Stephen Robert Kellert

I sure do miss my brother-in-law Steve who had the courtesy of stepping away from all of his professional accomplishments from time to time and gracing me in conversations and thoughts that were, frankly, real life. There were two or three other men with whom I had a similar connection, but they have all passed away now, leaving that part of my life cold and empty. There is lttle more to say. Be well Steve wherever you are, and I hope that someday our connection will emerge and resume. ...

Thinking of you, Cilla, and your Stephen.

I had the priveledge of serving with Stephen on the AFWA Blue Ribbon Panel for the Future of Conservation and Wildlife Funding....at first it was just about finding secure and ongoing funding for 12,000 at risk wildlife species in the USA....following Stephen's gentle but firm advocacy, the Panel added a 2nd goal- having state wildlife agencies become more relevant to American's in the 21st Century. As we now deal with the Covid pandemic and the social unrest from racial inequality, this...

I am a latecomer, by at least three years, to the elite group
of folks who were privileged to know Professor Kellert. Sadly, I never met him face-to-face, but we had a brief email correspondence which started when I discovered that he had purchased a hillside farm in Washington, Vermont, formerly owned by my grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest N. Bemis. Grandpa Bemis first used the property as a retreat for the executives of the Walkover Shoe Company of Brockton, Mass. Later, starting in...

I am so lucky to have met Stephen at the Greenbuild Conference in Los Angeles, a couple months before his passing. I studied his work, along with E.O. Wilson's and Bill Browning's (who I also met at a design conference) for my thesis project on a biophilic mental health facility. He is truly an inspiration to us all. I was star struck and starry-eyed when I met him and sat and had a chat with him in the atrium of the conference center. He modestly admitted his autograph wouldn't be that...

Stephen and Priscilla Kellert moved into the house next door to the one I was growing up in New Haven, CT. They were both very kind and helpful people. A few years ago, I went back to visit New Haven with my wife Lisa. Soon after that, I was able to email Stephen Kellert. He was very gracious and responded to it and told me of his and Priscilla's future plans for living since he had retired from being a Yale professor and Priscilla was going to retire from teaching at Hopkins. Priscilla,...

I am sorry to hear of Stephen's death. He was an absolutely inspirational man and significant human being.
I was introduced to Stephen's work while studying at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
The world and buildings and cities have looked different to me ever since.
- Margaret J McCarthy (Melbourne, Australia)

I was sorry to read of my Uncle Stephen's passing. I am his sister Lorraine's oldest daughter. While Stephen chose to remove himself from this portion of his family later in his life,( much to his family"a grief) I had wonderful visits with him as a young person and young adult . I met his girls when they were young and we recently corresponded about his sister Lorraine who is still living , I followed his professional accomplishments and shared that my youngest son looks very much like him...

As a first cousin of Stephen, I do have fond memories when we were young with family gatherings, however, we lost regular contact more than 5 decades ago. Stephen will be missed greatly.