Jack Johnston

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (Dewey Fisk) on 1999.04.19 at 15:51:31(3275) The Aroid Community has lost a great champion. Jack Johnston passed away about a month ago but I just got the word. Jack was not a mover and shaker in the organized Aroid World but he was a great lover of the Family of Araceae. I had the pleasure of going on several trips to Ecuador with Jack and his delightful wife Lucy. They truly enjoyed the experience as did I. Jack had problems with his knees and could not go in many of the places the rest of the group could but he had a wonderful eye and could spot an Anthurium from a great distance. He always brought home some of the best plants. The evenings were particularly delightful when Jack was on a trip. He always brought peanuts and we would sit and make a big mess with the shells and drink 'cerveza'. Jack would always outlast the entire group. His conversation was delightful, learned but never dominating. Jack and Lucy were members of the IAS from the very beginning. He was a good friend of Dr. Mike Madison who was the Aroid Specialist at Marie Selby Botanical Garden and one of the founders of the IAS. Truly, Jack will be missed and our love goes out to Lucy and his daughter. Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae Go to

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