Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum

Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum No. 46

It is with profound regret that we report the death of Joe S. H. Collins (Figs. 1–4) in January 2019, shortly before his last paper to the ‘Bulletin’ was published. Joe was one of Britain's greatest advocates for fossil decapods and had a formidable publication record, particularly on Brachyura, but also other groups of Crustacea, particularly cirripedes. His interests were not limited geographically and included published works on crustaceans from around the globe. Joe was an extraordinary man; he had no formal training in palaeontology, but he achieved more research, fieldwork and awards than most professionals, even before he retired. A familiar sight at UK fossil festivals, Joe was as keen to impart knowledge to non-specialists as to his research collaborators. Kindly and modest, he was a real inspiration to many generations of palaeontologists. Such was Joe's determination that he worked right up until he died at 91 years old. He will be greatly missed.