RIP Dr Jeff Meldrum

[Sircalum]

I can’t help but imagine him enthusiastically questioning Roger Patterson right now.

[Incorrigible1]

25 minutes ago, Sircalum said:

I can’t help but imagine him enthusiastically questioning Roger Patterson right now.

 

I agree. I'm thinking the good doctor is truly a "knower" at this point . 

[Wolfjewel]

21 hours ago, bipedalist said:

Totally shocked. Had the honor to eat supper with him in Gardner, Montana one night during a tracking course he presented with Jim Halfpenny. He was such a gracious and humble man. May he rest in peace.

Hey Bipedalist, how fortunate that you got to take the course with Jim Halfpenny and Jeff Meldrum. I received the flyer for it, and couldn’t make it— but how I wish I could have. We’ve had dinner with Jim when we were visiting Yellowstone,at an Asian place outside of Gardiner MT. He showed us his museum, which includes lots of track casts including Bigfoot. Anyway, message me if you want to chat about the class.

[bipedalist]

 

That is cool that you were able to see the museum and meet Jim.  I was able to make a plaster cast of one of his largest brown bear ones, it is quite a treasure to me with the date of the course inscribed on the bottom.  Jim is a great guide when searching for wolves and bears in Yellowstone too.  Will message more later in the weekend.

 

Colbert says in related news,  a bear was found behind the counter of an ice cream shop in Lake Tahoe, lol.  Would hate to be the clean up on aisle 1 on call person for that caper. 

Edited Saturday at 04:04 AM by bipedalist

[Patterson-Gimlin]

So sorry for his family. A very courageous intelligent man. 

He will certainly be sorely missed. 

[AtlantiS]

R.I.P. 

 

[Madison5716]

 

His calm, steady presence and wisdom will be missed. RIP Dr. Meldrum.

Edited Sunday at 02:37 AM by Madison5716

[Incorrigible1]

[JustCurious]

I'm sure this is very hard on his family and I wish them peace above all else.  It's a sad loss to the community at large as well with him being one of the few credentialed individuals who took this seriously.  

[mooseman]

 Very sad to hear about the news, condolences to his family. 

[Foxhill]

Godspeed Dr. Meldrum can't say I agreed with you on much, but at least you made sense and were a pleasure to listen to. 

[Frisco85132]

Losing Jeff was a blow.  I had the great pleasure to speak with him several times and share a lunch.  His mind was...amazing.  He will be missed.

[Backdoc]

We can make a list of those who were thought to be heretics only to be proven right.  The list would be long.

 

If Bigfoot was proven 100% to the science, what would the impact be on Jeff Meldrum's legacy in the eyes of science.

 

I cannot think of a person in the pure sciences more connected to bigfoot than Jeff Meldrum.   Grover Kranz is more of an old school connection in the eyes of science PhD's known mostly only by old dudes like me.  Meldrum has been the science face of Bigfoot for decades.  

 

If Bigfoot was ever proven to that level, I really think Meldrum would be looked at as a revolutionary.  Maybe he would be viewed at the level of the wright brothers. 

 

What would Meldrum's legacy be if Bigfoot was proven?

 

A)  He would be looked at as the one guy who got it right.  They name a museum after him.  A modern Wright Brothers.

 

B)  He would be viewed positively but beyond that he would be passed over by the establishment coopting his ideas.  He would have 2 minutes devoted to him on an hour-long Bigfoot PowerPoint lecture.

 

C)  He would be viewed as a gullible scientist who happen to get it right but was still viewed in an unfordable light.

 

D)  Jeff Who?

 

 

I think science is pretty ethical.  In this way, the answer is A   

Could there be some jealously from some enemies of Meldrum now having egg on their face.  Sure.  I still say science as a whole would be on his side.  

 

ANSWER:

A