and his childlike wonder of the world of discovery made me see life as joy. I pinned bugs as college work study and have thought of him frequently through the years,

Dr. Byers was a man of great integrity, a dedicated scientist with extraordinary attention to detail, a marvelous and caring teacher, and he had an exquisite balance of a sense of humor and a sense of responsibility. Meeting him at the University of Kansas was a great and lasting influence in my life.

Dear Byers family: Dr. Byers was the external reader of my Master's thesis on Scorpionflies. The first question he asked me was if I had discovered the larvae of Merope tuber, which had been one of his objectives for many years. He gave me advise throughout my studies and even sent me drawings made by himself for me to recognize some of the species. I am sorry that a knowledgeable person like him had to pass. Please receive my deepest condolences.

My late husband Billy, and I, were amng many who came to know and greatly admire George from our times together at UVA Mt Lake Biologcal Station. He was a truly lovely man who made the world a better place and will be sorely missed by those of us privileged to know him.

Dear Byers Family:

Please accept my sincere condolences. George was a talented, gracious man. Our discussions were the highlight of my visits to the Snow Museum.

Dear Byers family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I had the great pleasure to spend two summers at Mountain Lake learning from your dad in the late 70s. He was such a lovely man - smart, funny, curious, and patient with his students. I have so much admiration for his persistence in his work even in his later years and enjoyed corresponding with him at Christmas time. Even stopped in once to visit him in Lawrence many years ago. I have a wonderful nature photography book that he gave me and...

Dear Bruce, Brian and Doug,

I am so sorry to learn of the passing of Dr. Byers. George and you all have been my host family when I was a freshman at KU in 1972. I remember the kindness and warmness that your dad had provided me, and the holidays such as Thanksgiving and Halloween that I was invited to spend with him and the family. I have the good fortune to visit with him in May 2016 and have an opportunity to rekindle some of those good old days together. He has made such very...

Bruce, Brian & Doug:
Christmas 2017 was the first year since 1967 when I graduated from KU with my M.A. in Entomology that I did not receive a Christmas newsletter from your father. This prompted me to look on-line and I was very saddened to learn that he had passed away on January 1st. George was my graduate adviser and later a cherished colleague. We corresponded on various matters entomological and he visited me at the university where I taught entomology for 31 years. George was a very...