[Aroid-l] "Jim" Enck has passed.

From: ju-bo at msn.com (ju-bo at msn.com) on 2008.05.26 at 14:14:44(17627) ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 14:28:38 -0700 > From: honeybunny442 at yahoo.com > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] "Jim" Enck has passed. Thanks, Susan. I will really miss old Jim. If anyone ''out there'' who knew Jim would like to send a card to Loretta, her home address is-- Loretta Enck, 709 Beech Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6111. +More Sincerely, Julius > Lovely remarks, Julius. My condolences to Loretta, may Jim rest in peace in Aroid heaven. > Susan > > > --- On Sun, 5/25/08, ju-bo at msn.com wrote: > > > From: ju-bo at msn.com > > Subject: [Aroid-l] "Jim" Enck has passed. > > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > > Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 1:05 PM > > Dear Friends, > > > > An old friend and long-time aroid fanatic has passed away > > after a long battle with heart problems. Warren > > ("Jim") Enck died after a short stay in Hospice > > on May 11th (Mother`s day) at 11.00 P.M. > > Jim lived with his wonderful and loving wife Loretta near > > to my home in W.P.B., and was a great friend to all aroid > > growers in this area and in many parts of the World. Here > > in W.P.B. Charlie McDaniel and Bobby Mc Gehe were his good > > friends, as were Tom Croat of MOBOT, Joep Moonen of Emerald > > Jungle Village in French Guyana, and many other aroid > > growers and collectors. During Wilbert Hetterschied`s > > very first visit to the U.S.A, we all visited Jim and his > > collection, afterward having an aroid-based lunch at my > > home. > > Jim had the gift of an aroid "green thumb", and I > > would pass on to him cuttings which looked dead or > > near-death, only to receive a call from old Jim a few > > months later--- "Hey man, come pick up your plants, > > they are growing out of their pots". > > He shared freely of plants in his collection with any who > > asked. > > He will be sadly missed by his many friends, his wife and > > family, but he is now at peace. > > > > Julius Boos > > W.P.B., Florida > > _______________________________________________ > > Aroid-L mailing list > > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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