Dear All,

I'm not a member of Alpine-l list and only this morning learned from a
friend that Wayne Roderick had died. I wanted to post this for those
of you who hadn't heard yet. So I am feeling very sad about losing
him, but you can't think of Wayne and his contributions without also
feeling very glad for all those years he did live.

Wayne is well known to rock garden fans and California native plant
fans. He has left behind articles he wrote about plants and memories
for so many of us. In his Northern California garden he grew bulbs and
boasted year round color with no water. Every year he opened his
garden to visitors in the spring and the fall. He loved to hike and
see plants in the wild and over the years took many to see some of his
favorites. He is responsible for some California bulbs being widely
available as he introduced them to the Dutch. (Calochortus 'Golden
Orb' is an example.) Wayne had a twinkle in his eye and you never knew
what he might say. He isn't a person easily forgotten. We managed to
get him to some of our Northern California bulb meetings at Jana's.
Although in the last few years he didn't drive much there were always
people willing to bring him as we valued his company. He will be
missed by so many.

Mary Sue

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