Andrew Hoyt Price

Andrew Hoyt Price Andrew Hoyt Price, 60, died January 16, 2012, at Christopher House in Austin, TX, after a long fight against Multiple Myeloma. Andy was born on May 12, 1951, in Brussels Belgium to his parents, C. Hoyt of Arkansas and Rosemary Price of England that preceded him in death. He was an avid herpetologist and worked for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department from 1986 to 2008. From 2009-2010, Andy worked with the Texas Natural Science Center and taught at Southwestern University. Andy was passionate about fieldwork and was granted awards for his lifetime efforts in conservation of Texas reptiles and amphibians by the Southwestern Association of Naturalists and Texas Herpetological Society. He was given the Southwest Book Award for Literary Excellence for his book, Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico. He was Editor- in-Chief for the Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles from 1994 to his death. He is survived by his brothers, Roger Price of Pittsburgh, PA and Carl Price of Chandler, AZ; His son, Alexander Hoyt Price and wife Callie A Price; His two grandsons, Aiden Hoyt Price and Oliver Clarence Price of Lovington, NM; His cousins Donald Price of Beaumont, TX; Rev. Dr. Robert E. Price of Monson, MA; Paul Price of Hoover, AL; Rita Givens of Payson AZ; James Price of Sheridan, AR. A wake will be held at 6:00 p.m., January 21, 2012, at 3405 Aldwyche Dr. In lieu of flowers, donations should be sent in his name to support the "Field Research" section of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Grants in Herpetology program: Dr. Kirsten Nicholson, SSAR Treasurer, Museum of Cultural and Natural History, 103 Rowe Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859.