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Tropical Audubon Society’s longtime board member and Steinberg Nature Center patron Alan Wolfe Steinberg died on June 14 of natural causes at age 93. He was interred in Miami at Mount Nebo Cemetery.
Steinberg will be remembered fondly and deeply missed by his Tropical Audubon Society (TAS) colleagues.
The Coral Gables resident joined the TAS board in 1980 and is its longest-serving member. Among his countless contributions, the founder of the Alan W. Steinberg Limited Partnership helped grow the TAS endowment and also made a significant contribution toward conservation education and grounds upkeep in 2012, at which time the campus was renamed Steinberg Nature Center.
Steinberg was honored Mar. 11, 2012, at Steinberg Nature Center dedication ceremony. In addition to his TAS service over four decades, He was known for his extensive environmental work at the state and national levels.
Steinberg was remembered by TAS president José Francisco Barros.
In a statement, Barros said, “Alan Steinberg was a treasured and longtime friend of Tropical Audubon Society, and to me. He made me feel right at home when I first joined the board in 1992. We enjoyed each other’s company immensely, whether we were hashing out organization business, birding, dining or traveling.
“When I took on the role of president of this conservation organization in 2002, he was there for me then, and has been there for me every step of the way ever since, kindly counseling me with his sage advice and offering his generous support.
“Over the decades, we grew closer as friends. After discovering that my wife, Helen, and I share the same wedding anniversary with he and his late wife, Sue, we never missed the chance to celebrate the date together. Also an annual affair, he and Sue graciously hosted a group of birders every year on their big, beautiful boat, The Sporty Pelican, enabling us to canvas Biscayne Bay and Fisher Island in style for the Miami Christmas Bird Count.
“As a board member, Alan guided our organization with sound fiscal advice, which gave us financial stability and enabled us to continue to grow. I learned so much from Alan over the years about bird art, bird books and the importance of charity. He and Sue valued education greatly, and for that reason we have the Steinberg Nature Center grounds as an educational platform, which they funded to stimulate young minds on the importance and beauty of our natural environment. Tropical Audubon will profoundly miss this dearly loved gentleman.”
In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions be made to Tropical Audubon Society in Steinberg’s name.
