Jeffrey-Belden-Obituary

Jeffrey Lawrence Belden

Santa Cruz, California

1945 - 2022

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One of Jeff's favorite things to do was to travel to spectacular places, hike, and photograph the beauty before him. He was doing just this on October 19, 2022, when he tragically fell from a cliff overlooking the Colorado River in southern Utah. He was 76 years old.Jeff was born in Orange, New...

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Dear Sarah and family. I was so sorry to read of your Dad's tragic accident. I didn't know him well but I remember clearly ,you, and how vivacious and life loving you are. He was the same and I am so sorry for your loss. My sympathy to all of you.

I knew Jeff from Ano Nuevo where we were both docents. I got to know him when we both served on a committee writing an Elephant Seal manual for lay people (docents) based on scientific research papers. I remember Jeff was very skilled at converting a dense scientific paper into a more understandable form for those of us who didn't have a science background. My memory of him is that he was calm, kind and very passionate about sharing Ano Nuevo with our visitors. He left far too soon and I'll...

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I greatly appreciated my friendship with Jeff. We kept each other company many times at Strawberry when we were both there solo. Such an incredibly decent, kind, funny human being; his passing leaves an awfully big hole.

I knew Jeff from Ano Nuevo. He was such a nice guy, fun to talk to, and I enjoyed the times I was fortunate to share with him. So sorry for your loss. Jeff was a very cool dude!