Obituary of Goose Z. Kaler

none Goose Z. Kaler passed away Friday, February 5, 2010, at home in Olympia. Goose was born June 9, 1954 to Flora and Lester Kaler, also of Olympia. He is survived by four cousins, John Kaler and Ursula Schuster of California, Jim Kaler of Illinois, and Edward Kaler of Massachusetts. Goose, a geologist by training, was an avid scientific collector and an expert on fossils and meteorites. His focuses were on stratigraphy, anatomy, and vertebrate paleontology. He authored, or co-authored, a number of scientific papers, and had a passion for philosophy, poetry and opera, especially Wagner. Goose worked many years for the state library system. He was an active member of Toastmasters, had belonged to the Northwest Scientific Association, established the Eyrops Travelling Science Museum, and taught science to autistic children at the Olympia Open Door Autism Clinic. He was much loved by all who knew him. Memorial contributions may be made to the Biology/Anatomy Dept. of St. Martin's College, the University of Washington Burke Museum, or the Autism Society of Washington State. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 6 at 4:00 pm at Funeral Alternatives You are invited to leave your memories of Goose and condolences for the family by clicking on the "view guestbook" link below.