| Dear Fellow Aroiders,
Aloha.
Julius Boos is a dear friend of mine that I hope will beat all the odds against him. =A0On rare occasions, one mets and befriends a spirit complementary to oneself. =A0Julius is one of my kindred brothers and his friendship runs deep and true. =A0Most of you out there in virtual world will know Julius for his interest in aroids and edible Araceae. =A0He has so much more depth to his knowledge that I have been so fortunate to experience. =A0He is one of those old souls that have been around forever and will live on forever in the lives of those he has touched. =A0My life is so much richer having known Julius and it is my honor to call him a dear friend. =A0If I had the power to grant such wishes of restored health and happiness, I would use it for my kindred brother, Julius.
All my love and aloha("in the presence of the breath of life"),
Leland Miyano
--- On Sat, 6/27/09, ExoticRainforest <Steve@exoticrainforest.com> wrote:
From: ExoticRainforest <Steve@exoticrainforest.com>
Subject: [Aroid-l] our dear friend Julius Boos
To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 2:33 AM
=0A=0A=0A=0A =0A One of the most valued contributors=0Ato the International Aroid Society and Aroid l is a brother to all of,=0Amy dear friend Julius Boos.=A0 With Julius' permission I wanted to let=0Aall of you know about his medical condition.=A0
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=0AJulius was diagnosed earlier this week with Pancreatic cancer.=A0 That=0Aform of cancer is extremely difficult to treat and/or cure and Julius=0Ahas made it clear to several of us that his personal prognosis is not=0Agreat.=A0 Julius is a remarkable man and is one of the most brilliant=0Apeople in the aroid community.=A0 He has authored many papers on aroids=0Aas well as other scientific papers on insects and other animals.=A0=0AJulius is also a co-author of scientific papers introducing new aroid=0Aspecies to science and there are more in the publishing process right=0Anow.=A0 He has personally guided me almost from the very beginning when I=0Aelected to try to create a website on aroids and tropical plant species=0Awith good scientific information written in a way any one can=0Aunderstand.=A0 Julius has proofed and made positive updates on my efforts=0Amany, many times.=A0 Over the years we've traded thousands of email and=0Aquite a few phone calls.=A0 I have no idea how many times I've quoted him=0Abut his name pops up on my site more than anyone else other than Dr.=0ACroat.=A0 In 2006 he helped to track down a plant that was on the=0Ainternet called the Rare Thailand Parrot Flower than almost everyone=0Athought was a hoax.=A0 That page on Impatiens psittacina is the=0Asingle most often visited page on my website with as many as 1000=0Aindividual visitors in a single day on some days.=A0 If you were to do a=0AGoogle search his name will pop up on many, many pages.
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=0AHe has asked that his email not be flooded with tons of mail since he=0Ais currently having a great deal of problems with his older system and=0Aat this time sees no reason to replace it.=A0 Brief notes would be=0Aappreciated but attachments can cause unnecessary problems.=A0 I=0Apersonally have great faith in prayer so many of my personal friends=0Ahave added Julius to their list of people they ask God to take care=0Aof.=A0 I'd like to see as many of us as possible do the same but even if=0Ayou aren't terribly religious please do remember "Ju-Bo".=A0 If you were=0Ato go back through all the Aroid l postings (and you can back to 1996=0Ahere: http://www.hort.net/lists/aroid-l/=A0=A0 I would doubt anyone has=0Agiven more great advice to aroids than Julius.
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=0AJulius has told me on the phone he is perfectly at peace with his=0Amedical condition and is feeling well.=A0 There are more tests that must=0Abe done but please do think about him.=A0
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=0AJulius, please remember that thousands of us love you dearly, just like=0Aa brother!=A0 I know of several Aroid l members other than myself that=0Aliterally consider you to be my brother. =A0 I only wish I had made your=0Afriendship many, many years earlier.=A0 And for those of you that have=0Anever met Julius this is just one more great reason to attend the IAS=0AAroid Show and Sale in September.=A0 Julius like always, Julius plans to=0Abe there and so should you.
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=0ASteve Lucas
=0Awww.ExoticRainforest.com
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