Lionel Klikoff, PhD, 78, passed away on February 26, 2016. He received his BA from UCLA, a Masters from WSU and his Doctorate at Duke University. He taught at ASU, the Ohio State University, University of Utah, and Alleghany College where he was the Head of the Biology Department. After Academic life he was employed in the State Departments of Ecology at Arizona, Oregon and Washington and lastly in the Department of Natural Resources in Washington. Lionel is survived by his wife, Claudia, two daughters, a niece and a nephew. He is predeceased by two brothers.