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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: nafex@egroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Herb Durand
  • Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 19:54:31 -0800

Dear Ethan:
I do indeed remember Herb, and I shared some good letters with him,
talking about breeding. I'm truly sorry to hear what has happened to him.
Please send condolences to his brother.
And not to sound like a ghoul, but be sure to ask about Herb's plant
material - NAFEX or someone should try to preserve it.
-Lon Rombough
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>From: "Dr. Ethan Natelson" <natelson@pipeline.com>
>To: nafex@egroups.com
>Subject: [nafex] Herb Durand
>Date: Thu, Jan 18, 2001, 6:40 PM
>

>Dear Group,
>
> Some of you may remember Herb Durand, who was a world class plant
>hybridizer and made major contributions to the breeding of rabbiteye
>blueberry selections. He was a contributor to Pomona, the last article
>several years ago concerning some unusual Prunus crosses he made. He spoke
>at our annual NAFEX meeting in Houston a few years ago. Herb (known to his
>family as Kyle) was very shy and reclusive and, perhaps for this reason, his
>remarkable talents were never fully realized. I am sad to report that Herb
>was hit by a car while crossing the street to his voting precinct on Nov 7,
>and remains in a chronic vegetative state, in a Houston hospital. I spoke
>with his brother earlier in the week and I think Herb will soon be
>wharehoused in a nursing home for the living dead. Life is often not very
>fair.
>
> Regards, Ethan
>
>
>
>
>






  • [nafex] Herb Durand, Dr. Ethan Natelson, 01/18/2001
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    • Re: [nafex] Herb Durand, Lon J. Rombough, 01/18/2001

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