The family of Forester and Naturalist, Kjeld Henrik Lund Deichmann, known as Hank, are saddened to announce his passing which occurred on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at the Dr. V. A. Snow Centre, Hampton, NB, age 80. From Summerville, Kingston Penninsula, NB, husband of Joanne (nee Buckle) Deichmann. He was born on October 15, 1934, at home in Summerville, son of the late Kjeld and Erica (nee Matthiessen) Deichmann. Hank’s family was very important to him. He helped us and his friends and neighbors in any way he could. Hank was kind, loving and fun. He loved to cook for his family. After we bought a Bread Machine, he had a lot of fun baking bread for us and our neighbors. He was an enthusiastic outdoors man. Hank enjoyed all kinds of outdoor activities; hiking, canoeing, skiing, snowshoeing, bonfires on the beach, vegetable gardening and especially bird watching. He also enjoyed photography, sketching, water color painting, reading and playing scrabble and other games. Hank grew up on the shores of Kennebecasis Bay and after he retired he returned to where he grew up. He continued to work for some years after retirement. He was very committed to his community on the Kingston Peninsula and participated in many community events. Hank attended a one room all grade school in Summerville until grade 8. He graduated from Saint John Vocational School (Harbour View High) in Saint John in 1951. He graduated from U.N.B with a BSc in forestry in 1957. After graduating he worked in the forestry industry for AND (Abitibi -Price) in Badger, NL as a chief on forest re-inventory, then general foreman until 1963 and then he returned to NB to work for J.D.I. Woodlands in Saint John as a Reforestation Forester until 1966. He then worked as a supervisor of Interpretation with the Parks Branch of DNR in Fredericton until 1973.For two summers he investigated many canoe routes in NB. (54 rivers/ water ways) From 1973 -1981 he worked as a Chief Naturalist at Fundy National Park. In 1982 he worked as Resource Management Advisor at Terra Nova National in NL, then in 1988 transferred to Gross Morne National Park as Park Ecologist. He wrote a weekly column (Diary of a Countryman) in the Corner Brook Western star. In 1995 he retired from full time employment but engaged in the following activities: as a guide for Fundy Hiking & Nature Tours and Aquila Tours in locations around Atlantic Canada, as an Elder Hostel instructor in bird identification, tides of the Bay of Fundy and lead walks on Grand Manan. He did regular interviews with CBC-fm radio in Saint John as a naturalist on the Mainstreet Program. He also had a regular column in the Hampton Herald and KV Weekly. Other projects: a major contract for a vegetation survey at Portobello Creek for the Dept. of Environment in 2004. Hank also published a book (Out & About, Identifying the flora & fauna of NB.) in 2005. He did vegetation and faunal surveys for Fundy Engineering & Consulting since 2001 for sites around Saint John and Fredericton. Hank was also a private woodlot owner and managed his property in co-operation with SNB. Hank is survived by his wife, Joanne, of 55 years; his children: Mark (Lena Kristoffersen), Jocelyn (Gouri Bhuyan), Kirsten (Bob Oechsler); his grandchildren: Johan, Reuben, Thor, Skylar, Luna-Marleen, Carl-Viktor, great grandson Eimod; his sisters: Elizabeth Harvor and Anneka Gichuru and their children and grandchildren, along with several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his infant son, his parents, his mother and father-in-law: Frances and Raymond Buckle, brother-in-law Simon Gichuru, nephew Richard Harvor. Funeral Service, conducted by The Rev. J. Peter Gillies, will be held from the Trinity Anglican Church, Kingston, NB at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, February 28, 2015, followed by a reception at the Parish Hall. Interment will take place in July 2015. Reid’s Funeral Home (506) 832-5541, 1063 Main Street, Hampton, NB, are entrusted with arrangements. Donations in memory of Hank, may be made to the Bird Studies Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada, New Brunswick Nature Trust Fund, Parkinson Society, Trinity Church (Kingston, NB) or to the charity of one’s choice. Personal condolences to the family and donations may be made through ReidsFH.com