into small herring. I sually checked his reports. Sometimes the fish turned out to be mummychogs (Fundulus) in a color phase, silversides (Menidia) or even Sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon).

One night I took Don night lighting with two powerful flashlights where the culvert goes into the Pond. Attracted where the culvert goes into the Pond. Attracted to the beam of light were small fish, grass shrimp, several blue-claw crabs, Neried worms and a host of pelagic this and that. It was like an invertebrate zooology class - wonderful! On another night I collected a water sample just off Trunk River in Vineyard Sound. To my surprise there were two "glass eels" (a young stage of the American eel) in my quart jar. These I had to show Don! So I took my bucket and jar and walked over to Zinn's house. A party was in progress. Don answered my knock on the door with a loud "What have we here?" It's amazing what a couple of glass eels And some illuminessing jelly fish (ctenophores) will do for a party.

Don, Marge, and I were founding members of the Falmouth Pond Watchers and FACES (Falmouth Associations Concerned with Estuaries and Saltponds). We attended countless meetins and seminars. WHOI used some of our water sample and fish data in their Pond Watcher's Reports. Once Don and I helped a fall migration of alewives get out of jammed up Trunk River - all reported in The Falmouth Enterprise.

Laura and I shared many dinners with Don and Marge and for a number of years we all bussed to Boston to see the Boston Pops. Don loved the Pops, especially the drums - the noisier the better. On all these outings, whteher walking or driving, he had a thing about what he called "goodies". "I think you've earned a goodie now, how about a goodie!" Goodies were individually wrapped large gum drops or other kinds of hard candies. His pockets seem to have an endless supply.

Because Don was a wonderful story teller he connected easily with people, especially his students who he often kept track of even after their graduation. One of his students, Brenda J. Boleyn wrote a note to the Falmouth Enterprise on October 8, 1996 praising her Professor. Here is a paragraph from that note.

"Although I didn't appreciate it at the time, it was Dr. Zinn who really set my compass. Several years later as a fledging faculty member at Cape Cod Community College, I continued to hear from him. Retired to Falmouth, he kept me posted especially about his passion, conservation of our natural resources. In his quiet way he never stopped 'shouting' encouragement, and he never stopped sharing his depth of knowledge and experience."

End of the special insert on Professor Don Zinn