An example of Jim’s generosity: In 2009 he gave me a young Lilium iridollae, a stoloniferous American lily that was scarcely in cultivation at the time. It descended from a wild collection by Bill McLaughlin, curator of plants at the US National Botanical Garden. A couple of photographs are attached, the first from April 2009, the second from July 2011. Paige Woodward on top of Chilliwack Mountain in SW British Columbia. Wet Zone 6 > On Jan 30, 2021, at 12:27 PM, ds429 via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I am sad. I always enjoyed his intelligent posts on PBS. Some people thought he was pedantic. I was grateful that he was not afraid to share what he knew. > Dell > On Saturday, January 30, 2021, 01:15:03 PM EST, Sally Bourrie via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > I have just learned of the death of Jim McKenney, a true treasure for so many garden groups. The leader of another group I belong to wrote the following: > > Jim went into the hospital this late fall with diabetic complications, and after the hospital went to rehab. Reading between the lines, he got COVID in rehab. He died yesterday of COVID at Shady Grove hospital. > > Because of COVID, he’s being cremated. There will be a service, MUCH later. His sister, Maxine, will keep the ashes and there will be burial with Wayne in Virginia, when it’s safe. Maxine will keep us posted, but she said, “it’ll be a long time.” > I personally relied on him for knowledge and expertise, which he shared with infinite generosity. > Sincerely, > Sally BourrieSilver Spring, MD Zone 7a/b > > sallybourrie.comBe kind whenever possible. It is always possible.-- Dalai Lama > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>