Re: [Aroid-l] our dear friend Julius Boos

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.07.04 at 13:34:20 Thanks=2C Brian=2C for your VERY kind words=2C they brought MANY emotions to the surface! Yes=2C it was great meeting you back then=2C and thank goodness I never lost my passion for Aroids (plus a few other fields of research!) I am feeling pretty good this AM after my first batch of chemo. last Thursday=2C so I send my best wishes and thanks to all my friends ''out there''=2C I hope to see some of you in Miami come next Sept. IAS show. Love to ALL=2C Julius >=3B Date: Thu=2C 2 Jul 2009 09:04:06 -0400 >=3B From: pugturd@windstream.net >=3B To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com >=3B Subject: [Aroid-l] our dear friend Julius Boos >=3B >=3B I thought I would share a bit about Julius that I know. When I first >=3B started collecting I was fairly young considering and I was also already >=3B a fanatic aroid collector. I was extremely hungry for knowledge. This >=3B was at a time when I could not tell a Philodendron from an Anthurium and >=3B I was also willing to take any Syngonium cutting anyone would share. I >=3B am sure many can relate to this very young stage of aroid collecting. >=3B I have a great interest for aquatic aroids and after reading a small >=3B post by Julius on an obscure message board he suddenly was on my hit >=3B list. This usually meant a lot of questions in radon emails and god >=3B forbid if I was able to get his phone number. Julius was particularly >=3B kind to my enthusiasm and encouraged me unlike anyone else. He sent me >=3B free seeds of Urospatha and a few other rare aquatic plants. Needless >=3B to say these were the first seeds I ever started myself though with >=3B Julius's instructions they were up and growing like weeds and are still >=3B growing for me to this day. I continued to trade emails with Julius and >=3B he had helped many times after this with odd questions and great humor. >=3B It was a pleasure to finally meet him in person at my first aroid show. >=3B He was with out a doubt nothing like what I had expected to see. I have >=3B somewhat of a good imagination and after a few conversations on the >=3B phone I had thought he would look similar to the 7up guy from the >=3B commercials. I had him figured him as a large dark Jamaican type with >=3B dreadlocks LOL. Never did I know he would look like an South American >=3B Santa Claus. He stood very tall and had a very kind look to his face >=3B small glasses and a beard his personality could barely contain him. I >=3B introduced myself and he instantly started to introduce me to everyone >=3B he knew. I could tell right away everyone knew Julius and everyone loved >=3B Julius. I personally met the glue that held so many collectors together. >=3B His stories of collected captivated me like nothing else=2C this man was >=3B on fire for aroids and he was right at home at the aroid show. I doubt >=3B he knows he made such and impression on me. I believe at the time I was >=3B 16 years old I distinctly remember him shake my hand and their was >=3B something in his hand. He whispered in my ear=2C this is a very very rare >=3B aroid CHuber don't let anyone know. Grow it out! >=3B Things like this makes Julius a legend in the hearts of aroiders. The >=3B sense of excitement the lust for knowledge and the ability captivate and >=3B awe. I have shadowed Julius at every aroid show sense and consider him a >=3B great and wonderful friend. Hearing this information puts a burden on my >=3B heart. I hope and pray good new is around the corner. Just knowing >=3B Julius is a blessing and I felt compelled to share my experience of >=3B Julius with the group. >=3B >=3B Julius I hope you get well soon I hope and pray for the best. God bless. >=3B _______________________________________________ >=3B Aroid-L mailing list >=3B Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com >=3B http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --_c5e78186-51b2-416b-a00a-21bdbefa2787_----===============4972958703810030946==

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