Rest in Peace, Roger Upton

                                                                                                                                           Tim Gallagher

I was saddened to hear about the death of legendary British falconer Roger Upon, who passed away on October 29th at the age of 80 after battling Parkinson's disease for several years. Roger was a tall, impressive man. In his youth, he had served in the Queen's Household Cavalry, and he always cut a dashing figure in the field, often clad in a tweed cap and sport coat, sometimes with a red handkerchief stuffed in his pocket as an accent. He was an accomplished author, who became the chief chronicler and historian of British falconry. His Books include: Birds in the Hand: Celebrated Falconers of the Past; O For a Falconer's Voice: Memories of the Old Hawking Club; Hood, Leash, and Lure: Falconry in the Twentieth Century. He also wrote an excellent book about hawking in the Middle East, titled Arab Falconry. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family as well as the entire world falconry community. Rest in Peace, my friend. 

                                                                                                                                Tim Gallagher

                                                                                                                                           Tim Gallagher

                                                                                                                                           Tim Gallagher

                                                                                                                                           Tim Gallagher